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Sure, that joke a little stale now....

I have to watch my step in case I do something stupid on the Southend run. Revenge is sweet and all that!

While I was at the CTC rally I found myself in the right place at the right time and got to ride (pilot) the Borealis in the BHPC parade. Chris said to me to take it out for a spin afterwards. I didn't go far but I did find that on the flat it is easier to go fast. On that Sunday as a lot of you will know it was very windy that day. I did find that it was very vulnerable in cross winds. This might be something that you'd get used to if you were piloting it all the time.

First impressions, FUN!!! At first I did notice swing of the long nose. But I found that with my "S" when I first got it but now take no notice.

I found that it grounded on the front end quite a lot on uneven road surfaces and dips in the tarmac. Over a while this may cause holes but it may also be eliminated in production models by having a slightly higher underside to the nose. Sound wise it did magnify the bumps and was quite noisy, again something that you might well get used to.

I didn't get to do any fast cornering so I asked Neil about it. He said "You can lean in it but not as far as a normal trike therefore we tent to be a bit more careful on fast corners".

If I had a garage to store it in and £5000 to spare I'd have one. (I'd have to buy a QnT as well as it's not made to fit the old "S")

Apologies if this doesn't make sense, it's my first ever review on something.

As for helmets on trikes I only wear one to protect from feathered birds in attack mode. I have recently taken to wearing a windsurf helmet when it rains (most times) that has a smoked visor that can be moved up and down. I have it in such a position that it shelters my eyes from the rain but I don't have to wipe it as my sight line is underneath it. As I can see through the visor it doesn't block my vision like a low baseball cap might. I found that I needed this as I wear contact lenses and quite a few times I have almost had my lenses washed out by the rain.