Unsurprisingly I slept most of yesterday (Monday) but I woke feeling refreshed this morning and ready to start becoming normal again. As usual, the Island Classic was a buzz and, despite all the media … [Read more...]
Home is the sailor
Well, not quite home from the sea, but I was pretty CLOSE to the sea so I think it's OK. Of the 5 days on the Island, yesterday was by far the hottest and the most demanding. Ambient temperature was … [Read more...]
Overdosing
It's Sunday morning and I'm just sitting around waiting for breakfast at the motel (motel breakfasts - where you eat all the things that you don't eat at home) so I thought I'd get in one last live … [Read more...]
Two much fun
It's been a hectic couple of days on the Island. The weather has been superb as it always seems to be (for me at least) and the action both on the track and behind the scenes, has been hot. Let me see … [Read more...]
5,4,3,2,1, GO!
Yes, folks, it's Island Classic time again and today was Unpacking Day, but first, let's recap. We decided to come down to the Island on Tuesday afternoon/night as the weather has been really hot … [Read more...]
Go south
Yes, it's that time of the year again. Time to head south to the glorious Phillip Island circuit for the 25th International Island Classic. I'll be reporting and doing interviews for MotoPod plus … [Read more...]
Reading the road
I read with some alarm this week that Nissan do not now market any sedan cars in Australia. The Pulsar, the Micra and the Altima have now all been discontinued, leaving Nissan's sole fleet range … [Read more...]
Tales from the top box – or, I need to go to….
Did an overnight ride on Monday/Tuesday with my brother. We've always toured together and also done lots of solo riding as well. These days it is rather fun to see the looks on peoples' faces when we … [Read more...]
Playing the parts game
The only problem with having a beautiful bike is that you're always on the lookout for ways to make it even better! VFR owners definitely fall into this category. Well, most of them do. Red MkIII was … [Read more...]
Tomorrow never comes
Tomorrow never comes. Growing up in suburban Strathfield in Sydney's inner west, I remember that the local service station (back when they actually provided service), had a sign out the front which … [Read more...]
