Even "Bog Standard" proddie bikes have spares. And modified fork internals and Top notch rear shock and race exhaust and re-jetted carbs and race spark plugs and top notch steering damper and, more importantly, totally blueprinted. Any proddie bike with some or all of this would still be inside the rules. The factory prepared bikes would be far superior to "standard" because of their facility for blue printing. And the rider, of course, is likely to be one of the best.

Oh! Did I mention the rider? Did not similar riders finish in the top dozen or so in the other classes? Did not the best rider on the day win? I think he probably did.

I am sure there is some cheating going on but the rules are fairly complicated and there is likely to be some interpretation. On the day, the race was excellent and the guys that finished at the top are the best at it.

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