Buxton Ride and Skid it Speedway Experience

A day with Les (former world no2 ranked speedway rider) and Aidan Collins (5 times British flat track champion & former speedway rider) trying to teach a load of numptys how to powerslide a 125cc speedway bike.
A brilliant day, lots of fun and a lot harder than you would think.
Thoroughly recommended.
Links:-
Ride and Skid it-
www.rideandskidit.com/
/ ride-and-skid-it-speed...
P.M.C.-
www.poyntonmotorcycleclub.co.uk/
/ poyntonmc

[@soggybawsmoto]

This is fantastic. I done a similar experience day at Ashfield in Glasgow with a company called Ride 'n slide dayz. They started us out on 125's, and by the end of the day they had us on 500cc. It was harder than it looks, but exhilarating. It was unnatural opening up the throttle and accelerating hard knowing you had no brakes 🤣.

[@LordBilious]

It's difficult to get your head round having no brakes and deliberately getting the back end sliding.

[@williamnethercott4364]

I might have tried this about 45 years ago. Good people to learn from and you did well.

[@LordBilious]

Thank you. The guys there are brilliant. You're never too old to have a go at things. They also do a flat-track experience- I have a vlog on that, too.

[@davidrose1847]

Always fancied a go on a Speedway Bike, but too risky now with all my injuries etc Maybe aged 15 to 40 but im 60 now. Thanks for Saving me £95 plus Travel

[@LordBilious]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. You should still think about doing it- there's no pressure to go fast or fall off.

[@MrSTAdventures]

Good for you having a go. Once you’ve got your head around it the handling of the bike becomes easier. 👍🏻

[@LordBilious]

It was difficult to get out of road riding habits, especially as you got more tired through the day.

[@MrSTAdventures]

@@LordBilious I know, I had the opposite when I got my first road bike, going round left hands was easy but right handers was a nightmare. 😂😂😂

[@seanadamson280]

Lovely jubbly 🎉

[@LordBilious]

@@seanadamson280 thank you👍

[@andrewpollard1262]

Brilliant video. People just don't realise how hard it is to ride a Speedway bike. Well done to yourself hope you enjoyed it.

[@LordBilious]

andrew pollard Thanks. It was a hard but fantastic day.

[@thegreatdeception2563]

Nice, love speedway racing

[@ladyjrider666]

This is amazing! Didn't know they did these. And look at the weather you had! Ride safe, J

[@LordBilious]

Yeah, a lot of fun. They do grasstrack bikes as well.

[@bobcraig3874]

I wish this thing was around when l started to ride in Melbourne Australia in 1960 l rode till 1973 love every second of it l may have been better if it was Bob craig now 74 yrs old with great memories

[@johncoles8014]

Thanks for that , I shall be having a go in October when I am back in the UK for a visit , I might just be world champion by the time i wake up in the morning :).

[@LordBilious]

It's great fun. I woke up the next morning aching ;) .

[@paulbaldwin4837]

fantastic video, thanks for putting it up. I want to do this and after watching, I'm going to have a go!

[@LordBilious]

Do it! It was great fun, I will go back there again sometime.

[@mark675]

We're sorting out booking at the moment i cant wait :)

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

Looks great fun,but reckon I need to get a bit fitter before having a go. Where was the water bowser,that dust was horrendous. Bet those air filters needed a good clean.I`d need a mask in that environment.

[@TheCackles68]

back in early 1985 was my first right on a speeways track and it was a race night and we were on 500cc bikes I was shit scared by the next season I had come right ...I wish they had riding schools in my day we couldn't even get practice time .......that's speedway

[@ionbuglea596]

Any form of SPEEDWAY is welcome. Congratulations to those who have thought and put into practice ...

[@marcpellerin1271]

i this is a very sharp documentary,started too get the passion for speeway a year ago ,seems to be a good school, is it in australia?thanks for your generosity. speedway rock.

[@LordBilious]

Marc Pellerin This school is in the UK, not far from Manchester. It was a good day, well worth doing.

[@MovingTargetOne]

I practice this on a beach with an enduro bike until i can get to try this for real! Unfortunately I find it much easier sliding clockwise than anticlockwise lol

[@LordBilious]

They do dirt bikes now as well. I will be going back to try them when I can.

[@dennymcfastlane8530]

At 6:59 Why did the instructor have the practice sliding cones facing the fence? They should have been in the operating direction of the track course for runoff and track familiarity! (Turn 1). Fence! (Turn 2). Riders!

[@LordBilious]

Denny Mcfastlane Because you are trying to slide the bike around the cones. Slow up to the cone, then accelerate round. As you go round the cone nearest the fence and face away from the fence you have the full width of the track in front of you to fall off in. If you did it your way, you would have less than half the width of the track. Plus you would have been going against the operating direction of the track on the way back. Anyway, what do I know, I'm not a professional who rides and teaches day in day out. Book yourself on a day with the guys and you'll be able ask them yourself.

[@nigelstevens6218]

The instructor is former 1982 world number 2 les Collins

[@chrisburnsed6349]

Your problem was going so slow. Speedway is one of those things that the faster you go the easier it is to ride and slide the bike. Let your bollocks drop and pin it! The bike then does the work.

[@LordBilious]

It's a completely different style of riding to what I'm used to. I didn't think I did too bad for my first ever try of speedway. I dare say if I did it a lot, it would be easier. I must go back and do it again sometime.

[@craigwebbawebber8622]

This looks great how much does it cost thank you

[@LordBilious]

I can't remember now, I did this a few years ago--well worth the money. Look for Buxton Ride and Skid it on Facebook or Google their website.

[@simonbradshaw3993]

It's £95 for a session this year

[@kyranlyden8686]

1:53 where's the kill switch and chord round the wrist

[@LordBilious]

Kyran Lyden There was a kill switch somewhere- I remember it being mentioned in the briefing. They were only small cc bikes and non of us went fast enough to warrant a safety cord- I didn't leave the bike when I fell off.

[@kyranlyden8686]

Lord Bilious I understand that they were only small cc bikes maybe 90cc but what if throttle got stuck or something went wrong with the bike and you had to immediately stop it. I'm just speaking from seeing things happen on track.

[@LordBilious]

Kyran Lyden It's a different environment to an actual race. This was filmed over a year ago, so I can't remember details. The guys who run the experience would be the best ones to answer your questions, there are a couple of links in the vlog description.

[@kyranlyden8686]

Okay I didn't mean a race I meant just in general but I was just thinking of safety and that so.

[@LordBilious]

Kyran Lyden Always important to think of safety. I had no concern about how the day was run.👍

[@peteranddorothybowles5428]

hard work eh matey I'm tired watching you

[@LordBilious]

It was hard, but fun too.