Speedway Bike Explained:

The bikes look like your old pedal bike with an engine? No, I don't think so!!!!

These bikes will grab you and spit you out at the drop of a hat! They are vicious beasts that will throw you, smash you, bounce you and leave you shaking from being physically and mentally drained.

Speedway riders are a different breed, and as history has shown, the attitude of ' this looks easy' is not at all what you see, when you turn that throttle for the first time.

The biggest thing that you must have is, RESPECT! Respect for anything that will go from 0-70mph in 3 seconds! With no brakes or gears to use. Phenomenal raw power that is transmitted through the riders skill, knowledge and use of the throttle and clutch, is the key to any success on these bikes.

Reactions to riding a speedway bike for the first time is to close the throttle when trouble is looming, WRONG!!! Do this and the bike will give you a nice memory! The design of these bikes is for the rear wheel to spin at high speeds, let off this speed and the rear wheel will grip and throw you around and a speedway track is not forgiving in its surface!