MOST BONKERS WEEKEND EVER

A TWO DAY TRACKDAY AT THE CATHEDRAL OF MOTORCYCLES? DON’T MIND IF I DO.
WORDS AND PHOTOS: NIGEL CROWLEY

Still owned by me to this day, my RSV has spent as much time on track as it has on the road

When I look back at my motorcycling life I very much doubt that many two-wheeled adventures will stick in the mind quite like my trip to Assen.This wasn’t for a MotoGP or SBK race but rather a two-day track day with a bunch of mates. There were six of us in all on a variety of 1000cc bikes, except for one poor sap on a Ducati 748SP. Despite being many tens of horsepower down and the rider being many tens of kilos up, the abused Ducati did a surprisingly good job of sticking with the group on the motorway, especially on the manic return trip, without spewing any of its essential reciprocating parts onto the ground: more of that later.