It may seem strange that a person who was brought up in an alcohol-free family and who has remained teetotal by choice since might be writing about hotels but, stick with me and I will explain. You … [Read more...]
Doctor, my eyes
It was speedway night last night. After missing two meetings last weekend (Goulburn and Nowra both rained-off) it was good to have a lovely, sunny Autumn day and the chance to get back to the track. … [Read more...]
Road trip!!!
Short story; 1200kms in 16 hours. Long story; please read on Towards the end of last year I was approached by the organiser of the Australian Historic championships at Lakeside in September this … [Read more...]
Victoria, the touring state
As I have noted many times before, I started touring seriously on a motorcycle around 1980. It was my trusty 500/4 that got me started and, in the intervening years, I have covered many thousands of … [Read more...]
Life after racing
Last weekend local television gave us a peek behind the scenes on the life and career of five-time world champion, Mick Doohan. You can make up your own mind about the merits or otherwise of the … [Read more...]
More on the new VFR
The respected online magazine VisorDown has been the first journal to publish a road test of the 2014 VFR800. You can read it below. VFR800 2014 test. Mostly complimentary, the test indicates … [Read more...]
Pay to ride
News in overnight that West Australian rider, Bryan Staring, has lost his ride with the Riva-Moto Team in World Supersports after only just one ride (PI). This is just another in a long line of … [Read more...]
Where have all the great race bikes gone?
Hanging around on Facebook and other social media platforms allows old blokes like me several privileges. The first is the opportunity to laugh at the fecklessness of today's youth but more … [Read more...]
You wouldn’t Read about it
As you know I had a great time at the BSFoS the other weekend and it was made even better for being able to spend some time talking to a real icon of the sport, Britain's Phil Read. Born in 1939 (that … [Read more...]
Flagging interest
OK, this is my second attempt to do a blog entry on the subject of flags used in racing. The last time I did this, I had a system crash just as I finished the article and, despite WordPress having an … [Read more...]