How would you define your riding style?
In between
What does that mean?
I mean it's in between Sammy Miller and Gordon Farley and modern. I think I was the first rider that actively started to move the weight between the pegs, moving the bike between your legs rather than moving your bum.
Are you familiar with body lean?
In my own special way.
Body Lean is a thing where you move like that and you move your bottom. The bikes stays up right and the rider moves around the bike and what I started to do was stay upright and move the bike between my legs. Also, I started to use my legs to lift the bike up, things which wasn't done hardly at all before.
In between
What does that mean?
I mean it's in between Sammy Miller and Gordon Farley and modern. I think I was the first rider that actively started to move the weight between the pegs, moving the bike between your legs rather than moving your bum.
Are you familiar with body lean?
In my own special way.
Body Lean is a thing where you move like that and you move your bottom. The bikes stays up right and the rider moves around the bike and what I started to do was stay upright and move the bike between my legs. Also, I started to use my legs to lift the bike up, things which wasn't done hardly at all before.
What was your favourite riding gear over the years?
Whatever was required.
But you had that nice suit that you rode?
Oh you mean riding gear as in clothing. I suppose this was the "Happy time" gear
Was it something that you developed?
Yes
What is your company?
No, the company was owned by a friend of mine in Finland.
Whatever was required.
But you had that nice suit that you rode?
Oh you mean riding gear as in clothing. I suppose this was the "Happy time" gear
Was it something that you developed?
Yes
What is your company?
No, the company was owned by a friend of mine in Finland.
Which is your favourite bike that you've ridden over the year?
Mmmm, my current bike. The modified bike if I could have had that bike back then the others would have been in trouble with me riding it , big time trouble. They would be in serious trouble. It's still, you know, basically a Bultaco, all of the main components are Bultaco but some have been modified or better machined with more precision homemade lighter but the bike is absolutely amazing compared to a standard bike.
So the bike behaves completely differently and you have different transfer points in the engine and a modified crankshaft?
No no, in actual fact the cylinder is remarkably standard.
But not entirely?
No, not entirely, but it's not heavily modified or anything. The cylinder head is completely standard and uses a Gas Gas piston, the flywheel has been heavily modified to be lightened. There were two things that I was particularly interested in, the first was making it lighter in order to be able to man handle it easier and to make it handle better. It's not just the steering that has been altered, the suspension also has been improved. I was using a Mikuni carburettor earlier, but I've gone back to the old Amal because the old mark 2 Amal is better than the Mikuni.
Mmmm, my current bike. The modified bike if I could have had that bike back then the others would have been in trouble with me riding it , big time trouble. They would be in serious trouble. It's still, you know, basically a Bultaco, all of the main components are Bultaco but some have been modified or better machined with more precision homemade lighter but the bike is absolutely amazing compared to a standard bike.
So the bike behaves completely differently and you have different transfer points in the engine and a modified crankshaft?
No no, in actual fact the cylinder is remarkably standard.
But not entirely?
No, not entirely, but it's not heavily modified or anything. The cylinder head is completely standard and uses a Gas Gas piston, the flywheel has been heavily modified to be lightened. There were two things that I was particularly interested in, the first was making it lighter in order to be able to man handle it easier and to make it handle better. It's not just the steering that has been altered, the suspension also has been improved. I was using a Mikuni carburettor earlier, but I've gone back to the old Amal because the old mark 2 Amal is better than the Mikuni.