Since my last post I’ve not really had chance to shit, shower or shave. Last weekend I was working as usual on Saturday, then on the night me and my mate Mave went to the Wirral 100 awards night in Liverpool. I had to do a bit of a speech, told a few naughty stories and had a few shandys. …
Dirty hands, clean engines
Sorry for the lack of posts. I’ve been a busy boy in the past week or two. I’ve decided not to put the radio on in my van anymore. I reckon if you were that way inclined you’d have slit your wrists by now with all this doom and gloom going on. So I’m sticking with my iPod. It’s keeping …
Cwmcarn and new SMR workshops
Cwmcarn in Wales was mine and my mate, Mave’s latest adventure. We went last Saturday after work and planned to kip in the van. We where nearing South Wales when when we realised that we were going to have to gay out and kip in a hotel as the temperature neared -5. Not van sleeping weather we reckoned. sS we …
Music reviews…
I’ve got a couple of folk to thank for me some new music. Gary Inman for bringing me to my senses and getting me a couple of The Surgens albums. That’s proper stuff is that. Oh, and John Urry for giving me a couple of The King’s albums. That bloke is a legend. He does an Elvis take-off on loads …
Resolutions, Von Dutch and honesty
Evening all. Happy New Year. Did you have a big un out your way last night? I must be getting old. I was in bed for ten. I had an early start at work on Wednesday morn though, and we were on another big push bike ride out Manchester way at six this morn. She was proper cold though, even …
Another comment too good to hide in Comments
From Shaun Catterall After the departure of my good mate and hero, Mr Robert Dunlop, an auction was organised at the Magherabouy hotel on the NW circuit to raise money for the family. Quite right too after what Robbie gave us over the years. Guy very kindly donated this broken crank from his TT bike. As Guy described it The …
Press Release from Hydrex Honda
HYDREX HONDA AIM FOR TRIPLE SUCCESS IN 2009 Following on from the success gained in 2008, Teesside-based Hydrex Honda will have no less than three riders gunning for glory on various fronts in both the 2009 British Superbike Championship as well as on the pure roads around the world. After a year away from Shaun Muir’s team having raced for …
Replica paint helmet news
Paddy the Painter says he is willing to do some more lids. They have to be brand new, or as good as new. The paint jobs are £250. Email him [email protected] No news if next year’s helmet sponsor, AGV, will be doing replicas, but they haven’t mentioned it so it’s very unlikely.
Mega Sale On!
T-shirts going cheap. Click the Red Torpedo link on the top right.
Guy’s post-Christmas catch-up
I hope you’ve all got through christmas in one peice. It’s been a weird one, you know, with the 25th being in the middle of the week. It’ll nearly make the whole Chrimbo break two weeks long by the time it’s over. Some of the folk out our way aren’t going back to work till the 6th of Jan. Good work if …
Guy’s next race!
Is Saturday the 27th, Short Track UK’s Christmas Cracker at Scunthorpe. Steve Plater and Karl Harris are racing too. Should be a bit of a grudge match. That’s Guy, number 3, last year. Scunthorpe Raceway, Normanby Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8QZ for racing at 1.00pm on Saturday 27th December. Admission – Adults £10, Cons £8, Juniors (12-15) £3, Kids Free, …
Replica helmet
Wayne ‘Paddy’ Paddison, who has been spraying Guy’s lids for the 2008 season, painted this Arai for big Guy fan, Derry. Cool, eh? Paddy says ‘I’m really happy with it considering I’m only a bricklayer and only do it as a hobby, but each one just seems better than the last one. The main problem I had with this one …
Dambusters
This comment is from Ricky, but it’s too good to hide in the Comments area. Cheers Ricky. Operation Chastise did show how great the engineering minds of the brits were! Two lights to calculate altitude (60ft) and two angled prongs to mark up against the dam towers to tel the pilot and bomber how far out to drop the …
Elvis and the Dambusters
Well, I can’t knock you, Nigel Jewel, you’re the man. Well, as I couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery, i didn’t sort out a decent rig to work out who had won. So I’ve had to go off the first person to post a reply on the blog. So that’s good old Nigel. You know, I didn’t even know who …
Helmets, curry, Elvis
Now then folks, what’s happening out your way? Nowt too much here. Did you know that was the coldest start to a December since 1971? That fact was on Radio 2. We have it on at work all day. You can’t beat a bit of Jeremy Vine or Steve Wright in the afternoon. I even like a bit of Chris Evans …
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Land of Hope and glory
Not a big lot to report on the motorbike front at the mo. I told you about me getting the lads all lined up for the TT. The lads have just got to arrange a bit of time off work and we’ll be sorted. So all their is to tell is that I’ve been fairly busy at work in the truck yard, nowt too …
TT 2009 plans
Now then folks, I reckon I’ve more or less got my TT team lined up. There has been a lot of time gone into this, because this is what’s going to be the key to sucess at the TT next year. I’ll let you know who Ive got sorted out, to help on the spannering and preparation, in a week …
Huge news
Martin confirmed at Hydrex Honda for 2009 After weeks of speculation, Guy Martin has confirmed that he will be remaining with the Hydrex Honda team for the forthcoming 2009 season. The 27-year old had talked openly about a possible move to Rob McElnea Racing and Yamaha but has opted to stay with Shaun Muir’s squad instead for a third successive season …
WWII watches and half-mast trousers
The NEC show wasn’t nearly as bad as I was expecting. There were loads of half-naked birds and loads of trick bikes. But the most impressive thing was one of the new TT sponsors, Graham watches. These are on offer to the winner of each of the TT races, and are the trickest watches I’ve ever seen. They where originally …