fao cortinamad

[stevepeanut]

 

when I was talking to you at scotch, this is where I am going on holiday to watch the racing on the isle of man, proper mad, the race bikes hit 180mph in the villages

 

you can ride the track when the racing is finished and some parts there are no speed limits

[Nicks53]

True, but that's about the only highlight of living here.

[retrorigg]

ya gotta av some real bolloxs to do that, imagine comin off at that speed

[D-FENS]

True, but that's about the only highlight of living here.

How many other OSF owners do you know on the Isle .

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

bit mad though

[stevepeanut]

 

and heres what happens when you get it wrong

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

tank slapper

[stevepeanut]

tank slapper

 

yip as the bars slap off each side of the tank

 

a bad slapper like that can cause so much force that it can sometimes push the pistons back in the front calipers. If you are lucky enough to stay on, get to the next bend, pull the brake lever, and........no brakes, usually followed by a crash

[Jonb]

I love the island

 

I overtook a copper on the mountain one year, speedo said 165, and stuff was still passing me on the outside.

 

I bottled it when the bike still had go left

 

oh, and never take on a local - they'll just piss off into the distance

 

LOTS of osf live there too

[Nicks53]

True, but that's about the only highlight of living here.

How many other OSF owners do you know on the Isle .

 

Two.

 

One being a mate of mine who bought a Mk3 'Tina a little while ago and another being the fella I bought my Mk2 from.

 

Sadly, I'm not currently an OSF owner as the Mk2 had to be passed on due to some major bodging but I'm saving up and got my eyes open for any more offers.