To begin with I have to reply to all the people who are thinking, "Geeze, that bike is so dirty." Yes, it is. I have not yet gotten around to washing and cleaning it after the Snowy ride. Things have been a bit busy and looking like getting … [Read more]
75 Part 4
One of the objectives of the 75th Birthday Tour was to get some good photos as well as have fun riding. Sadly, both Paul ad I are the types of riders who, once they start riding, don't really like to stop until we've reached the destination. There is … [Read more]
75 Part 3
Day 3 started full of promise. The mountain range in the background, the splash of sunlight on the foothills, the continental brekkie, it was all looking great. The plan today was to do the southern loop of the Snowies and end up back in Bombala for … [Read more]
75 Part 2
Bombala, almost exactly half way between Sydney and Melbourne. Day two of our adventure started at Kitchen Eighty Ate in the main street of Bombala. We walked in at around 7 to hear the music being played on an iPad. Jimmy Buffet's "I have found … [Read more]
75 Part 1
With Paul and I turning the dreaded 75 this March, My wife and I decided that we, at least, would go for a slightly more elaborate birthday celebration. We decided that, rather than restrict it to just one day, we'd stretch it out to a week, which is … [Read more]
A little history..
Have a look at this engine for a moment, does it look a little strange? Where does it come from, you may ask? Well, read on (caveat being that there is a lot of car racing history in this article) In 1960, after years of the existing Formula One … [Read more]
Half Yearly Report
I thought I'd share some insights on my ownership now that 6 months are up. The bike is a CF Moto 650GT and it's just had its 5000km service. After 21 years of riding Honda VFRs I finally decided that age was creeping up on me and I needed a bike … [Read more]
Flying under the radar..
When I started riding, some 50 years ago!! it was always expected that the first thing a bike owner did was to replace the standard muffler on his bike's exhaust system with something that was louder. Now there were a number of reasons for this and … [Read more]
DIY
You will recall that I have told you about my early days of motoring and motorcycling and how they were punctuated by various bouts of mechanical mayhem. The problem with these episodes was that, as an impecunious teachers college student, I had no … [Read more]
Night Rider (With apologies to Kevin Johnson)
Life at Chez Hall is a bit hectic at the moment. Two of Helena's cousins are visiting from Finland and it is our responsibility (of course) to be good hosts and show them all the interesting things that the Illawarra has to offer in the brief amount … [Read more]
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