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Mike 'Spike' Edwards (born February 1962) based in Nidderdale, is an English motorcycle road racer.
He is a seven time motorcycle champion in various classes.
Mike 'Spike' Edwards after competing in motorcycle racing each year since 1982, is now offering access to his extensive race and on track experience, through his online presence producing motorcycle related info vids, circuit guides, and hint and tips on riding techniques.
Edwards has a broad range of online profiles, usually through his brand identity of 'no1bloke'
Edwards is now also using Patreon as a platform to provide exclusive online content to his subscribers; where there are several tiers of contributions for which the subscribers can earn a variety of rewards.
Edwards drawing on his extensive motorcycle racing experience has prepared track guides, on how he rides a decent lap of the race circuit. Using his own personally recorded onboard action video Edwards edits the track in to sections, and uses slow motion and freeze frames to highlight and illustrate markers and reference points with a voiceover; as a rider aid, whether you are a racer or track day rider this guide may be able to offer you some pointers to put together a good lap. You can browse his extensive library of "how I ride" circuit guides to stream or instantly download on Vimeo.
With a particular love and enjoyment for Endurance Racing, Edwards with different teams, private and factory supported, has secured 5 World Endurance rostrums. Brno, Silverstone, Paul Ricard, Imola and Vallelunga.
He enjoys competing worldwide and is renowned for his ability to ride a wide range of motorcycles racing in endurance racing, Classic racing and Supermono events.
Additionally Edwards is one of a few ACU certified Commercial Road Race Coaches.
Edwards has previously trained as a Driving Standards Agency, Compulsory Basic Training and Direct Access Training instructor.
Edwards now offers an on track and online coaching and riding assessment scheme, V121Pro where he uses video footage to help other motorcyclists improve their riding skills.Edwards had great fund racing his eBay project 'Gordon' where he took a £454 Yamaha SZR 660cc salvage yard wreck to rostrum finishes in the British Supermono Championship. Through the creation of 'Gordon's Special Friends' the bike was totally rebuilt and race prepared; with the progress documented on a popular website and blog. Mike also completed another motorcycle restoration race project named 'Nancy' a Yamaha FZ600 with the rebuild and restoration project being followed as editorial pieces in Classic Motorcycle Mechanics magazine.