secretagentmole Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wrlhvR5vHU This is big! Edited March 18, 2016 by secretagentmole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbyathome Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I think that Guy has a very switched on Agent working for him ! Just a point in case , you can buy a Snap On roll cab and tool chest , marketed as 'The Guy Martin' for £7,000 without any spanners or sockets in it? ?? Go figure , what is Guys % out of that little deal? I think in biking he will be remembered as 'The Nearly Man' . So many good opportunities , and nearly won , but actually hardly ever did ! does it really matter what % guy is on I don't think many people will buy snap on tools because he has his own name on a set to sell its just good pr for snap on to have him aboard as advertising and as for the nearly man I can see what you mean as he has not won the isle of man but what he will be remembered for when he retires is an ordinary bike loving racer that tried his best for many years he shunned the big teams because he didn't want to be a corporate prostitute selling hiself to the advertising world and preferred driving himself in a transit doing his own spannering etc but like anyone that wants to win you have to go the corporate way to get access to the best bikes he is like marmite you either love him or loathe him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I was miffed he didn't buy my autobiography. But i did and people in glass houses . :lol: Whats wrong with you man, he is what he is, and this world is a lot better with him than without him, when you look at all the cra* celeb TV garbage we are spoon fed, Guy Martins shows are a breath of fresh air as far as i am concerned, proper entertainment by a reral person. Top bloke is GUY . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Anyone that takes away air time from this muppet is cool in my book. Guy should be on nightly. Edited March 18, 2016 by Fuji Shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Some heavy duty man crushes being witnessed in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I like him...does what he says and bullocks to anyone else....kinda Guy who doesn't get out of the shower if he needs a slash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Anyone that takes away air time from this muppet is cool in my book. Guy should be on nightly. <script pagespeed_no_defer="" type="text/javascript">//=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e.height&&c<=b.e.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};p.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&q(this,b)};h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){n.checkImageForCriticality(b)});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){r(n)});var r=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(s())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),d=!0);t=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(k){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(u){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},s=function(){var b={},d=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d.length)return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0=b[e].k&&a.height>=b[e].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},t="";h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return t});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var k=new p(b,d,a,e,f);n=k;c&&m(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){r(k)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?s=f7495b243134a00b0911aac7bada51bc&app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=332815&p=3025675&md5check=1a56fe5b2de5e9985c97a554a79d5b68&isRte=1,B6nXayd9mu,true,false,oClspmXeVfo');//]]></script> &&0 You do realise that they are on different channels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 But i did and people in glass houses . :lol: Whats wrong with you man, he is what he is, and this world is a lot better with him than without him, when you look at all the cra* celeb TV garbage we are spoon fed, Guy Martins shows are a breath of fresh air as far as i am concerned, proper entertainment by a reral person. Top bloke is GUY . It seems that we have the British dizzies going on here I am with you on this why cannot people just enjoy his programs and leave it at that I tend to think that if god himself came on tv these people would find bad things to say about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I'm not into bikes but enjoyed the program none the less and though both Guy and DC did an alright job. I've never seen a Guy Martin program before so I'm not best placed to judge, but he didn't seem full of attitude to me, in fact he seemed quite meek and easy going. I googled him after they said he was a truck mechanic as I wasn't sure if that was a joke or not - and it appears that he has Asperger's syndrome, which may account for him rubbing some people up the wrong way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttfjlc Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 There was a clip of Guy doing the rounds on Facebook of him being interviewed in New Zealand and he was asked about the tea over there. I can't remember it word for word but went something like this, "so guy I hear you like your tea mate, what do you think of ours?" "It's **** mate, it may be just the way I have mine and you may like it your way but it's ****. Nice country **** tea." Bromance or not I thought it was rather funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 But i did and people in glass houses . :lol: Whats wrong with you man, he is what he is, and this world is a lot better with him than without him, when you look at all the cra* celeb TV garbage we are spoon fed, Guy Martins shows are a breath of fresh air as far as i am concerned, proper entertainment by a reral person. Top bloke is GUY . Don't get me wrong I like his programmes it was just after reading his book I got the feeling he was an angry man who doesn't get on with a lot of people looking to pick arguments. If he has Aspergers's then that would explain it. I know a few people with it. Funny enough a lot of Hedge Fund Managers have it and they are irritating *****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Not really a fair test guy had wet tyres f1 had slicks Guy is a good crack to talk to Edited March 18, 2016 by Essex Keeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I do not like the bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 ok should Guy of used a yamaha M1 moto GP bike or is the BMW just as quick? i noticed the BMW had a price tag of £250K i bet an M1 is far more than that and probably a bit quicker all round, just a thought, although the car was a 2012/3 did they say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Don't get me wrong I like his programmes it was just after reading his book I got the feeling he was an angry man who doesn't get on with a lot of people looking to pick arguments. If he has Aspergers's then that would explain it. I know a few people with it. Funny enough a lot of Hedge Fund Managers have it and they are irritating *****. Just pulling your leg about your bio,, i have not read his bio and to be truthfull i cant be bothered. What you say about his bio is interesting and it kind of has me respecting him even more, i wonder how many other in the spotlight people are as up front about what they do and who they do it to as it sounds he has been in his own biography?. Sounds pretty genuine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 ok should Guy of used a yamaha M1 moto GP bike or is the BMW just as quick? i noticed the BMW had a price tag of £250K i bet an M1 is far more than that and probably a bit quicker all round, just a thought, although the car was a 2012/3 did they say? Thing is, Guy is contracted to BMW not Yamaha, What did suprise me was the braking test, the bike started to stop quite quickly and then it was if he got brake fade, it just didn't stop. Oh and for all the knockers.....don't watch it if you don't like him, there are loads of people I don't like so I don't watch them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I really like him on TV. His book just showed him in a different light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 MotoGP bike would have carbon disks and is lighter. Lap time would still not be enough to prevent lapping but I think braking and drag tests would be a lot closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VULTURE Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Hi. I don't think the tests were fair,in the drag race the car had full wets on a dry track so not getting much traction there,had the car had slicks at the optimum temperature it would have left the bike for dead. In the brake test DC just stood on the brake and locked the wheels up which is not the quickest method of stopping a car. So it was set up to even out the playing field, not good TV in my opinion. Cheers. Vulture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 He is on tonight 7 15. ch 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Live tonight at 7:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) Well he got past the 60 MPH record and attained 70.3 MPH by 20:03. Stopped for a comfort break, what will he do for the rest of the programme? Edited March 28, 2016 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 The wall of death would make a great 10 minute program. As it is, it's as painful as springwatch. Not good television or very interesting. If he made the wall bigger it would be even easier to go faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 There is a magical implement calle a TV remote. Annoying ***,turn off or over. Sorted. Would save a lot of doors!! I think he is a Dibnah for the 21st Century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 The presenter is trying his best to over dramatise the program and Guy is cool as a cucumber. I like Guys attitude and well done on his 78mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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