In spite of protests to the contrary, superbike racing started here in Australia and spread worldwide from there. Firstly, a little background. The term "superbike" or "super bike" is a generic … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
On the rack
After my recent Queensland trip where, for the seventeen millionth time I took way too much luggage, I decided that I'd just take the top box for last weekend's trip up the north coast. The trouble … [Read more...]
“Not quite so far north this time”
Long lifers will recall that, about 18 months ago, I made an attempt to ride The Lakes Way, between the Pacific Highway at Buladelah and Forster on the north coast of NSW. It didn't quite go … [Read more...]
Fab-U-Lous
Here I must confess that I have over 1000 friends on Facebook. Many of these are people I actually know, either presently or people I have known in the past. Many are acquaintances and friends from my … [Read more...]
It’s a small world..
...or so they say. Well, in fact it IS a small world, a fact that was proven to me again this morning. Friday breakfast at the City Cafe in Wollongong is becoming a bit of a tradition with us and … [Read more...]
A life of grime
As a young rider I spent inordinate amounts of time working on my bikes. Mostly it was necessary stuff. My extremely limited budget meant that I only ever bought one brand new bike, a Yamaha RD250 in … [Read more...]
Seconds matter
Just to make it clear, the subject of today's diatribe is small increments of time, i.e. seconds and fractions thereof. As an aside this is not to say that second PLACINGS don't matter because they … [Read more...]
Gallivanting
After I've been on a long ride I tend to stay off the bike for a bit. The combination of tiredness, the accumulated pain in my leg and just the desire to be a bit more comfortable usually means that … [Read more...]
A not-so-welcome visitor
The other day when I was riding my short stint on the Pacific Highway, I became aware of a strange sensation on the top of my head. It felt like there was water dripping onto it from the air vent. But … [Read more...]
Pictures and videos
Here I am almost ready to head off on my adventure last Wednesday week. Little did I know what a drowned rat I would be by the end of this day! I thought I'd include a few more pictures of my trip as … [Read more...]