https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCM8sI1RRDI I hope you'll indulge me today as I tell you about my old friend. It is said that we should not regret growing older as it is a privilege denied to many. … [Read more...]
Playing games
It seems funny to me but, now that I have a massively more powerful computer than what I had when I was younger, I don't play games on it any more. Back about 20 years ago, when the Pentium was just … [Read more...]
Best laid plans..
Today I should be reporting to you from somewhere up on the north coast of NSW. This weekend is our group's customary Snowy Ride and I have been looking forward to it for so long. Last year, you'll … [Read more...]
Planes and boats and planes Pt2
Last week I started my mini-series on trains and boats and planes and I looked at trains, a subject that still attracts and fascinates me as much as it did when I was a child. I have had a lot to do … [Read more...]
Paint it black
Of all the bikes I have owned, BBII (Black Betty II) was my favourite for all sorts of reasons. Firstly, it was the most mechanically complete and sound, having only 63000kms on the clock when I … [Read more...]
Showing off – again
On Sunday I took the Shadowfax down to Kiama. The Rotary Clubs of Kiama and Gerringong combined to present one of the biggest and best car shows that I have seen. It was held on the picturesque Kiama … [Read more...]
Trains and boats and planes (and other forms of transportation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80hCTywP8Xs It amazes me sometimes where I get the inspiration for my ongoing project. Obviously today's is from the Billy J Kramer song that I noticed was running … [Read more...]
Them’s the breaks
While cleaning out the shed over the last couple of weeks I have come across all sorts of treasures and this is one of them. It is part of the triple clamp of the Shadowfax Kawasaki and it was broken … [Read more...]
Save the Oxley
Long-term lifers will know how addicted I am to that wonderful strip of road known as the Oxley Highway. Starting at Port Macquarie and ending at Nevertire, it runs for 653km through a widely … [Read more...]