Friday, 12 June 2009

Gone but not forgotten


That garage is gone. So is the Bimota. I crashed it in the wet at Silverstone. I was flying, tucked in behind one of the instructors, overtaking mates who normally leave me for dead. The instructor didn't know I was there and he braked 30m earlier into the first corner, than he had on the previous four laps. I got on the brakes too hard and lost the front.
Still we've got an FT500 now. Who wouldn't swap a Bimota 1100 for that bad boy?
Photo: Matt Howell
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4 comments:

  1. Mick P12 June 2009 at 10:44

    So you won that eBay auction for the FT? Nice one. Looking forward to seeing its progress. Could the livery be pink Financial Times pages, please? Complete with FTSE listings etc.

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  2. Mick P12 June 2009 at 10:51

    I really should read the posts in date order - I've only just now seen the flood of comments about the FT from yesterday... MP, first with the news once again.

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  3. Giannis12 June 2009 at 16:26

    Is it true that you have to take the motor off the bike to change front sprocket?

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  4. Sideburn Magazine13 June 2009 at 16:14

    Giannis
    Yes, that's correct, drop the engine for a front sprocket change. G

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