Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > 3 way snetterton DD battle

[ali]

Originally posted by Murray Mint
Ali

Not wanting to sound rude, but in most of the pictures that I’ve seen of you, you are presenting a large area of upper body in to the oncoming wind. It’s a kind of trademark riding style I’ve just noticed about you.

I’ll get me coat now and hide behind this wall over here.

Yer not wrong, it's something I noticed very early on, but as Fil points out it doesn't stop me getting past those of a more slippery nature!

One of the key points is that most photographers shoot at braking points to get sharper shots. I like to pop out the top of the fairing to get some air braking (one of the few advantages of being 'chunky'), so I always look monstrous.

The other issue is that I ride the front end pretty hard (hence two lowsides), and I like to keep my shoulders over the top of the forks. If I'm doing that then there's nowhere for the top half of me to go....

I can diet, but I'm not going to get any shorter!

Lastly, this is not MotoGP, so if I loose a few seconds by hurling myself around the bike, but make some spectators laugh then all's well.

Cheers,

Ali

[Monty]

Did you used to ride strokers Ali?? Second picture you have one finger on the clutch lever-used to be a sure fire way of recognising a stroker rider. When an air cooled 2 stroke seizes it does it VERY fast-they used to call it the 'wispering death' if the engine suddenly goes quiet(not the exhaust) it is in the process of seizing.
Now you know why I always have 2 fingers on the clutch-old habits die hard.

John

[Griff 64]

Love the second photo particularly.The Spirit of Desmo Due.Who took them and are there any more.

[ you got to admit that does look like a life preserver on the red bike rider!!!! I,ll get my c...........]

[Glyn]

cant see any sign of a third bike in those picks
i think ali is on the back of fils bike

[Fordie]

Originally posted by Griff 64
Love the second photo particularly.The Spirit of Desmo Due.Who took them and are there any more.

[ you got to admit that does look like a life preserver on the red bike rider!!!! I,ll get my c...........]

Kelly aka Firefly, Fil2's better half took them......there are more and even about 15 video clippings

[TP]

Kelly did a great job, they are very good shots.

I could just see those three from the other end of the straight, I wish I was closer to them because it would have been a great battle to watch.

[KeefyB]

Great pics!Well done Kelly.
I was a little disapointed to find they where pics of DD racing,......I thought it was a BHC rideout!

[domski]

[Edited on 3-12-2005 by domski]