According to Julian Ryder, the influential British journalist, a few more moves in the "silly season" have taken place this weekend at Sepang. 1. The proposed Edwards/Spies swap is OFF. 2. The proposed 3rd Kawasaki is also OFF. Aspar wanted … [Read more]
MotoGp musings: Part the fifth.
With most teams already settled there are only a few seats yet to be filled, but the speculation about the final ones is still fascinating. The first one concerns the long-rumoured 3rd Kawasaki. The rumblings continue over Jorge Aspar Martinez' … [Read more]
Congratulations, Troy Bayliss.
"Our" Troy has just clinched his 3rd World Superbike crown. He has raced a total of 150 races in the WSBK, and has won 50 races and 3 titles. All three titles have been won on Ducatis, but on 3 different models, the 916, the 999 and the 1098. For … [Read more]
Here’s some photos from the trip.
At the Road Warriors Cafe. Waiting at road works. This happened quite a lot The mall in Port Macquarie. The photo was taken from the waterfront and the Hotel Macquarie is the building with the round columns in the top left of the … [Read more]
Look back in anger.
On the way home from the Putty Ride a couple of weekends ago, my left hand mirror started to vibrate, but, as we were close to home, I let it go until we got home and went out to the garage the next morning to tighten up the bolt that secures it … [Read more]
Fun times at “The Brickyard”
Last weekend's meeting at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (hereinafter to be referred to a IMS) didn't really prove a great deal, except for what we already knew; that Valentino Rossi is probably the greatest motorcycle racer of all time. The results … [Read more]
On the road again.
It's only been 6 weeks, but it seems longer. Finally my recalcitrant insurance company has paid out and I am back on two wheels. After a long and not that difficulty search, the choice came down to 4 bikes. A ZX-9R in Sydney which ticked all the … [Read more]
^%$#@ Insurance companies.
OK, rant time. I crashed on the 7th of August. I took the bike in to be assessed on the 8th August. I made the claim over the phone on the 8th of August. On the 9th of August the bike was assessed and taken away as a write-off. It is now the … [Read more]
The year of the cat.
Why is it that the current crop of new bikes have the most ghastly-looking exhaust systems? Why is it that, while the rest of the bikes is attractively styled, the exhaust system, that most public and noticeable part of a bike, seems to be an … [Read more]
What a night!
Just got home from Sydney. Tonight was the official launch of Jim Scaysbrook's definitive history of the Castrol Six Hour Production bike race, which ran from 1970 to 1987. Jim has taken nearly 10 years to research and compile the book and get it to … [Read more]
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