Current projects: Restoring a 1948 Lister D stationary engine Installing a 1UZ 4.0V8 engine in my MX5
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Read more »The points and standings have been recalculated after the Centennial Rally and sees me move up into 3rd place behind Ollie Lloyd and Phil Page. While Ollie is pretty much untouchable now, 2nd place could still be possible with only 11 points between Phil and I and 2 rounds to […]
I’ve been in the workshop the last couple of days. I had to make a thicker spacer plate for the GPR steering damper as, once fitted, the steerer nut fouled the damper. It was fine with just the steerer tube and no nut which is how I had offered it […]
The Hunts Post has covered my participation in the Centennial Rally (ignore the errors).
I’ve converted the bike to keyless ignition. No, I’ve not gone all geeky again and installed RFID proximity sensors (although I did consider it, I have to admit). The nav-tower mounting required the steering lock to have been ground off, and the ignition barrel was relocated to the side of […]
I had picked up a GPR steering damper for my KTM when I was racing that, but never installed it. GPR don’t make a kit for the 630, but as I’ve got 50mm Kayaba forks and custom yokes it probably wouldn’t fit anyway. With that in mind, I had a […]
The Centennial rally was covered by the News and Star, a local Carlisle paper. The full story in the paper itself has more content than the online version: http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/motorbikers-centenary-celebrations-in-carlisle-1.1078252
The Centennial Rally took place over 3 days this weekend. Undoubtedly the biggest event on the off-road motorcycle calendar this year, it celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the first International Six Day Trial which took place in Carlisle and saw the formation of what became the FIM. While the actual […]
Tomorrow, I’m off to Carlisle for the biggest race on the ATRC calendar this year. Indeed it could be argued that it’s the biggest off-road event in the calendar in general. The Centennial Rally is a three day forest-based rally starting in Carlisle city centre. It’s celebrating the 100 year […]
The standings and points for the ATRC after the Ryedale rally have been published and see me moving up into 4th place with 3 rounds left to go. ATRC Standings 2013 2013 Rally Class – over 450cc – Frame mounted fairing & +18 ltrs fuel (updated 31st July 2013) Position […]
I’m back from a break in France with my son, and to visit family. While out there, I was checking maps and keeping my eyes peeled while out and about, and also doing some research online. As far as I can understand it, the law in France, regarding trail riding, […]
