I ’ll cut straight to the chase and say that everything I wanted the SRAD to be on track, it was. It did not disappoint one bit, which I was very relieved about. I can’t believe I’ve never ridden an SRAD on track before, but I must have ridden dozens on the road over the years, and if I’m honest, and at the risk of getting berated by readers, I never ‘got’ what the fuss was all about. I was always left feeling underwhelmed by the experience of riding a recognised gamechanging motorbike and just put it down to me being in the wrong head space every time I had the chance. Until now…