Indeed Nick, seeing some of those big bikes gracefully(cough) weaving past the pits was frightening enough, those bikes weren't really fit for purpose in that trim as you say but seeing the challenge taken on and the lap speeds was remarkable to say the least. I remember you on the K100 and Dave Leach also riding the big ZX10 Kawasaki in a previous year - he looked tiny sat on it, also Steve Parrish on a FJ Yamaha. Memorable times with a great people I was prvileged to be involved with from 84 onwards.