Speed with Guy Martin
Oct 28, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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From: Taken to the hills
For me the amazing thing with that timed 100 metres was that they were slower over the distance on bikes with a running start than top sprinters are from the blocks!
Oct 29, 2014 | 09:28 AM
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From: Kent
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Paben
For me the amazing thing with that timed 100 metres was that they were slower over the distance on bikes with a running start than top sprinters are from the blocks!
I noticed that, can't be right surely. Would they not be doing circa 30mph on a racing bike?
Nov 2, 2014 | 09:01 PM
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From: Pottering around ...
1st in class at pikes peak,legend .......
Nov 2, 2014 | 09:03 PM
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From: Dulverton
Nov 3, 2014 | 01:19 AM
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From: I'll check my gps
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1st in class at pikes peak,legend .......
And the only brit to have done it.
Nov 3, 2014 | 07:36 AM
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From: Inside out
That was good last night he is nuts.
Nov 3, 2014 | 08:05 AM
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From: Kent
And on a bike that could only be rode at half throttle! Respect the cojones! And he bagged himself a pikes peak groupie on the way. A proper mans man.
Nov 3, 2014 | 08:29 AM
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From: Berks
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And on a bike that could only be rode at half throttle! Respect the cojones! And he bagged himself a pikes peak groupie on the way. A proper mans man.
Would love to know how much faster he would have been with the bike running properly. Was a pretty spectacular piece of machinery either way.
Nov 3, 2014 | 09:16 AM
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And on a bike that could only be rode at half throttle! Respect the cojones! And he bagged himself a pikes peak groupie on the way. A proper mans man.
This!
Then he gave the trophy to his mechanic, apparently he doesn't keep any of his trophies and gives them all away to mates
Fav show on telly now!
Nov 3, 2014 | 12:07 PM
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From: Herts
To even get on that bike was madness. When he first started it in his garage, Jesus that engine sounded bloody scary...
I do like guy Martin though, he seems down to earth and he's super brave. Just watch the tt videos and the ulster GP races
Nov 4, 2014 | 10:51 AM
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From: riding the crest of a wave ...
Enjoyable watch, and it *looked* as though they worked hard to make the program.
The conveyor belt of participants taking place , would have freaked me time start with
- you'd have thought they could have done the testing on the bike before the left these shores though.
Maybe in the company of the guy who first fitted the turbo.
Nov 4, 2014 | 10:56 AM
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From: Herefordshire
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- you'd have thought they could have done the testing on the bike before the left these shores though.
Maybe in the company of the guy who first fitted the turbo.
I couldn't figure that out either.
Nov 4, 2014 | 12:06 PM
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From: harlow
Defiantly no or not enough dyno time
Feb 1, 2015 | 12:52 AM
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From: North East
I don't know if it's been posted before but there's a new Guy Martin programme on channel 4 at 9pm today, Our Guy in India, where Guy travels to India to race his bike in a 2 part documentary
Feb 1, 2015 | 05:58 AM
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From: Leicester
Cheers. Top Gear followed by that. My Sunday eve sorted.
Feb 1, 2015 | 08:34 AM
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From: harlow
For real, thanks for the heads up
Feb 1, 2015 | 09:01 AM
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About 35secs in
Sounds so ****ing naughty <3
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