Manning Street Cafe in Kiama is my wife and I's favourite breakfast spot. As often as we can, on Sunday mornings, we head down and have a relaxing break from the busy week. The cafe is a bare bones, … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Life in the (very) fast lane
Overnight the news has come in news of the death of motorcycle drag racing legend, Russ Collins. When I first started riding I devoured every motorcycle magazine that I could, and that meant the … [Read more...]
Spa
No, not THIS Spa, THIS one.. Much as I would love to be heading to the legendary Spa Francochamps circuit in Belgium for the annual Bikers' Classic on the first weekend of July, I am … [Read more...]
A fitting farewell
Yesterday I had to go to Canberra for a funeral of a very dear friend. Eric (Erk) Morgan was 88 years old had been suffering from dementia for around 7 years so his death, while tragic for his family, … [Read more...]
Animals Pt1
There comes a time in every rider's life when he/she will encounter animals whilst riding. Not the two-legged variety who can be seen emerging uncertainly from licensed premises very late at night but … [Read more...]
Winter riding
It was 11 degrees (C) the other night when I was going down to the servo for some fuel. It looks like our extended summer is finally coming to an end. Mind you, given that there is only one more month … [Read more...]
In praise of country hotels
It may seem strange that a person who was brought up in an alcohol-free family and who has remained teetotal by choice since might be writing about hotels but, stick with me and I will explain. You … [Read more...]
Doctor, my eyes
It was speedway night last night. After missing two meetings last weekend (Goulburn and Nowra both rained-off) it was good to have a lovely, sunny Autumn day and the chance to get back to the track. … [Read more...]
Road trip!!!
Short story; 1200kms in 16 hours. Long story; please read on Towards the end of last year I was approached by the organiser of the Australian Historic championships at Lakeside in September this … [Read more...]
Victoria, the touring state
As I have noted many times before, I started touring seriously on a motorcycle around 1980. It was my trusty 500/4 that got me started and, in the intervening years, I have covered many thousands of … [Read more...]
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