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[albitz]

There will of course be the posers. there always have been people who ride bikes purely to pose on and always will be. Sadly, ime, these are the ones who often seem to end up as accident statistics when the ego overcomes the fear and ability level. I had an old gpz750 about 10 years ago and made quite a few blade and ZX9r riders/posers look a bit silly on it. Im no Rossi, but could often ride around the outside of them  as they wobbled round a bend.I remember one bloke an a ZX9R got so pissed off he came back past me on a straight when there were cars coming the other way - he was so close to wiping himself out it was a real scary moment. He turned off up a side road shortly after - no doubt to change his pants and wait for the shaking and trembling to subside.

[tunnie]

There will of course be the posers. there always have been people who ride bikes purely to pose on and always will be. Sadly, ime, these are the ones who often seem to end up as accident statistics when the ego overcomes the fear and ability level. I had an old gpz750 about 10 years ago and made quite a few blade and ZX9r riders/posers look a bit silly on it. Im no Rossi, but could often ride around the outside of them  as they wobbled round a bend.I remember one bloke an a ZX9R got so pissed off he came back past me on a straight when there were cars coming the other way - he was so close to wiping himself out it was a real scary moment. He turned off up a side road shortly after - no doubt to change his pants and wait for the shaking and trembling to subside.

I've had the coming the other way, round a bed, biker on my side of the road. Emergency change of direction, only just missed him 

If i was a truck, be different story.

Rough roads (which are a-plenty) on IOM, mean nice smooth GS is good place to be in the corners. Not a great site seeing a "larger" chap with leathers size to small on rough roads!

GS is not built for racing, I do want to take off-road training at some point 

[albitz]

Each to their own, whatever tickles your pickles etc.....
If I lived where you dodid ( and had the spare cash) I would have a litre sportsbike, and be waiting at Silverstone for them to open the gates, on the morning of every trackday.

[tunnie]

Each to their own, whatever tickles your pickles etc.....
If I lived where you dodid ( and had the spare cash) I would have a litre sportsbike, and be waiting at Silverstone for them to open the gates, on the morning of every trackday.

See that does not interest me in the slightest! I'd get bored half way around.

Anyone can go fast in a straight line, just twist and go.

Real skill is in slow speed, tight manoeuvres. Do things like this:

[albitz]

Silverstone isnt a drag strip Tunnie.If you have a bike close to the limit around a 100mph bend, it isnt possible to be bored. Scared certainly, bored never.

[VR4Dave]

nice pics, was that just after you got the bike? Still has price on screen 

[tunnie]

Silverstone isnt a drag strip Tunnie.If you have a bike close to the limit around a 100mph bend, it isnt possible to be bored. Scared certainly, bored never.

Sports bikes & tracks just don't do it for me, but it sounds like you need to book yourself one of these:

http://www.clubmsv.com/bike-home.aspx

[albitz]

Realistically - my bike is too old and breaked
                     Im too old and breaked.
And its too much money...........

[Amigo]

A lad at work...24yrs old does the IOM TT & the average lap speed last time was 131mph.
    Even knowing there's no oncoming traffic that's pretty rather' quick for a road circuit. 8-)