04-01-2018, 05:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-01-2018, 05:52 PM by Reckless Rat.)
(04-01-2018, 04:52 PM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: I had a ride in my friend’s Caterham in France two summers ago - I understand it had around 200bhp.
It was absolutely terrifying - he did a standing start to 80mph which took most of my, already receding, hairline off.
I rode pinion on a powerful motorcycle years ago - once in a lifetime was sufficient for that as well.
or pillion even. I once managed to hit the rev limiter in 6th gear (top) on my mate's Yamaha R1 coming down from Creg-ny-Ba to Signpost one February afternoon. He lived in Douglas at the time. Probably about 183mph. Quite exhilarating. (mega understatement)