silverstone gp 12th march

[deej]

anyone else on here booked up for sunday 12 th march, free world supers ticket included. i'll be there with mate and it would be good to meet a few more3 dsc'ers

deej

[skidlids]

Place -2 according to website...bummer

[Nattyboy]

whove you booked thru mate - might just be able to get the bike finished by then

Nat

[deej]

booked through focus

kev dont beleive the website, it said full on monday night and i rang up on wednesday and there was still spaces left, worth a phone call i'd say

[Nattyboy]

Just booked mate - it will be a shakedown test for the new track bike !! Will be taking it nice and easy though as im off to malaysia for 2 weeks on the Wednesday and dont think the missus would appreciate me coming home in an ambulance..!!

Look forward to meeting you..

Nat

[andys 900ss]

Just booked this morning, now shows 5 places available on the website so get booked in Skids!

See you guys there, I'll be on the Blue R1 and havent been before, so please someone show me round? I'm in Inters.

Andy

[Senna3]

Currently logged on Senna3's pc as I have just used it to book us both in, Senna3 in the inters (needs to run in his Desmo Due bike) and I've booked the Advance and hope to take the 996 and the DD bike.
6 places available when I booked so the numbers don't seem to mean much

Skidlids

[Chris Wood]

Mallory on the 11th and Silverstone on the 12th ....now theres an idea!!!

I'm meant to be doing a 1/2 Marathon on the 12th but might just change that now!

[Nattyboy]

A nice little crew developing !!

Kev - Spoke to Louigi this morning and he may come up on Tom Lutons bike for a jolly !!

Nat

[skidlids]

Was going to book Dallas in as well but he's not going to be back from Seattle in time, Senna is letting another mate know tomorrow to see if he's going to come along,
I hpe to do a few laps on the DD bike to check all is OK then play on the 996

[deej]

i'll be in the intermiadetes with a mate on a 650 daytona,have been silverstone before so might be able to help you out a little bit andy. buy forza motorsport on the xbox for a quick idea of the place.

natty boy it will be good to meet you and see your famous trackbike, would also be good if rich made it up so he can see how my little 853 goes after the work him and chris have done on it

shall we have a dsc garage or just meet up on track

[Chris Wood]

I'll book today...

Great WIDE track....

Andy, you'll love it...

VERY FAST!!!

[andys 900ss]

Thanks guys.

It'd be nice for a DSC garage, if your up for it. Tell me how to recognise you guys, I'll be in a red car pulling a trailer with the Blue R1 on, you can't miss the bike, its No 46! Gauloises.

Andy

[skidlids]

<----------- Look for this bike, and probably my Yellow 996 although R6 and GSXR6 are also currently options.
Also I will have my old VW LT35 van with me

[Harv748]

Gutted...can't make this one.

Got a family dooo over that weekend...family 'eh...who needs 'em?

Sure your all gonna have a great time...always good when theres a group gathering.


I'm not jealous at all.:mad:

[skidlids]

You could let me try your SP Harv :o

[Harv748]

Could Kev....could...:cool:

[marchesini]

Natty gave me the heads up on this so just booked today in the inters. Is anybody staying in the area on saturday night - recommendations?

Skidlids, don't think I've had the pleasure but I think I'll be there on an old friend of yours - Old Yella's 748. Did belong to you in a previous life if I'm not mistaken? Looks a bit different now though - maybe you'll be able to tell me bit of it's history.

See you there.

Laters

simon

[skidlids]

Yep Simon, the 748 was mine and has done Silverstone GP back in Sept 2004, but be careful a month later it was racing on the Club circuit and may want to turn right rather than head off down Hanger straight.

