Delighted with the response to my comments, I'm going to extract all the relevant remarks (good and bad) and try to go on to the next stage over the weekend when I have a little time.It's a bit like the Super Mario Computer games,.....got to get to the end of stage one before we move on.Mind you I couldn't do them, so it doesn't bode well!
Gail, thanks for your interest, I'm not riding this year's Manx, my sponsor asked me if I would like to ride next year, and I said yes.Phil Morris is a superb sponsor, but he only does things right or not at all. There were various reasons why I was unavailable this year, and there were various reasons why Phil's bikes were unavailable this year.
Ian, thanks for your note, you made some very interesting suggestions, I'll respond over the weekend.