Or, at least, that's how it seemed. Today we went fishing at Tathra, from the famous and historic wharf. Our fishing efforts are best left undocumented, but the trip was more than worthwhile as, at … [Read more...]
Bye-bye Oran Park: Part the First.
St George Motorcycle Club ran Round 4 of its Interclub Challenge at Sydney's Oran Park Raceway today. Hardly an earth-shattering snippet, especially considering that there were no championships at … [Read more...]
Wildlife.
No, not THAT kind of wildlife; small, furry, native, unpredictable; THAT kind. Now that it's Spring, the beasties have come out of their Winter hidey-holes and are starting to be seen again. In the … [Read more...]
What do people do with their bikes?
At the Pie Shop this morning, I noticed a "For Sale" notice taped to the window. "Ducati ST3. 4 years old 2800kms. $15500." It prompted me to ask the above question. Here's a 4 year old bike that … [Read more...]
Some dis-assembly required.
While riding the other night (see below) I noticed that I had a dead bulb in my speedometer. Of course it would have to be the one in the left-hand sector of the speedo that covers the 0-100km/h … [Read more...]
Riding at night.
Me and my son-in-law went for a quick ride tonight. He doesn't get as much chance to ride as I do due to work demands and also the demands of a young family, so, anytime he calls me up and asks if I … [Read more...]
Seems like a holiday!
One of the "perks" if you wish, of casual teaching is that you get to run on roads that are a little less inhabited. With everyone back at work, you can go exploring a little and not have to worry so … [Read more...]
Local boy makes good.
Nothing like "vegging" in front of the telly when the AGP is on. Unlike normal meetings when it requires being up in the middle of the night to catch the action, the Australian MotoGp meeting takes … [Read more...]
Just what I needed, a project.
Thanks to a friend on a motorcycle forum I inhabit, I am now the proud owner of a 1986 Kawasaki GPX750. Apparently these bikes were regarded as somewhat of an "ugly duckling" in their day, but they … [Read more...]
Honda drops the ball -again.
After all the hype and anticipation, Honda released the new VFR last night, but, for reasons that will become obvious, I'm going to refuse to use that terminology to describe the travesty that's been … [Read more...]