Tuesday, March 29, 2011

At last!


At last!
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Adam first got in touch about coaching well over a year ago - then lots of unexpected stuff got in his way and it's taken until now for us to be able to get on track at last!

Monday, March 28, 2011

Cadwell test drive.


Cadwell test drive.
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Moto Direct have generously sponsored me with new RST leathers for coaching in. Just giving them their first airing at Cadwell today.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Glorious day at Snet.


Glorious day at Snet.
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
First time here at the revamped circuit. Weather is fantastic and the family atmosphere in the garage with the Bemsee competitors is great.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Snetterton


Snetterton
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Arrived in Norfolk to coach a new customer tomorrow. Sharing a garage with some of my previous clients. How can you tell?

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Classic Cadwell outing.


Classic Cadwell outing.
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
The weather was kind to us yesterday. Not so for my client's bike though. It refused to run; luckily there was a bike hire company here that he rented one from to make sure his day wasn't wasted.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Ebay bid for supporters


Im trying to rustle up some interest in racing the TZ 350 in the ICGP - we still have to find some cash to make the first round in Spain.
Loads of people are always searching Ebay for bike and racing related stuff, so to catch their eye and use Ebay as a promotional tool I've put up the chance to be a supporter as an Ebay item. Click here to see it.
However, if you do want to support our ICGP race efforts, you can do it direct via my website and that'll save me the Ebay fees!
Cheers.
Mike.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Brands TZ test video


We need some additional cash to make the first round in Spain, if you can help in anyway, please make a secure donation via the "financial support" button on the top icon menu of my Main Website.

Friday, March 11, 2011

TZ test at Brands.


TZ test at Brands.
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Had quite a good day at Brands.
Got some idea of how the bike works now and would like to experiment with the suspension.
All we need now is to find some cash so we can go racing...

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Long association.


Long association.
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Collecting memorabillia from my Dad's house, I found this great 1990 calendar. Shows how long I've enjoyed my great relationship with Arai.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Cadwell gloom.


Cadwell gloom.
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Back for a coaching day. Once again it is cold wet and miserable with the circuit even shut for a short time this morning due to fog. I swear the weather forecast said "sunshine" before we left home!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Frank's refresh.


Frank's refresh.
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
With so much coaching work at the moment it's time to give Frank a bit of TLC. Here near York at Reactive Suspension where Gareth has serviced the forks. Check out the services he offers at www.reactivesuspension.com

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Coaching at Cadwell


Coaching at Cadwell
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Today did not really go to plan for my client; but we did get four good sessions in before Lunch.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Good day at Donington.


Good day at Donington.
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Damp to start with, but then the sun came out. Had a good day, was made to work for my money; as stocksport 600 client was on it...

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

A little bit warmer


A little bit warmer
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Here today at Oulton but wet again. Coaching one of the EDI 400 Championship competitors.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

1st motorcycle coaching day of 2011.

First coaching day


First coaching day
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Of the season. It was very, very cold and very, very wet. But Mark had come to Cadwell all the way from Essex and he was certainly not ready to go home too early!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Race plans for this year.

I've been offered the chance to take part in the International Classic Grand Prix. To find out more, you can check out the website here: ICGP
The bike is competitive, but the machine owner needs 'running money' to get us to all the events and keep the bike maintained for the season.
It would be great to get back on track with my old supersport racing 'Chum' Ian Simpson who is the current ICGP champion.

Additionally, I really fancy a crack at the Ducati 848 one make championship - with a couple of European events, and the majority of the rest being in support of the BSB rounds, I think I could really put up a decent showing, and the championship should get plenty of media coverage.

So, there you go - that's what I fancy doing, now all I need is to find the sponsorship support to do it!

Photo of me and Simmo years ago is by Graham Etheridge.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Nice workshop.


Nice workshop.
Originally uploaded by no1bloke
Down in Dorset visiting Mark Hanna. We have had a tour of his new business Road and Racing Performance. You can check out their website at www.rrperformance.co.uk
Mark is just showing me this gorgeous 600 he's built for BSB Superstock.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Action shot - Almeria - Pete Wileman.


'Frank' finding his feet in the Spanish sunshine.