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20-06-11, 12:08 AM
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Old Bill on their weekend off....
From this years event, if you're into this sort of riding...
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20-06-11, 12:24 AM
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Re: Old Bill on their weekend off....
Nice video
 Looking at the route and state of some sections of the tarmac, how the eck do you guys manage to convince H+S.... 
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20-06-11, 05:54 AM
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Re: Old Bill on their weekend off....
Good vid
What happened @2.33 ? Was it supposed to be a right turn but had a run off ? They could have cleaned the huge gravel off the roads or is that part of the attraction ? I wouldn't have wanted to ride sections of those roads on anything but my DRZ. |
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20-06-11, 08:57 AM
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Re: Old Bill on their weekend off....
The bit at 2.33 is where they put in a tyre chicane to slow everybody down as they come into the village before making you turn right at the junction 150m further on. If they didn't have that there is a risk of people missing their braking point from 100mph + and going into the houses. The bikes can virtually straight line it, the cars obviously can't!
The cars are also why there is so much gravel everywhere, they have a habit of hooking the corners. If you want to see proper gravel on fast bends watch the stage 1 video! The gravel helps keep the event interesting, otherwise you could just turn up on a big sports bike and clean up. |
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20-06-11, 11:41 AM
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Re: Old Bill on their weekend off....
A true breed of racer.
How did the Met do this year?
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20-06-11, 01:15 PM
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21-06-11, 08:16 PM
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Re: Old Bill on their weekend off....
Looks like real giggle. Nice vid matey.
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22-06-11, 09:54 PM
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