[deej]

im going to try and stay in the travelodge just up the road from silverstone as i cant be arsed to camp this time of year, only problem is that we wont be leaving cornwall until 5.30 on the saturday night after my mate finishes work, might make last orders fingers crossed

harv shame your not going, you wont beleive your old bike now, fitted a power commander and had it dynoed 107.2 bhp, 3 more than the sigma 853, well chuffed now !!!


andy, did you do the trackday at donington in september the day after british superbikes, there was a guy there on a gauloises r1

may is uggest a garage down the bottom of the paddock,should be easier to find space then

[Harv748]

Originally posted by deej
harv shame your not going, you wont beleive your old bike now, fitted a power commander and had it dynoed 107.2 bhp, 3 more than the sigma 853, well chuffed now !!!


Tell me about it...gutted I can't make it...never mind...the summers going to be long and full of TD's this year, we'll hook up at some point!

[Edited on 21-2-2006 by Harv748]

[andys 900ss]

Hi Deej,

Garage down the bottom of paddock sounds good to me, what numbers are they that end?

I wasn't at Donni the day after SBK, I should've been as my mate did it and for some reason I couldn't make it.

Andy

[Chris Wood]

Booked up today in Fast group...

Mallory Sat / Silves Sun....Nice weekend.

I'll have #10 DD bike in red and red/blue 748RS.

White VAN - With MERRY PRINTERS written all over it!

So by 'bottom of the paddock' do you mean closer to the first turn, ie turn right as you enter the paddock and go to the end?

[Edited on 22-2-2006 by Chris Wood]

[deej]

yeah down the bottom near the first turn, number 20 or something like that, everyone seems to park at the top/middle so theyre close to the action but if were out the way we can all have our own little gathering

i'll look out for the van, maybe in a van by then or maybe in my seat cordoba with trailer

should be good, starting to look forward it now

[skidlids]

Originally posted by Chris Wood
and red/blue 748RS.

Is this its first use since having the crank done if so I'll try and stay out in front of it, just in case :P

[deej]

i think it was a wise choice for me to go intermiadetes, i thought there would be too many racers in the fast group, pre season practice and all that

weve booked up to stay in the travelodge just outside milton keynes, £26 for the night.

[skidlids]

Silverstones only 30 miles up the road so will travel up from home on the day, which shouldn't take long on a Sunday

[deej]

i'd have to leave at 2.30am at the latest to be at silverstone for a 7.30 sign on. £26 for a travelodge is a good deal for me kev.

i get my van tomorrow so you should at least be able to recognise where i am in the paddock/garages

[Edited on 24-2-2006 by deej]

[marchesini]

Originally posted by deej
i'd have to leave at 2.30am at the latest to be at silverstone for a 7.30 sign on. £26 for a travelodge is a good deal for me kev.
[Edited on 24-2-2006 by deej]

Any more room at the inn?

Could you put up the address and phone number of this travelodge as £26 doesn't sound too bad for me either. Really not a fan of the early morning travel - always really stressful wondering if I'm going to get there in time.

Thanks

simon

[deej]

yeah mate

its www.travelodge.co.uk and its the stafford lodge were in i think, type in silverstone as the location and it will give you the 5 nearest options, dont look at towcester as their clever and left that 1 at £55 but the 2nd nearest 1 is only £26 and its just outside milton keynes which is only 9miles from silverstone.

see you there ???

[Chris Wood]

Originally posted by skidlids
Originally posted by Chris Wood
and red/blue 748RS.

Is this its first use since having the crank done if so I'll try and stay out in front of it, just in case :P

Yep on Sat/Sun swap between RS and DD....

First time out since full rebuild....eeeekkkk!:o

Lookinf forward to it, bring on the warm dry weather...

[andyb]

There is a travel lodge 1/2 a mile from junc 15a towards Northampton near to mc ds pizza hut etc etc...........bet thats quite cheap! then its straight on to the A43 8 miles to Silverstone!

[deej]

The only cheap one was the one at stafford near milton keynes

[weeksy2]

hey Deej, i must owe you after swiping that fairing from under your nose. If you want to borrow the trackday stuff i won, shout me and it's yours. I'm hoping it arrives tomorrow before i go away, if not, i could arrange ffor you to collect from my work..

