Last Sunday was the CEMCC (Classic and Enthusiasts Motorcycle Club) Annual Show at Engadine in Sydney. The Illawarra branch, of which I used to be a member (more in a minute) holds this show every … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
On a Wing and a prayer
It may seem odd for you to open the page this morning and see a picture of an old-skool Gold Wing. After all, the Lead Wing, as it came to be known, is about as far removed from the sorts of bikes … [Read more...]
Choose
Dreams are funny things, funny peculiar, not funny ha-ha. I am guessing that some bright spark has already done it but I have often thought that someone should do a study to determine if the type of … [Read more...]
Consoling myself
Since I first got the Minibago it has seemed to me that the space under the dash, in front of the gear selector, was wasted. It probably seems quite silly to think that when the thing is so big and … [Read more...]
A truly Grand Prix
Sunday's British Grand Prix served up everything that an enthusiast could hope for in a race meeting. Since I don't have cable TV I didn't get so see the Moto2 and Moto3 races but all reports seem to … [Read more...]
Tipping the bucket
Wow, three weeks of this flu bug and still not over it. I just loove winter, not... Anyway, my apologies for lack of updates, I'll try harder. Lots of things have happened since last I posted. … [Read more...]
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As a self-confessed Marc Marquez fan even I couldn't summon up the energy to get up at 0400 to watch the race from Indianapolis yesterday morning. Despite the fact that he breaks records every time he … [Read more...]
White vans Pt2
Well, my recent article about white vans had some interesting responses, but karma has a way of biting you when you least expect it. For those of you who thought that I was, perhaps, being a little … [Read more...]
In the midst of life
Sitting on the lounge watching the TV news I couldn't believe what I was hearing. No, that couldn't be right. Surely not. The reporter said that DFAT hadn't confirmed it yet but it was believed that a … [Read more...]
Another special “special”
When we moved to Canberra in late 1976 I was heavily involved in CB radio as well as my motorcycling hobby. Not just local communications but chasing the "skip" and talking to people all over the … [Read more...]
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