I do lots of “Dangerous Sports” like paragliding, parachuting and bungee jumping for fun
But the best buzz I get is riding motorcycles really quick, whether it’s on the road or off road on a track
My weapon of choice is a Kawasaki Ninja 636
My favorite pastime is doing a run over a country road I know well on a Sunday morning around 8am
It’s always deserted and is one way traffic for 23 miles from start to finish using GPS and a stop watch
I've got it down to just over 10 min's 42 seconds average speed is getting on for 130mph
Though apart from accelerating off at the start I only dip below 90 twice for a couple of tight bends
And on the long downhill half way into the run with 10 miles to go with only a few kinks I’m never below 130
It’s almost like the Isle of Man TT course but a lot less twisty and no towns to go through
as it leads to a military base and is private access only (yes I have a pass as I work there occasionally)
no speed camera's or cops only MP's in land rovers and they don't care what speed I do
Though occasionally I have to brake hard to avoid a stray sheep on the road and once a bloody stag
That episode very nearly ended in a nasty wreck fortunately I managed to guess it was going to go left
As it was pointing in that direction and I swerved right at 100+ and missed it by a foot
The trick is to wait at the gatehouse for about 10 mins if the guard says anyone has been through before I set off
That way I know I have a clear road in front of me, though once I had a Porsche Carrera go through about
2 minutes in front of me
Which I caught and passed before I got half way, but my best race on that road was a Subaru STI who was up for a race
I’ll tell you what that Subaru can corner like its on rails, I finally got him on the downhill and last I looked
I was at 150+ and still pulling away, but I only beat him by about 10 seconds over the full road
this isn't the road its self but it shows you the type of road I'm riding on
But the best buzz I get is riding motorcycles really quick, whether it’s on the road or off road on a track
My weapon of choice is a Kawasaki Ninja 636
My favorite pastime is doing a run over a country road I know well on a Sunday morning around 8am
It’s always deserted and is one way traffic for 23 miles from start to finish using GPS and a stop watch
I've got it down to just over 10 min's 42 seconds average speed is getting on for 130mph
Though apart from accelerating off at the start I only dip below 90 twice for a couple of tight bends
And on the long downhill half way into the run with 10 miles to go with only a few kinks I’m never below 130
It’s almost like the Isle of Man TT course but a lot less twisty and no towns to go through
as it leads to a military base and is private access only (yes I have a pass as I work there occasionally)
no speed camera's or cops only MP's in land rovers and they don't care what speed I do
Though occasionally I have to brake hard to avoid a stray sheep on the road and once a bloody stag
That episode very nearly ended in a nasty wreck fortunately I managed to guess it was going to go left
As it was pointing in that direction and I swerved right at 100+ and missed it by a foot
The trick is to wait at the gatehouse for about 10 mins if the guard says anyone has been through before I set off
That way I know I have a clear road in front of me, though once I had a Porsche Carrera go through about
2 minutes in front of me
Which I caught and passed before I got half way, but my best race on that road was a Subaru STI who was up for a race
I’ll tell you what that Subaru can corner like its on rails, I finally got him on the downhill and last I looked
I was at 150+ and still pulling away, but I only beat him by about 10 seconds over the full road
this isn't the road its self but it shows you the type of road I'm riding on
been dragging knees everywhere lol.
