Tank Slap - Motorcycle Forum

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.

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.

What tyres are Honda using? Never seen this tread pattern before.

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.

Dunlop D213 development tyre

Cheers, Cav. Always like to see what the future might be for bikes.

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.

That new gsxt engine is a beast,if it's reliable Dunlop going to be hard to stop

I so hope that gsxr is compeative did not look very good at the north west.

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

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 .

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

I hope Dunlop destroys everyone

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.

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.

It sounds like crap weather is playing its part again. Qualifying is cancelled today.

Think the whole schedule has been changed.

Saturdays race has been moved to Sunday.

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

On my way !!!!