Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Spa-ring partners!

It is 5am Thursday morning, the sun is rising, and we have just arrived at the Eurotunnel, Folkestone. Spa 2019 is finally here.

There’s nothing more we can do and the van is packed to bursting. We will meet Team Allspeed’s Geoff and Willy there, while I have Mark, Jess and Claire in the van with me.

By the time we get to the circuit in Belgium we are at the back of a very long queue to get in. Pete with his mate Phil have already arrived. Just getting in is unorganised chaos, but we’re soon in our garage (number 30), and the weekend can begin, following some paperwork and a technical inspection of the bike.

This brings us our first issue. We’re asked if we have foam in the tank – it’s in the regs. We couldn’t recall such a rule and we’re also

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