Oh yes. All his racing is done on a very tight budget. When he says the tyres are second hand he means third or even 4th hand. He was at cadwell for a Derby Pheonix meeting a month or so ago and was using tyres he did the Manx on last year LOL......... Great lad and realy realy fast. He finished 5th in the Ultra Light Weight Manx GP last year with an average speed of just over 108mph on an SV650 that has a top speed of about 135mph. Hes on a GSXR 1000 at the TT no class for the SV.