WINTER HYBERNATION

For most of us track riders a UK winter can feel like an eternity, with British circuits generally closing to motorcycles for about four months, meaning it could be up to six months between the last race of this season and the first race of next season. So, for some of you, your bike could be stood still for just as many months as when you’re thrashing it around the track. With that in mind, it’s worth doing a bit of winter preparation before all the Christmas parties kick in and you forget about your beloved bike – it becomes too easy to say you’ll do it next week, then the next week and before you know it, it’s March, the battery is flat, there’s