My good mate, Kent Miklenda, the builder and rider of the Shadowfax Kawasaki, sent me an email today. We stay in sporadic contact and have done so over the years. Sometimes he disappears for long periods of time and, when he does, I know that he is … [Read more]
It’s not been a good week..
More than enough reminders in the last couple of weeks about the fragility of life and how we are all getting on. Geoff Sim passed away recently, depriving Wollongong of one of its motorcycling royalty. Then this week we were shocked to hear … [Read more]
Bush mechanics
I hope you'll forgive me if I digress into cars this morning, though there is a motorcycle element to my story. A speedway mate of mine posted up this picture on Facebook yesterday and it provoked a flurry of comments as memes like this usually … [Read more]
MotoGp update
Since my last check-in in the lead-up to the 2021 season we have now lost the Argentine round and the US round, both of which have been "postponed" to later in the year in the hope that the virus kerfuffle will have died down. It is significant to … [Read more]
Staintune lives on!
Since my last post, things have moved quickly and, on the 10th of February, this official announcement from Staintune's owners. "With a beaming smile and a full heart I am so happy to announce: At the final hour (literally) Staintune has been … [Read more]
Save Staintune
Earlier this week the owners of specialist muffler manufacturers, Staintune, announced that all avenues for the sale of the business had been exhausted and that the assets of the business were to be sold. This appears to be the end of a glorious … [Read more]
Motivation..
You have undoubtedly noticed that I haven't been updating the blog recently. It's not because I don't WANT to or because I don't think it's important, it's just that I am finding it very difficult to get motivated to get it done. And I don't even … [Read more]
MotoGp 2021
It's time to start thinking about this year's MotoGp season. While we in Australia are starting to feel that the worst of the COVID19 crisis is over the same cannot be said for overseas with lockdowns and continuing high rates of infection being … [Read more]
WG
Just lately there has been a lot of chatter on Facebook about Wayne Gardner. Being a local boy (to me) means that I am automatically interested in anything that concerns Wayne and it has been pretty amazing to read some of the comments that people … [Read more]
40 years doesn’t take long to go by
I know it's early in 2021 but, you know me, I am always on the lookout for something significant to do with the date and it occurred to me this morning that this year will mark the 40th anniversary of the last road closure in Canberra. The Macarthur … [Read more]
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