[marchesini]

Originally posted by deej
The only cheap one was the one at stafford near milton keynes

Do you know how secure the car park is?

My bike is just tied onto a trailer which could (in theory) just be unhooked and stolen. Used to use a van so it wasn't really a problem but only done day trips with the trailer so a bit concerned for security reasons. Perhaps I could get a chain and tie the whole trailer round a lampost and the front wheel of the bike? Getting slightly paranoid now?

Thanks all

simon

[skidlids]

Have you tried this one, just off junction 10 off the M40, i'd say its about 12 or so miles from the circuit.

Travelodge Hotels Ltd
Cherwell Valley Motorway Services A, Northampton Rd, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX27 7RD
Tel: 0870 0850950

[deej]

cheers for the offer weeksy but i'd hate to borrow it and then damaged it some more, we should have emiled each other with our highest price then let that person win, could have saved you £25 then. maybe a idea for the future

i got sniped on the other auction, was top bidder at £89 with 45 seconds to go and it sold for £135 with 9 seconds left. getting pee'd off with ebay now

[weeksy2]

Originally posted by deej
cheers for the offer weeksy but i'd hate to borrow it and then damaged it some more, we should have emiled each other with our highest price then let that person win, could have saved you £25 then. maybe a idea for the future

i got sniped on the other auction, was top bidder at £89 with 45 seconds to go and it sold for £135 with 9 seconds left. getting pee'd off with ebay now

I noticed mate.. i kept on watching the other one too.

Have you seen how fooked the one i bought is ? you couldn't make it any worse... if you do, either fix it or buy from me for the £70 i paid for it all.

[skidlids]

You caan get new replica fairings on Ebay for £105 plus postage, the postage is very reasonable being as they have to come from Germany and its a quick service if you use Paypal

[weeksy2]

yup but they are FG mate... mine are standard plastics... i prefer this from a 'fitting' perspective... i've yet to see a cheap FG fairing that goes on easily and 'well'

[deej]

and im useless with a drill too, prefered the idea of standard plastics too

[Nattyboy]

Deej..I can organise you a full QB Carbon FG kit with mucho discount, pre drilled, with fasteners, options on sidestand cut out/size of air intakes, RS mounting brackets for the WSB belly pan etc..quality is superb and fits like a dream (you can see mine on the 12th).

Lets have a chat and if you fancy it i'll get the wheels in motion..

Nat

[deej]

natty

u2u me the price details then mate, pre drilled, standard air intakes, side stand cutout. was hoping to have 1 in place for the 12th, have started to panic over all of these worst case scenarios people keep talking about so ive bought some trye warmers on the cheap today just need race plastics now.

is there any sets out there that fit over the front lights or will they have to be removed before fitting any race kit

counting down the days, im getting quite excited now.

[Nattyboy]

U2U deej

[deej]

cheers mate

not sure if i can afford qb carbon kit but it will be worth a call

[marchesini]

Originally posted by deej
cheers mate

not sure if i can afford qb carbon kit but it will be worth a call

What exactly are you after? I've got a two or three sets in the garage that I was going to put up for sale in the summer. I've got one good set in red and another tattier set in yellow and a few other bits and bobs aswell (red bull stuff). Let me know what u are after and I'll see what I can sort out. If I come up the night before Silverstone, I can bring it with me then?

Laters

simon

[deej]

simon you maybe a star, im only after something to use on trackdays so i am interested in what you have available, can you email me some photos and prices to me at thecornishduke@tiscali.co.uk and i'll ring you back if you leave me your number. im after side panels and top fairing too and maybe a seat unit if possible but not essential ( bip unit if in desperate situation ) although the red bull set sounds interesting too. my old r6 was a red bull rep.
are you definetly going to be at silverstone ??


cheers mate

dave

[Harv748]

Deej...see your other post after fairings in the wanted section regarding offer also...

