RIDE BETTER!
Every day should be a school day, right? That’s what my old boss once told me and I still stick to it…
Every time I do anything, be it in the office or throwing a leg over a bike, I’m prepared to learn something new. It’s the best way… Car drivers may be blinkered, think they know it all and not want to move forward from passing their very basic test, but the stats show that bikers young and old (yes, like us) often want to engage in advanced riding, or track instruction to get the best out of our bikes, be they old or new.
Many of us have been riding for many years; the fact that we are still here says we’ve been doing something right. But old dogs can learn new tricks, and what better ‘old dogs’ to give us some tips and tricks than Niall Mackenzie and Neil Hodgson.
Now, I’ve been lucky enough to have ridden with Niall, a former 500cc grand prix rider and three-time British Superbike champ, on track and road and I can honestly say I’ve learnt a lot from the Old Trout. Whether it was in the fast group at a Donington Park track-day or a wet, nasty ride to Barry Island 20 years back on a Yamaha YZF750 and a Suzuki TL1000S, watching a racer’s smooth skills out on
