Went to the BMF show on Sunday. It seemed to be quite a bit smaller than in previous years, although all the usual big stands were there. The entrance price was ?Ǭ£14 (?Ǭ£12 for BMF members) which seems a bit too much.
I bought a ‘double bubble’ screen for the R1 from Skidmarx, and fitted it when I got back to the Ace. I’m not quite sure about it yet – the build quality is comparable to the Fabbri screen I used to have on an R6 (which isn’t saying much) and I’m still not convinced about the look. My friend Peter has a Pyramid screen on his bike which seems better so maybe I’ll swap it for one of those later on, or perhaps I’ll get an ‘Airblade’ screen, which is what Virgin Mobile Racing use on their BSB R1s.
I was also looking out for a good deal on an Arai RX7 helmet, but the stands that actually had some were all selling for ?Ǭ£400-?Ǭ£450, which is the retail price so I didn’t bother. Still, despite the lack of goodies purchased it was a good, mostly sunny, day out.