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\"\"<\/a>

Nicole in action<\/p><\/div>\n

We catch up with\u00a0Nicole Lynch for the second installment\u00a0of \u00a0her\u2018 Life on Two Wheels” column<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

How did you get into it?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The main questions I get asked when people find out I race motorbikes are, \u201cHow did you get into it?\u201d and \u201cAre there many girls racing?\u201d. The answer to the second question is unfortunately no, there aren\u2019t many girls racing, although there are more and more each year which is awesome to see.<\/p>\n

I got into motorbikes simply because my Dad used to race and my brothers race so I have always had a motorbike. I got my first motorbike shortly after Dad took the stabilizers off my push bike when I was around 4 years old. I had a couple of small bikes that I used to ride around the local fields, but I never wanted to race them, it was just fun.<\/p>\n

My first bike<\/strong><\/h4>\n

When I was about 14 I got Dad to sell my motorbike and buy me a guitar instead, and when he offered to buy me an Aprilia 125 to race when I was 16 I wasn\u2019t mad on the idea either, so he didn\u2019t buy it. This is important because it was always my own choice about whether I wanted to be on them or not. Despite not being on bikes the whole time, I always loved learning about mechanics.<\/p>\n

I watched Dad every chance I got while he was fixing cars etc and he let me help and bought me Meccano sets. My mum told him they were for boys. He didn\u2019t listen. My brothers were also currently racing at this time, and my eldest brother Dylan was competing in the Isle of Man TT on a Sidecar so I went over to watch a couple of times and even though I didn\u2019t have my own bike I went pillion around the place and really enjoyed it. A few more years passed and while my brothers were still racing I just decided one day it was time to go for it.<\/p>\n

Honestly, the reason I hadn\u2019t before was because I was afraid that because I was a girl I wouldn\u2019t be any good at it, and because my Dad and brothers were good I didn\u2019t want to let the family down. I had a teacher in 3rd<\/span>\u00a0class in school who used to say all the time \u201cThere\u2019s no such thing as I can\u2019t, only I will try\u201d, and this kind of came back to me at that stage, even though I hated her all that year for saying it. I couldn\u2019t do the maths homework, and I did try!<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no such thing as I can\u2019t<\/strong><\/h4>\n

So I gave it a go, and haven\u2019t looked back since. The support from around the paddock is incredible and while a lot of men encourage their sons to start racing, I\u2019d urge people to encourage their daughters as well. This is not a mans sport, so maybe pick up that Meccano set for your daughters, even if you think it\u2019s just for boys.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be updating this blog monthly with race reports, and general snippets of how everything is going. You can also follow me on Twitter <\/a>, \u00a0Instagram<\/a> or facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nicole Lynch<\/strong><\/p>\n

8th June, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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