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One of Massimo Laverdas favourite bikes ...... athough " they are not quite normal , yes ? " .............

I find these sort of videos quite relaxing .......... nice scenery , but when it`s a Vincent , I spend half the time watching the Girdraulic forks bobbing up and down , and the digital movements of the Smiths Chronometric .........

Nice sound on the over-run ............
 
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Surprised that he’s the only motorcycle on the road. Really cool bit of road and only cyclists ,baboons and the occasional car sharing it with the Vincent😊👍
Tom
 
That brings back PTSD from my Apprenticeship on high-rise construction. Instaling precast concrete panels 68 stories up with a couple of unpleasant experiences.
 
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That brings back PTSD from my Apprenticeship on high-rise construction. Instaling precast concrete panels 68 stories up with a couple of unpleasant experiences.
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I could never even contemplate doing anything like that ........... My feet start tingling and I get palpitations just watching this stuff on a 15 inch laptop screen ........... but still get drawn into watching them .............

I`m a real coward when it comes to heights ........... I would have real doubts about going up in a hot air balloon for example , but strangely enough always fancied going up in something like the London Eye ......

I think that because with the Eye , as you are in an enclosed capsule , there`s less chance of going into panic mode , and being drawn into thinking you might fall out / off ........ As you are locked inside , there`s no chance of that happening ....... so I reckon I would probably be ok ...... might even enjoy it ........... :unsure: ................
 
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I could never even contemplate doing anything like that ........... My feet start tingling and I get palpitations just watching this stuff on a 15 inch laptop screen ........... but still get drawn into watching them .............

I`m a real coward when it comes to heights ........... I would have real doubts about going up in a hot air balloon for example , but strangely enough always fancied going up in something like the London Eye ......

I think that because with the Eye , as you are in an enclosed capsule , there`s less chance of going into panic mode , and being drawn into thinking you might fall out / off ........ As you are locked inside , there`s no chance of that happening ....... so I reckon I would probably be ok ...... might even enjoy it ........... :unsure: ................
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Hot air balloon is not the height fright you think, took my old mum up in one and she’s afraid of a step ladder. I think it’s because you become a part of the wind you can’t feel the wind, very gentle- you really must do it. I work at height, did a bit of hang gliding but when I watch Fred Dibnah I think he’s something else- lose planks scaffold around cooling towers and climbing around them in hobnail boots and a roll up!
 
Nearly three hours .... ! ........... But this series of interviews are good .......... I`m actually only about 40 minutes through , I`ll save the rest for later ........

Keith Huewen this time ............ Barry Sheene gatecrashing Keith`s contract negotiations with Heron Suzuki , and asking Keith to tell him what his mechanics were saying about him .... " he had his fingers in every pie...." ................ Rightfully dissing the likes of Vernon Cooper ...... " the ACU were a bunch of wankers ..... Another Cock Up we would call them .... You`d turn up at a Grand Prix and find none of the paperwork had been sent through ..... " ............ And negotiating Julian Ryders contract for him at Sky Sports ............ " he was absolutely hopeless ..... I had to make sure he got a decent salary so that they could pay me a bit more .... " ............. And Kenny Roberts stood on his head in the corner of the bar trying to drink a pint at the same time , whilst Niall Mackenzie runs around in women`s underwear at the Salzburgring ...............

 
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rocketonarail said:
Nearly three hours .... ! ........... But this series of interviews are good .......... I`m actuslly only about 40 minutes through , I`ll save the rest for later ........

Keith Huewen this time ............ Barry Sheene gatecrashing Keith`s contract negotiations with Heron Suzuki , and asking Keith to tell him what his mechanics were saying about him .... " he had his fingers in every pie...." ................ Rightfully dissing the likes of Vernon Cooper ...... " the ACU were a bunch of wankers ..... Another Cock Up we would call them .... You`d turn up at a Grand Prix and find none of the paperwork had been sent through ..... " ............ And negotiating Julian Ryders contract for him at Sky Sports ............ " he was absolutely hopeless ..... I had to make sure he got a decent salary so that they could pay me a bit more .... " ............. And Kenny Roberts stood on his head in the corner of the bar trying to drink a pint at the same time , whilst Niall Mackenzie runs around in women`s underwear at the Salzburgring ...............

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Keith was cursed by “the next Barry Sheene” and buying that v3 that was shite. Great commentator- Barry Woodland told me when Keith first started with Sky he was only getting £100 a day🤔which wasn’t all that..
 
I`ve found the time to watch it all now ........ a couple more amusing tales ........


Mick Doohan trained " like an animal " apparently ...........

Keith got into a " disagreement " with him in a bar , and had his arms around his neck , when Doohan " seemed to expand , like the Incredible Hulk .............. I realised he was much stronger than me , so I looked around for an ashtray to bash him over the head with ......... " ......




Keith found a print out from 1979 showing prize money from a UK race meeting .......... Kenny Roberts was there at the top of the list , and did well , pocketing £10,000 ........ Keith was right at the bottom , with just £25 .........

Neil Hodgson showed this list to Kenny during an interview ......... " Look , there`s you at the top with £10,000 ...... and Keith at the bottom with just £25........... " .........

Roberts looks at the camera , and drawls " Well , I guess we both got overpaid that day ......... " ............
 
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