[deej]

cheers for the offer harv but i dont want to borrow anything in case i break it then have to pay out for 2 sets. if its mine and it gets damaged it doesnt matter. did you have to remove your front lights for your kit ??

[Harv748]

Yep...but its a 2 minute job...and I mean 2 minutes.
Seriously...if you want to borrow some...let me know...I am actually thinking of selling them, but thats another story!

I have no problem with you using them...they are not mint, in fact I have a spare panel here that has been down the track, so you could use that one for starters, along with the seat unit which has also been banged about a bit. That just leaves one side panel and the nose cone that are in good condition!

[deej]

if your thinking of selling them then thats a different story, how much would you want for the kit mate ??

[Harv748]

I'll drop u a message tomorrow mate...been down the pub and feeling a bit tired now...off to get some shut eye...:(:cool:

[andys 900ss]

Hi guys,

Is there power available here? and if so what sockets do they have?

Andy

[skidlids]

Yes Power is available from what I recall there is access to both normal 13 amp plug sockets and the Blue 240V hook-up sockets

[andys 900ss]

Thanks Skids, here's hoping for drier weather...

Andy

[skidlids]

I'll be taking my wets just in case and the Diablos on the DD bike should cope and may be good practice for the first round at Cadwell

[deej]

the 5 day weather forecast doesn look very good for sunday at all, worst weather of the week, typical.

think i'll be fitting me wets before i leave home on the saturday

[skidlids]

I think I'll be taking a couple of sets of leathers, boots, gloves, helmets as well as the wets and possibly a snowmobile

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/NN12?x=19&post=NN12&code=8TN&y=14

[phoenix n max]

I 'may' see you there Kev ;)

[deej]

it doesnt look too good does it kev. think my new sporting club fleece will have to be used over leathers to avoid the snow :eureka:

[skidlids]

the weather forecast I'm watching has improved slightly for Sunday, its now saying No snow showers until Sunday night

[andys 900ss]

Eek, weather not looking good!! I'll deffo bring my wets.

Anyone know what pressure to run Dunlop Wets KR244's?

See you all Sun, Andy

[deej]

changed to light snow on the forecast i been watching

[skidlids]

Forecast I'm watching says showers and temps rising through the day

Had to pack the van today as I now have to work tomorrow, as well as the DD bike and 996 I've added wets on wheels for the 996 and as I had a couple of spare front wets I put one on a wheel for the DD bike and let Senna3 have the other to fit to his spare wheel for the DD bike.

Roll on Sunday as I'm all packed and ready to go now

[deej]

roll on sunday man. im semi packed, need to get my mates bike in but cant do that until tomorrow when hes rode to work, once hes at work i can get loaded up to leave as soon as hes finished


are we all going to try to use the same garage ???

[skidlids]

We will see how it pans out when we get there Deej
when we roll up we usually pull up to the back of a garage that isn't already taken

[marchesini]

Originally posted by skidlids
Had to pack the van today as I now have to work tomorrow, as well as the DD bike and 996 I've added wets on wheels for the 996 and as I had a couple of spare front wets I put one on a wheel for the DD bike and let Senna3 have the other to fit to his spare wheel for the DD bike.

I did think I wasn't going to make this one as the 748 is still in bits and only the pistons have been returned (no barrels though). So enter plan B and dusted off the 996 in the garage, charging the battery as we speak and will be swapping over all the 748 bodywork onto it tomorrow afternoon. Also planning to put some Dunlop intermediate wets on it aswell. I'm not sure if I can find my large rear socket so if I bring my dry weather tyres, would any of you kind sirs mind loaning me the relevant socket if I need to change tyres? I'll try to fit in my paddock stands but not sure about finding the other bits.

Whatever happens, I'll see you all on Sunday.

Laters

simon

[deej]

hiya simon

sockets not a problem as i'll have my set there just in case

thanks for your u2u,think ive sorted some bodywork out off dave996 but its a case of getting it there in time.can you u2u me what you have and how much your looking for itjust to be on the safe side, dont worry about photos just a brief description would be cool.

