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Newbie from Newbury

Scotty

Scotty

2015-06-04 10:01:00 UTC

Morning all,
a few quick word to say hello, then I'd better get back to work...
After 30 years of sportsbikes (beginning with a Harris Magnum that I built and culminating with a ZX-10R that I had for eleven years) I've come to the conclusion that a litre sportsbike is somewhat irrelevant on today's roads, encouraging you to behave like a total eejit, and I'm not 20 any more so old injuries start to hurt after the high-intensity battering that a ZX dishes out.
I first rode a SD in 2007 and thought it was amazing, but at the time it would have been "a nice 2nd bike to have" (ignoring the fact that I already had a track bike and an off-roader too). A recent ride on the ZX brought things into focus and I decided to get myself a long-overdue SD. I recalled seeing Klinck's SDR advertised on TrackDay Riders so I dropped him a line - the day after he'd sold it Gah!

shadowman

shadowman

2015-06-04 10:20:00 UTC

Welcome mate.

Do go to crashfest if you can and if you have room in the van take the SD too. Cadwell is ideal for the SD and it's a laugh on track as many people before me have said over and over again. My last track bike was a K5 gixer 1000 and although slower the SD is just as much fun.

Enjoy

ktmguy

ktmguy

2015-06-04 21:29:00 UTC

Welcome! (to the madness I would say but it seems you already own a fair share of that!)

TimR

TimR

2015-06-22 06:48:00 UTC

Welcome.

Nitro

Woody80

Woody80

2015-06-22 06:59:00 UTC

Welcome....
Enjoy