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]
MotoGp Musings: Part the Fourth.
It is plain that the end of the season is drawing near as the Silly Season rumours just keep on getting sillier. The latest one concerns the "retired" Sete Gibernau.With Marco Melandri's run of better form over the last couple of races, it now … [Read more]
New bike prices set to rise.
I don't usually place too much stock in what appears in MCN, but this article seemed to make sense, even though the figures quoted are from the UK market."Bikers have been told to brace themselves for sharp increases in new motorcycle prices from … [Read more]
AMA + DMG = OMG
I am, by reputation and my own admission, a motorcycle racing tragic. If it's got 2 wheels (or 3) and it races on tar (or grass, or dirt, or even ice), I'm interested. So the recent developments in American road racing have been interesting, to say … [Read more]
MotoGp Musings: Part the Third.
Let me continue..1. Hayden to Ducati. Everyone is saying that this is a done deal, but no official confirmation from any source is forthcoming yet. Honda is notoriously persnickety when it comes to contracts (remember when they insisted on the … [Read more]
Bike shopping.
Can be fun, but it can also be incredibly frustrating. After making up a short list of "possibles" during the week, Paul and I went to Sydney today to look at them. Some observations, then.1. Success depends entirely on supply. Last time I was in … [Read more]
The trouble with insurance.
My recent difficulties have highlighted a situation that wasn't immediately apparent. A friend was just talking about an almost-new ZX10-R that fell over in the driveway and did $4500 worth of damage. That seems pretty fearsome, but bearable in a … [Read more]
