In another landmark ‘First’ for Kevin and Julia Sanders, founders of GlobeBusters Motorcycle Adventure Travel, news has come through that the couple reached Mount Everest base camp last week, while riding their BMW R1200 GS motorcycles. They were accompanied by team mate Mark Hamilton. Kevin and Julia reached the base of the world’s highest mountain during their current epic motorcycle ...
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- Touring & travel
- 11 June 2009
We’ve not had so much luck coming our way in the back end of this week but we certainly struck lucky with the rain today, causing the Superbike race to be postponed until Monday. If it had gone ahead as planned today I wouldn’t have been on the grid. After the engine popped a head gasket on Thursday we ordered ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- TT & road races
- 06 June 2009
There's a massive buzz in the Island as the TT practice kicks off for the final night before Saturday’s big race. The biggest numbers ever have already been set by Cameron Donald’s 131.457mph lap, but the biggest disappointment is that Valentino Rossi won’t be riding tomorrow. I’m not the only one who’s gutted. Hundreds of riders have booked ferries and flights ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- TT & road races
- 05 June 2009
Everything was going fine last night. I’d done a 125.5mph lap and was looking forward to a really good lap but we hit a few problems – as you can and often do at the TT. We were down on speed early in the week so Dave Hagen re-mapped the engine management system for us. Wednesday night it was better ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- TT & road races
- 05 June 2009
I can’t deny it. The first time I rode down Bray Hill on Monday night I had a real tingle down my neck with excitement. It felt so good to be back at the TT, especially to be on a bike that wasn’t even built a week earlier. I found myself grinning for ear to ear as I was riding ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- TT & road races
- 03 June 2009
Club race nerves experienced in the past have got nothing on what’s going on in my brain and stomach right now as we get ever closer to riding with Rossi at the TT. The nerves are getting ever bigger as I realise that the day I’ve spent my whole life waiting for is getting closer. In fact, it’s now just ...
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- General news
- 02 June 2009
When the sun shines, there’s nowhere better to go racing than at the Isle of Man TT Races – and, boy, is the sun shining! The first timed practice session has just finished and whilst the Island is continuing to welcome a steady flow of visitors, expected to increase considerably as the week wears on, there’s a very relaxed mood ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- TT & road races
- 02 June 2009
The Worx Suzuki I rode at Thruxton was brilliant. Two fifth places was okay but I just wish I could have done better. Everyone in the team was happy with the results but I should have exploited the traction control system more early in the races and pushed a little harder when the tyres were good. Once the initial grip ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 01 June 2009
I’ve had a great time at Thruxton today on the Wrox Suzuki. It’s different to what I’ve been used to riding but we were sixth in the first session and eight in the second and I’m confident there’s much more to come. We ran fourth for ages but stuck to the same hard-compound tyre so we could try lots of ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 01 June 2009
It’s been another amazing day. From the start of the meeting here at Thruxton I was running the settings that the team and Guintoli had been using and the bike has been bloody good. All I’ve done different is to put some weight on the back and the only other thing has been giving it a few clicks on the ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- British Superbikes
- 31 May 2009
