This is breaking news from crash.net last night. "New Superstock 1000 Champion Brendan Roberts will graduate to the World Superbike Championship in 2009 with Guandalini Ducati, Crash.net can … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2008
Pssst, hey, Bud, wanna buy an Aprilia??
Interesting news item here. Apparently the Aprilia factory is selling off its collection of 500cc Grand Prix bikes from the late 1990's. These were the bikes ridden by McWilliams and Harada (shows you … [Read more...]
The “Other” V4.
Unlike Honda's steadfast refusal to update the aging VFR, Italian manufacturer, Aprilia, is about to enter the market with a sports bike based on the V4 concept. Having made a name for itself … [Read more...]
Web site update.
Tonight I have updated my web site. I have published Chapter 3 of My Motobiography here.....and the 2nd chapter of The Ride That Shall Not Be Mentioned, here And I have also updated the Tips and … [Read more...]
WSBK Teams for 2009. Confirmed and Speculation.
Ducati Xerox Noriyuki Haga Michel Fabrizio Yamaha Italia Ben Spies Tom Sykes Ten Kate Honda Carlos Checa Ryuichi Kiyonari Jonathan Rea Alstare Suzuki Max Neukirchner … [Read more...]
Champions all.
Quiet weekend, this. Weather wasn't conducive to riding so home pursuits were in order. And this afternoon I settled down with the latest issue of "Bike" magazine, my favourite read. I used to buy … [Read more...]
Been busy.
Haven't posted for a week or so. Haven't been riding much, either. This working full-time caper sure keeps you close to home. Did ride down to Canberra last weekend for a big speedway meeting … [Read more...]
Welcome to my web site
Well, it's taken ages and I got sick of waiting, so here it is. Not exactly the most glamorous, but it's functional and it allows me to start sharing the content that I have been amassing for … [Read more...]
Testing Times.
In the next few months we will see the continuing results of off-season testing for both MotoGp and WSBK/WSS. One round of each has already taken place with the usual interesting results. MotoGp … [Read more...]
The not-so-special K.
Now that both major motorcycle road racing series have finished their series for the year, it's time to reflect on the highs and lows of the seasons, and I'm going to start with the "lows" Apart … [Read more...]
