Day one to when I retired, so yes, there’s a little on Scandinavia ‘89. That said, my book is far more than race reports.

Nothing to do with technology, or rider skill. The up ramp and downside were just completely the wrong shape to jump it.

I like Mike these days!

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Thanks for the correction Paul. I should’ve know that it was Mike. I do remember now. I’ve changed it (and also on my Facebook post). I was racing Maico in 1985 (at least for part of the year until Kawasaki picked me up). In January I think I came over ... more »

Yeah, my bad.

Yep, although numbers outside of the top 8 back then were just random, and different every week. So #14 didn’t mean anything. However I did finish 9th for the season that year.

This, because when he did it, nobody even knew such a thing was possible. The first. The original.

Just watched ‘Phenomenon’ (2020) on Amazon Prime. You have to pay a few bucks to watch it but it’s a really, really good factual documentary, with a lot of really credible witnesses and contributors. No ‘Ancient Aliens’ nonsense here.

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Anybody watch/listen to the Rogan/Tyson podcast? Mike admitted that back in his prime he would get sexually aroused at the thought of hurting his opponent.

Another tick for conventional forks then...

I hear Mogadishu is nice.

That’s exactly what I thought when he hit that bank.

Go-tee-ay Paw-lan (but kinda without the ‘n’)

I can’t help but think that Herlings would have crushed everyone round there.