Last week I took my Tiger 800 XC up to rainy Glasgow to meet stunt rider extraordinaire Kevin Carmichael. I wanted to look what a pro ought to do with my motorcycle and he advised going sideways on his neighborhood beach. Sounded like an excellent idea at the time.
A couple of days later and I discovered myself standing in brief sand, frozen to my soul, palms stinging and cheeks burning pink raw, however I couldn’t take my eyes of Kevin as he snapped the again tyre from side to side, spraying difficult sand into the sky.
The tide became coming in, the wind was making me sway at the balls of my ft and the hail was stabbing at my eyes. I didn’t need to be everywhere close to the sea, let alone on a motorcycle (to be honest I’d rather be sitting in a café, steaming up the home windows).
But the Tiger changed into in its element, roaring into the sea like it was a puddle and reducing via the surf like a torpedo. As Kevin picked up velocity the salty water absolutely engulfed the motorcycle. “I’ve ridden in water often, but it’s especially exhilarating these days due to the fact the tide is coming in and it’s hard to inform how deep it is,” Kevin grinned. “I managed 100mph, but the gusts have been too strong to go any faster, plus the faster I went the much less I could see. At one point I thought ‘s**t, I can’t see a thing’ however you can’t slam at the brakes so I simply was hoping I changed into going straight and now not further into the sea.”
It’s inspiring to observe people with giant talent do what they’re appropriate at. It’s encouraging and makes me consider the Tiger’s potential even more. I probably gained’t be riding into the sea any time quickly, but now I gained’t think twice approximately the subsequent puddle that dares stand in my way.
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