Given that the role of governments these days is to try and take as much money from you as they can and that the system of policing is based on punishment rather than reward, I was a bit surprised to … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2023
Memories
Of all the bikes I have owned, Black Betty II, my 1994 VFR750, was the best. When looking for a bike to replace the blue VFR (written off in the freak hailstorm on Mount Ousley) it eventually came … [Read more...]
Originality
Those of you who know me well will already know that my tolerance for the current "cafe racer" and "bobber" craze is very low. Mostly the results of these efforts look nothing like what the terms … [Read more...]
Kick or electric start
Time tends to compress ones memory so it seems strange to think that it was nearly 40 years ago (August 1986) that the last motorcycle grand prix race featured a push start. The above photo, from … [Read more...]
Doing it while you can
The Winter weather has been unseasonably good this last week (and is showing signs of continuing to do so, I may say) so it would seem crazy not to take advantage of it and so I have been doing so. … [Read more...]
Whither Marc?
Well, we are nearly half way through the MotoGP season and, as is usual when the Summer break comes around, the Silly Season is in full swing. It is slightly less frenetic than usual, … [Read more...]
Big John
As most of you know, I started out my motorsports journey as a car racing fan. It began when Australia's Jack Brabham won the F1 World Championship in 1959. I followed car racing slavishly until … [Read more...]
Half a Putty is better than no Putty at all
Well, as you can guess, I haven't been riding much, a quick ride to Kiama and back the other day is about all there has been. I HAVE got the CBX registered for another year which is good and the bits … [Read more...]