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First practise times tonight with Dunlop and Hutchy neck a neck.

Having read the Gary Johnson article in Fast Bikes this month, if he gets a podium on a self built and self financed bike that would be a massive achievement.
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Re: TT 2017

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I see we've got the annual pilgrimage of muppets. Loads of crashes already. IofM police seem to be very busy. I know they caught some bike thieves last night.
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What tyres are Honda using? Never seen this tread pattern before.

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Kwacky wrote:I see we've got the annul pilgrimage of muppets. Loads of crashes already. IofM police seem to be very busy. I know they caught some bike thieves last night.
Speed limits are inevitable when so many people seem to want to ride like a twat.
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Re: TT 2017

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Dunlop D213 development tyre
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Cheers, Cav. Always like to see what the future might be for bikes.
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Re: TT 2017

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Honda are using the motec electronics package from BSB to sort out the fly by wire throttle issues . Hutchy running the 2015 R6 when he ran the 2017 R6 at the NW200.
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That new gsxt engine is a beast,if it's reliable Dunlop going to be hard to stop
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I so hope that gsxr is compeative did not look very good at the north west.
"80mph" sorry officer I possibly could not have done that I'm no Valentino Rossi.
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rocket wrote:I so hope that gsxr is compeative did not look very good at the north west.
Dunlop would be quick riding a barn gate so I reckon you have no worries pal (lol)
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duke63 wrote:First practise times tonight with Dunlop and Hutchy neck a neck.

Having read the Gary Johnson article in Fast Bikes this month, if he gets a podium on a self built and self financed bike that would be a massive achievement.
Gutted big John is not there.

I would love to see GM and Gary Johnson go well. Gary Johnson is a bloody quick lad at the TT and a throughly nice bloke. I wish him well and if the bike is quick and reliable he is a definitive podium threat and even potential race winner on a supersport bike although MD and Hutchy will have very different plans to that (happy) .
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I always wouldn't bet against the revitalised old boy Rutter challenging for a podium in the Superstock race.

Whatever as always it's going to be epic.

Wish I was there tbh. Sorely need a trip to the TT
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I hope Dunlop destroys everyone
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I don't like Dunlop so we differ there. He will do well if the bike doesn't let him down though.

Rutter is very local to where i used to live and he drinks in my parents local from time to time. I hope he does well.
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After reading the Dunlop book I have to say I'm a bit of a fan I like the bloke he's not all ways the nicest but you see what you get and he can ride a bike. Finding huchy a bit of a moaner. To come back from what he has is amazing and is a fantastic rider. But he's not my cup of tea.
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It sounds like crap weather is playing its part again. Qualifying is cancelled today.
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Think the whole schedule has been changed.
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Re: TT 2017

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Saturdays race has been moved to Sunday.
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Re: TT 2017

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I don't normally ever let personality influence my opinion of a rider and prefer to let their riding do the talking.

Only exceptions to that rule are foggy who is just a massive dick and I admire MD''s riding but when he was nasty on TV to his brother I think at the nw200 last year or the year before I went off him quite a lot and the verdict is out on whether I like the bloke.

Not that my opinion counts for anything (blush)
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Re: TT 2017

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On my way !!!!
"80mph" sorry officer I possibly could not have done that I'm no Valentino Rossi.
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