Specialist visited today. Very happy with progress but cautioning me against rushing. Will be at least six weeks before i will be able to put weight on my right leg. Hopefully I'll be able to do most … [Read more...]
On hospital life.
Everyone knows that hospital is a great place to be when you're sick but tedious if you're well. I am now experiencing that first hand and I have to say that the people in this place are just … [Read more...]
That wasn’t fun
One minute I'm cruising up the Pass and the next I'm lying on road with my right leg at a very odd angle. A vague recall of a truck in my lane is in there somewhere too. So I'm in hospital learning … [Read more...]
Phil has had an accident
Hi fellow readers, Yesterday (Monday 18th October), Phil was riding his VFR750 from his home in Southern Wollongong, NSW, Australia, up the Macquarie Pass to Robertson for a spot of lunch with … [Read more...]
“Casey Day”
My good mate, Derek J Hanbidge has coined the above phrase to describe the utter domination of Casey Stoner at PI yesterday. Pretty appropriate, I think. In 4 years, Casey has won the Australian Grand … [Read more...]
Is less more?
In the case of today's MotoGP race at Phillip Island, the answer is no. Dani Pedrosa came to Australia with the hope of riding and defending his 2nd place in the championship. But, wrestling a MotoGP … [Read more...]
Piaggio star at the Intermot
Apparently there was a motorcycle show on in Europe last week. And, apparently, Piaggio had a stand there celebrating Aprilia's win in the WSBK. Also apparently, they had an RSV4 on display there...I … [Read more...]
A very special “postie”
These pictures were posted up on Facebook today. Yep, folks, a turbocharged postie bike. … [Read more...]
It’s MotoGP time !!
This weekend is the race to which the majority of riders look forward. Of course, yesterday's arctic (antarctic?) conditions didn't exactly please everyone, superbikeplanet opening their page this … [Read more...]
Musings on Lorenzo
Now that the dust has somewhat settled and Jorge Lorenzo has had some time to acclimatise to his new-found fame, I thought it pertinent to make some comments about the new champion, based on my own … [Read more...]
