In much the same way as John Small's iconic picture of Croz wheelstanding John Fitzgerald's Z1R at Macarthur Park, this photo of mine from Oran Park 1976, gets regularly posted and for pretty much the … [Read more...]
The great spacer caper of 1974
History is littered with enterprises of huge import that were brought to nothing by trivial means. I well remember sitting up all night in May 1967 watching the live broadcast of the Indianapolis 500. … [Read more...]
Going home
Last Saturday night I ventured north (in the car) to Lake Macquarie (pictured), one of my all-time favourite locations. The occasion was a high school reunion, one of those things that I usually avoid … [Read more...]
Twins
I am guessing that most of you know that I am a twin. When mum and dad were expecting us, in 1948, there were no MRI scans or anything fancy like that so it came as quite a shock !!! when, just six … [Read more...]
Decision time
For the last few weeks I have only been riding the Hornet. I wanted to give it the best chance to convince me that it is a better bike for me than the VFR. Today I took the VFR to the shop to get the … [Read more...]
Night riders…
I noted not that long ago that I don't often ride at night these days. It's partly a combination of circumstances and partly a healthy respect for the possibility of wildlife, which is always an … [Read more...]
Sometimes you just gotta have 4 wheels
I'd regard myself as being as passionate about my motorcycling as anyone else but I can't quite get with the "All you need is a motorcycle" crowd. Yes, a bike has all sorts of advantages but, sad to … [Read more...]
A hardly ferocious 600
Well, it's Bathurst weekend so, what did I do? I went for a ride. I haven't watched the so-called great race for years and every year it gets less and less interesting. And I haven't done a long ride … [Read more...]
Congratulations, Remy
It was a great day for Australian motorcycle racing last night as Remy Gardner clinched the Moto2 World Championship. He becomes only the second son of a former world champion to do so following the … [Read more...]
Variety is…
...the spice of life or so they say. Since I still have both of my bikes (lockdown has precluded me putting one of them on the market yet) I have been taking the opportunity to ride both of them … [Read more...]
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