[deej]

kev no doubt we'll bump into each other somewhere along the way.

what group are you in ??


if anyones after a idea of which way the track goes i have some on board video footage from last year which i can email people .

[skidlids]

Shame I didn't know about you getting body work off Dave I could probably arranged to meet him or get him to drop it around

I'm in fast group and yes I know which way the track goes

I will also have sockets and padock stands with me

[deej]

i didnt doubt that you knew your way round kev it was 4 the others that havent been silverstone before

[Nattyboy]

Anyone got a spare set of warmers I can use..forgot to get some off louigi Friday..and new corsas and 2 degree temps dont bode too well..!!

Cheers
Nat

[deej]

nat

are you at home as daves outside with me panels

[deej]

natty

dont worry about the panels mate, im collecting them from dave tonight on my way up.

im now setting off so i'll see you guys there tomorrow, please pray it doesnt snow !!! :flame::flame:

[andyb]

Originally posted by deej
natty

dont worry about the panels mate, im collecting them from dave tonight on my way up.

im now setting off so i'll see you guys there tomorrow, please pray it doesnt snow !!! :flame::flame:

Its allready tried to snow here, im 10 mile from Silverstone............:D best just give your place to me and ill go up if its fine!:D;)

[Chris Wood]

See you there at 7.30ish....

Nat, I'll bring the warmers as spare.

Not got the 748rs only the DD bike....so no warmers!

GREAT day at Mallory today, sunshine and no rain!

Roll on tommorow for a weather miracle!!!!

[andys 900ss]

Yeh, I called into Donni today to see how the new garages were getting on and they are looking very nice and silvery, and the weather was good. A couple of seriously fast guys going round in the fast group, at one time I thought one had got the throttle stuck-on as he headed into Redgate so quick and then proceeded to back it in.

See you all tomm's and if the weather's like today its gonna be good.

Andy

[skidlids]

just checked the weather forecast I've been watching :( now where did I leave the snowmobile.
Still i'll be meeting up with Senna3 at 7am on the North side of Oxford, should leave us about 25 miles to do in a hour or less.

[andys 900ss]

Oh, well. I'm leaving around 6, so I would be there around 7.30-8.00. We still looking to find a garage near no 20?

Andy

[Chris Wood]

I'll be there early....

BIG BLUE lwb van with Merry Printers - my DD sponsor - on it.

Will park at garage #20 and try and hold it for us...

I had a dose of sunshine today at Mallory....more tommorow please????

[andys 900ss]

Nice one Chris,

I'll be in a Red Mondeo Estate, pulling the blue R!...

Andy

[skidlids]

Garage 20, I think I can remember that as its my house number and date of my birth. See you all there in about 10.5 hrs

[domski]

Originally posted by skidlids
Garage 20, I think I can remember that as its my house number and date of my birth.

Sadly not your age though :lol:

Sorry ;)

[andys 900ss]

Well, we didnt have snow here either, the sun showed at one stage!!!

Hope everyone got home ok and I hope you managed to sort some transport back Deej.


Nice to see you guys and thanks for showing me round deej and Chris.

As it was my first time here, I certainly found it different with the combination of very slow infield and very-fast outfield. Totally enjoyed it, I'll have to do it again soon.

Good luck to all the DD'rs, good shakedown test for the bikes today.

Andy

[andyb]

Originally posted by andys 900ss
Well, we didnt have snow here either, the sun showed at one stage!!!

Hope everyone got home ok and I hope you managed to sort some transport back Deej.


Nice to see you guys and thanks for showing me round deej and Chris.

As it was my first time here, I certainly found it different with the combination of very slow infield and very-fast outfield. Totally enjoyed it, I'll have to do it again soon.

Good luck to all the DD'rs, good shakedown test for the bikes today.

