Yesterday I travelled down to Tilba on the far south coast to attend a celebration of John Small's life hosted by his friends and neighbours in the picturesque rural village. This "celebration" was … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2022
You booty!
The saga of my motorcycle boots has seemingly come to an end. Last week I was able to take my old, and very worn FALCOs to the boot repair guy around the corner from me (almost literally) and … [Read more...]
Boots and saddles
My faithful Falco boots have reached the end of the line. My second pair of the same model, I bought them from Trooper Lu's Garage in 2014. But, the sole on the l/h boot is worn through and, despite … [Read more...]
The Emperor’s New Clothes
I have been waiting a long while to compose an article on the subject of electric vehicles (a misnomer which I will explain in a moment) and I think the time has come. Electric Vehicles, 2 and 4 … [Read more...]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
So, on Thursday, I went up to Cessnock and collected the Barn Find (hereinafter to be known as the BF). My good mate, Henri, lent me his ute and my brother, Paul did the trip with me to help with the … [Read more...]
Barn finds
You'd have to have been hiding under a rock to not notice the boom in "discoveries" of old bikes and cars that seems to be almost out of control. In shed and barns all over the world, but especially … [Read more...]