Couple (4) days razing around Almeria a few days back.  30+ degrees each and every day :-)

So I borrowed a 2006 one of these from my pal Phil Seton last Summer ... excellent bike, went around the UK, did some BSB trips and even popped in Europe for a couple of days.  Used it for the odd pop to meetings and even kitted myself out (thanks RST) in the appropraite "touring" kit (got the race bike for my other half of riding)

I decided that I'd take the plunge and bike a road bike, my youngest is now at an age where she can pillion, my partner loves it and my teenager (well shes a teenager and we'll leave that parked for the moment).

Collected the 2014 R1200 GS TE with a few trinkets last weekend from a close(ish) dealer, immaculate condition, FSH and the new LC version with 125BHP... hustles along aroun my local B roads... 

When Phil said to me in 2019 - you wont ever want a different road bike I thought - bullshit ... He was right they do everything well, and Im not sure I could hustle the £30K race bike along the B roads any quicker than I can the R1200 .... So ... go try one, theres a reason they are the most successfull selling big bike ove the last 20 years - they are AWESOME. My other half fell asleep on the back coming bback from Oulton last year lol  We've had knee down, toured two up plus 30KG of travel luggage, pulled into some awefully pleasant hotels on it.  What a machine, congrats BMW.

Gents -- put coverage of the MGP tests in the following link:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AptPwCMR3vUIhac3MNnkMtZg6wbJ6w?e=euGJ6k

We shall be building a HRC kitted fireblade for National Endurance and trackdays ...



See some of you trackside this year perhaps !

Folks -- if anyone wants the last couple of MotoGP Rounds ....

https://ln.sync.com/dl/ba5d96ed0/3kwit9ay-yec8iccj-kin44mfx-mg2gf5f2

Alas I cant actually make my mind up for the first time in 15 years ...

BMW S1000RR -- no - way to many reliability problems.

Honda Fireblade SP -- Maybe

Yamaha R1 -- Maybe

EPIC circuit.

You could have comissioned this fuel tank     

fairly epic weapon :-)

I wasnt sure where to post this gven theres more sub boards than members these days 

If you've not been your ghey !

OK I'm biased but check these views out :-)

Epic job Moz as always fella ...

https://youtu.be/pJ7TrPTbu4o

I shall be partaking in the above with a few lads ...  If your bored and fancy a trip out to North Wales, come say hello :-)  I may even be able to wangle a few passes etc etc.

Look what I found this morning when looking for something for my daughter !!

Come to Daddy :-)

Massive thanks to BMW UK to their help :-)

Panigale V4S ....

I'll confess to being an infrequent visitor these days but here she is ... all finished :-)

If anyone fancies a trackday above -- ProVision Trackdays (new co) are running it and they've enlisted my services for "instruction" -- hahaha ...See you there -- maybe.

In the time honoured tradition.  News of my retirement was short lived .. back for 2017 ....

Let shopping commence:

Kitted ZX10RR to FIM European Superstock Spec

£18,750 (build cost £28K)

2015 bike, built for racing from new.
Won the ACU National Endurance Championship 2015 (abridged)

Runs 1.54 At Snetterton with my lazy ass on it

Never dropped / crashed.

Cared for, no expense sparred (ever!). One or two tiny marks but thats all.

Giamoto Rearsets
Seton Tuning Rearsets (Spare)

Reflash OEM ECU (Seton developed Rev 4)
Kit Loom (fitted)
Kit ECU (boxed and not fitted)
Powercommander PC5
Autoblipper
ABS Removed
Braided steel brake lines (front)
QA Throttle
Full Ti Seton Unit and Slipon (101dB static @ Snetterton <92dB drive by)
Oil and filter every day of use irrespective of 1 hour or 6 hours (sponsored by Morris Lubricants)

Machined Clutch Perch
Seton Clip-ons

Ohlins 2016 R&T Forks supplied and supported by MCT of Stowmarket
KTEC DDS Shock
Ohlins Steering damper (June 16)

Brembo GP4RX Nickel Monobloc Calipers
Brembo RCS Master Cylinder

Brembo Z04 Pads (Front)
GBR Protection throughout

Dymag Forged Aluminium Wheels (one pair)
Captive Spacers front and rear
PFM Rotors and Disks - Single circlip/quick change
Seton Shark Fin (Machined) with integrated lifters

Matt Carbon Front Mudguard
Matt Carbon Hugger

Refreshed motor (Seton) - 2 hours since (203 bhp / 88ftlb) - Stock
MWR Hiflow Air Filter

CRC Fairings (near mint)
Padded by Padded Cell Paints/Stansted - repainted June 16

Well after a good test day on Friday we went ahead in the forecast thunderstorms for race day on Saturday.  Mostly fab weather with one massive storm shower around 2pm which lasted 15 minutes (I was the lucky git that got to do the wet stint) ...

Qualified 6th (WTF) ... Got away well (2nd - end lap one), swapped places with the eventual winners and finished in 2nd after 8 brutal hours.

360 litres of unleaded, £3,000 of rear and front tyres and six sets of knee sliders, six sets of brake pads, 3 sprocket and chain sets ...

Sunday was spent mowing the lawn ...