Before the event I read comments that the influx of top TT names into the classic races would lead to a spate of grenaded motors. I suppose that those commentators can feel vindicated by the large number of machine failures experienced by those riders. However, on the basis that most if not all of their machines were replicas of the originals using materials greatly improved from the originals and developed to produce power that those materials could stand I think that the argument that superbike riders have no mechanical compassion is flawed as their bikes were built to stand the pace. How come the break downs happened then ? Well having previously been stunned by the speed of Ryan Farquhar on the Paton through Westwood it was a shock to see the top bunch of seeded riders all attack the corner in flat out mode in contrast to the fast but steady approach of many other riders - no disrespect intended. My point is that these riders are all used to maintaining flat out pace everywhere - it is what they do for a living - and it is no wonder that classic replicas bred for short circuit dashes are as prone to failure when held flat out for minutes at a time as anything else. In other words these riders are faster than the bikes they were on so no wonder they went BANG.
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