Okay, so I knew from the very start that there’d be some work to get done to the Bandit before it was ready for the track. And I knew that I’d have to do some paperwork and commit to a ‘schoolday’ or two to get my ACU licence, but that’s all easy stuff isn’t it, just a couple of evenings and job’s a good ’un, right?
Pen to paper
In order to go racing – and this is the case for pretty much all two-wheeled motorsport in the UK – I needed to get a licence from the Auto Cycle Union. The ACU has been