In spite of protests to the contrary, superbike racing started here in Australia and spread worldwide from there. Firstly, a little background. The term "superbike" or "super bike" is a generic … [Read more...]
On the rack
After my recent Queensland trip where, for the seventeen millionth time I took way too much luggage, I decided that I'd just take the top box for last weekend's trip up the north coast. The trouble … [Read more...]
“Not quite so far north this time”
Long lifers will recall that, about 18 months ago, I made an attempt to ride The Lakes Way, between the Pacific Highway at Buladelah and Forster on the north coast of NSW. It didn't quite go … [Read more...]
It’s a small world..
...or so they say. Well, in fact it IS a small world, a fact that was proven to me again this morning. Friday breakfast at the City Cafe in Wollongong is becoming a bit of a tradition with us and … [Read more...]
A life of grime
As a young rider I spent inordinate amounts of time working on my bikes. Mostly it was necessary stuff. My extremely limited budget meant that I only ever bought one brand new bike, a Yamaha RD250 in … [Read more...]
Seconds matter
Just to make it clear, the subject of today's diatribe is small increments of time, i.e. seconds and fractions thereof. As an aside this is not to say that second PLACINGS don't matter because they … [Read more...]
Gallivanting
After I've been on a long ride I tend to stay off the bike for a bit. The combination of tiredness, the accumulated pain in my leg and just the desire to be a bit more comfortable usually means that … [Read more...]
Pictures and videos
Here I am almost ready to head off on my adventure last Wednesday week. Little did I know what a drowned rat I would be by the end of this day! I thought I'd include a few more pictures of my trip as … [Read more...]
HOME!!
Firstly, my apologies for not updating the blog in the closing days of my tour. Fact is that editing on a little 7" tablet is a right royal pain in the butt so I copped out and decided to do a summary … [Read more...]
The wonders of the road
Well I'm here in Grafton and so much has happened since I last posted. Let's try and … [Read more...]
