I'm friends with Russ Collins Jr on Facebook and am following with interest his posts about the restoration of his dad's iconic 1970s drag racing bikes, the triple-engined Honda (the "Atchison, Topeka … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
MV to build in China, shock, horror
The motorcycle industry is in melt-down this morning following last week's announcement that MV Agusta is set to partner with the Chinese manufacturer, Loncin, to produce small capacity motorcycles in … [Read more...]
Racing news..
With the GP circus still in holiday mode, the Suzuka 8 Hour endurance race gets the opportunity to grab the world's attention without distraction. Starting in the day time and finishing in the night … [Read more...]
Has Honda lost its way?
The motorcycle industry is in a bit of a pickle at the moment. Sales are down and there appears to be a general lack of understanding as to why it is and suggestions of how to fix it. Nowhere is this … [Read more...]
The Lap in winter
On Sunday my wife and daughter had an excursion to IKEA in Sydney planned. Well, what better invitation could there be for me to go for a ride? I planned to leave early and do my own "Brass Monkey" … [Read more...]
Out of an archive
It is now over 7 years since the restoration of the Shadowfax Kawasaki was completed. It was shown at the BSFoS in March 2012 and won two trophies, a stunning surprise to both Dave and myself. In the … [Read more...]
10-4 good buddy
Every now and then something comes along that reminds me of other hobbies that I have pursued as well as music and motorcycling and I was reminded the other day of my one-time passion for CB … [Read more...]
Orphans Pt4
In the continuing series of bikes that seemed like a good idea but proved not to be in practice, so far we have looked at the Honda MVX250, the Yamaha XV550 and the terrible TX twins, the TX500 and … [Read more...]
10 out of 10, Mr Marquez!
Marc Marquez confirmed his position as the Sachsenring king with another dominant performance on Sunday at the German Grand Prix. He made his intentions very clear on Friday, finishing just 0.074 … [Read more...]
Cold enough to freeze…
I joined Netrider, the national motorcycle forum, in 2005 but, despite that length of membership, I've only ever been on one Netrider ride and that was to Merimbula in 2006. So, when someone … [Read more...]