The -06 Over Racing FZ1 that won its class at the 06 Suzuka Hr is being retired and the parts have come up in local auction.

Ridden by Makoto Suzuki and Hiroshi Toyoda, and running in the XF1 Formula Extreme class against R1s, Fireblades, etc.

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Had planned a 800km day of smooth twisties but things kinda went sideways and we called it quits at @500km, well 2 of us did

Ready for the road trip? .. . . let’s roll.

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Stumbled on this great observation of why to change your oil and filter asap on run in. Check out the pics

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3rd time lucky! Finally made it to the Iwate coast but it was a mixed experience.

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Met up with JamesK early and went touge hunting. James was on fire and when I headed home, happy with 8 touges for the morning, he went out and had Okutama for an afternoon snack! (more…)

Another great early Sunday Squirt! JamesK joined the run this week. @400km with just a few spits of rain. The roads were nowhere as quiet as last week but they were still relatively quiet. (more…)

Well, it all finally came together with a visit to JamesK’s garage of wrenching pleasures. (more…)

The skies are clear, not much traffic and the roads are relatively clean and dry. On the other hand, it’s bitterly cold, you can’t ride the highest mountains and the daylight hours are frustratingly short.
That simple? Not quite. (more…)

Well, they say the best coach is the one that keeps pushing you, stretching your limits and bringing back the skills you’d lost through inaction. (more…)

Spent a good few hours with the bog(body-filler), stripper, sandpaper and tape this weekend. Now to wait for the yellow sand to blow away and they’ll get a lick of paint.
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Well… . . It’s been a while and um… . .

Set the alarm for a 6:30 wake up but woke up at 5 and couldn’t drift off again. 30 minutes later I gave up the fake slumber and got to it. By 6:30 we were on the road, under a gorgeous dawn sky, headed for Izu. FZ1 & I that is. (more…)

So, what’s the consensus on Navi?

Shunning the

tech, thinking it was all a bit too complicated and distracting (which it is), it’s made itself useful in ways I’d never taken seriously. I mean I knew it had these functions and they were useful when in the car but, being the intellectual Honda cub that I am, never realized how well it would complement my wanderings. (more…)

PC3/BMCfilter/Subthottle plates supplied by Ivan’s performance

What is the best mod you’ve done to your bike?

Some would say tires, others suspension and the odd lunatic would praise the 50horse shot of NOS he just strapped on the rear seat of his tire melting, soon to detonate road monster! (more…)