Wagging the Wheel

I found this pic while rummaging through my home computer.Now i know i'm usually one to brag, but this one's serious. I pulled out of the pit garage for the first time back in Jan 2006. Bike was just built and hurriedly put together for this track day. It arrived late and i had to put it all together coz i had only one day of riding. Carbs on - check. Fairing on - check. Bolts secured - check. Shit!!! I forgot the Motul. Borrow some - check. Fire her up. Braap braap braap. Warm up - check. Get on, engage first and pull out of the second garage in the pits. I've wrung it just over half way and this is what happens.



Crossed up and SCARED SHITLESS.
It's such a great feeling to put blood sweat, time and money to build something that scares you each time you get on. And if you break it, you know can do it all over again.

You can be part of madness just like this. The guys at indiMotard Adventures who organise these track days are at it again and will be having a proper race school in the coming months. Stay tuned for more.

Leaning over II

With this post some might call me a narcissist but I love motorcycles and I love when i'm on one. This is a series of pics that i especially like. Riding around with my buddy in tow, we weren't really scrapping, but it was great fun finally running amok on the track with him. All those years of carving through traffic on the daily commute had us just waiting for this. Sigh! I miss the good ol'days.

From PB TRACKDAY

From PB TRACKDAY

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Once again pics courtesy the good guys at Overdrive

The Fragrance of Speed

From what it seems, I've tried to keep motorcycles as far away from this blog as possible, and for no good reason actually. So to put that to an end, here's a post on motorcycles. I was at the racetrack recently to ride a few motorcycles that had just rolled off the assembly lines at their respective factories. An enthusiast will know how the aroma of a new motorcycle laying rubber on scorching tarmac sends their olfactory senses into a tizzy. I feel it each time i look at these images. Hope you smell it too!

From PB TRACKDAY

From PB TRACKDAY

From PB TRACKDAY

From PB TRACKDAY

Thanks to ScorpNews for the riding pics.