Andy

Oooh transport back??? does that mean? :frog:

[skidlids]

No Andy it doesn't mean any muppet awards
Looks like the head gasket on Deej's van had gone, the final part of the journey to get him to Silverstone was by way of the AA, which meant he couldn't use them to get him home. So he was trying to sort out other means.
He had green flag cover with his van insurance but that only covered 10 miles then £3 plus vat per mile after that, so that would come to a fair bit back to Cornwall.

Dom there is no garage 20 at Silverstone so we settled for my mental age and ended up in garage 11

[Nattyboy]

Muppet of the day award goes to my goodself...locked the bike on the trailer saturday night..get to circuit and say to my mate ' wouldnt it be funny if I forgot the key to this'

You know whats coming next..!! Cue rushing around for angle grinders/hacksaws (it cam eoff quite easily though !)

Nat

Originally posted by andyb
Originally posted by andys 900ss
Well, we didnt have snow here either, the sun showed at one stage!!!

Hope everyone got home ok and I hope you managed to sort some transport back Deej.


Nice to see you guys and thanks for showing me round deej and Chris.

As it was my first time here, I certainly found it different with the combination of very slow infield and very-fast outfield. Totally enjoyed it, I'll have to do it again soon.

Good luck to all the DD'rs, good shakedown test for the bikes today.

Andy

Oooh transport back??? does that mean? :frog:

[Nattyboy]

Oh..and I ran out of petrol on my third session....doh !

[andys 900ss]

Nice bike yours Natty, certainly goes round corners well !!

Andy

ps. Seena3's DD exhaust is a work of art...

[Nattyboy]

Originally posted by andys 900ss
Nice bike yours Natty, certainly goes round corners well !!

Andy

ps. Seena3's DD exhaust is a work of art...

Thanks mate...really chuffed with the bike..went like stink for a 20k mile 748 (14/39 gearing was cock on for silverstone), and the handling was great - managed a 2.26m lap which I thought was OK considering the zero track temperature and the fact that I couldnt feel my fingers after 5 minutes...!!

Just a bit of front end chatter under hard braking to dial out and then we can get stuck into the new season..!!

Good to meet you boys..thanks for the company..!

PS Big up to Chris for lending me his tyre warmers !!! (V.nice DD bike mate)

Nat

[andyb]

I was cursing you lot all day...looks like you had good enough weather!!!:D

[deej]

just to let you all know i got home ok in the end, stayed in towcester travelodge on the sunday night, then coughed up £700 to get the van towed home after the garage quoted me from £1200 + vat to fix the head gasket on my van !!! robbing *******s !!! can get the parts and head skimmed for £250 home here.

had a great day on track and met some great people just a shame id oubt i'll be able to afford to meet you guys again soon.

thanks for all your help and fun on track, andy and natty especially it was good to do battle !!

simon thanks for your help with the aa just a shame we couldnt pull it off :flame:

[skidlids]

£1200 that is costly for a head gasket job and £700 is hell of lot for a tow. Living down your neck of the woods and doing trackdays is never going to be cheap but you certainly don't ned the extra costs. A hire van comes to mind :eureka:

Still it was good to meet you and see that you were enjoying the trackday, hopefully your next one will be less costly and more enjoyable

[andys 900ss]

Yep, good to see you get back ok Deej, although they certainly lightenened your pocket, b-stards.... I'd be parking the van in the sellers front room window by now... Hope to see you again on another one,

Andy

[deej]

going to argue like hell with direct line and try to get a refund for the truck. theyve sent me a customer satisfaction questionnaire which has been filled in, all positively of course !!! :lol::lol::lol:

i'll compare the pricesthat freeways motors were quoting to what ive been quoted now im home.

freeways. locallly
radiator £210 £95
water pump £95 £25
thermostat £65 £15
head gasket set £150 £85
head gasket bolts £150 £15
skimmed head £400 £40

this is all with vat to be added so you can see why i paid to get it recovered rather than be robbed blind by those cowboys. the radiator doesnt even need replacing:flame::flame:

kev a hire van isnt cheap these days as they all have a mileage charge if you do over so many !!!

andy would be good to meet up with you guys again but unless direct line cough up i wont be on any more trackdays this year

[deej]

quick update on the van

the engine is beyond econimical repair so it means either a new engine or scrap it !!! not really sure what to do for the best, spend the money or cut my losses :puzzled::puzzled:

[Edited on 27-3-2006 by deej]

[andys 900ss]

Bugger... thats not good Deej.

Have you checked over the rest of the van? If its all good and not done starship miles, I would look at a recon engine, although it has brpught you a fair degree of bad luck and maybe due to scrap,

Andy

[marchesini]

Originally posted by deej
the engine is beyond econimical repair so it means either a new engine or scrap it !!! not really sure what to do for the best, spend the money or cut my losses :puzzled::puzzled:
[Edited on 27-3-2006 by deej]

I used to own a van with a mate. He used it on an everyday basis and I had dibs on it whenever I did trackdays or motocrossing. It was great at first but when it started costing me money, we decided to get rid of it. I now have a trailer - very little to go wrong with it and it folds up out of the way when not in use. If you only use the van for trackdays, I wouldn't bother with it. The amount it costs to keep on the road in terms of insurance, road tax, tyres etc doesn't make a lot of sense.

Buy a two/three bike trailer with a group of mates, split the cost and get a removeable towbar on your car. All of this is assuming you have a reliable car of course. I would recommend this route as this is exactly what I have done and have no regrets. The added benefit is you don't have an eyesore of a vehicle sitting leaking oil on your driveway and taking up space for 98% of the year.

Oh, a couple more things: check that your car can have a towbar fitted. I didn't and ended up changing my car when I found out - from an M3 to an M5 :o and don't forget the RAC cover. ;)

Good luck anyway and hope to meet you at a track again (hopefully soon).

simon

[andys 900ss]

Thats exactly my setup too Marchesini, but not the BMW type.

Bleedin eck M5!! Dad used to have one and if its similar, it would leave the trailer behind at lights !!!

Andy

[marchesini]

Originally posted by andys 900ss
Thats exactly my setup too Marchesini, but not the BMW type.

Bleedin eck M5!! Dad used to have one and if its similar, it would leave the trailer behind at lights !!!

Andy

Yes, it is a bit weird being in this 400bhp saloon car and stuck in the slow/middle lane of the motorway pulling a trailer doing no more than 60mph officer.

I still have to get used to the fact that the bike isn't going to topple over on roundabouts - I have never checked my mirrors so much!

What trailer did you get? I got one of the BikeLug foldup jobbies, quite pricey but dismantles into 4 pieces and three locking pins and takes no longer than 3 minutes to put together. Really nice bit of kit and they have just redesigned it so it looks even nicer now (and also may be cheaper??)

When's your next trackday then?

simon

[andys 900ss]

Simon, my trailer is shared with my dad and is home-made by one of the classic bike chaps, certainly does the job, although not sure if it will hold two big bikes....

Thinking of doing Cadwell on 24th April - No Limits - £99, although want to get down to Silverstone again this year, really enjoyed it. I'll post to see if anyone else going to Cadders.

Andy

[deej]

well it doesnt get any better, found out today that the wifes punto has probably got a cracked head too
recon engine is well over a £1000 plus fitting on a exchange basis
a second hand engine is risky
whats the van worth as a rolling chassis with no engine
shall i scrap it and sell it bit by bit on the dreaded fleabay


a van is a safer option for me than a trailer as its secure over night at a travelodge and secure when i get home at midnight, leave it locked in the van and put it away the following evening.


lastly and the very last option is selling the duke to pay for it as my thread in the 748 section. not the way i want to go but it may be a case of needs must

[deej]

van update

have won a engine on ebay tonight but its in uckfield (nr brighton ). does anyone know of a good courier service from that area that would be prepared to ship it for me, dont really want to be driving to brighton on the bank holiday if i can help it. any help appreciated.