I'd regard myself as being as passionate about my motorcycling as anyone else but I can't quite get with the "All you need is a motorcycle" crowd. Yes, a bike has all sorts of advantages but, sad to say, they have disadvantages too. For example, a … [Read more]
Jacob’s ladder
Yesterday I had the privilege of sitting down with rising star, Jacob Roulstone and listening to him talk about the last two years he as spent in Spain riding in the European Talent Cup. It's a long way from racing a little Kayo 150 around go-kart … [Read more]
Honda reliability
I doubt that many of my local readers ever actually stop when they are navigating Macquarie Pass. To begin with, there is the involvement with the immensely enjoyable road to consider, plus the desire to make sure that, in stopping, one doesn't allow … [Read more]
Time flies
It seems inconceivable that I could have missed this important anniversary but, as the title says, time flies, and it sure has. It is now more than 40 years since the last road closure at Macarthur Park (which has long since melted away in the dark) … [Read more]
A hardly ferocious 600
Well, it's Bathurst weekend so, what did I do? I went for a ride. I haven't watched the so-called great race for years and every year it gets less and less interesting. And I haven't done a long ride since I fell and fractured my humerus at the end … [Read more]
A fitting tribute
Got in a quick Pie Shop ride yesterday. Have been trying to meet up with an old road racing identity from the 70s and we finally managed to get our ducks in line. Alec used to race Kawasakis back in the day and, tragically, his older brother, who … [Read more]
Think twice – speak once
There's an old carpenters' saying that says. "Measure twice - cut once" It's pretty obvious what it means and most apprentices to the trade get taught it very early on in their training. It is, after all, very much easier to make a piece of wood … [Read more]
Diving in at the deep end
Opportunities for nursing home concerts in the last two years have been few and far between. COVID has hit the industry particularly hard with the older and more fragile residents of these facilities being most vulnerable. The only answer has been to … [Read more]
Congratulations, Remy
It was a great day for Australian motorcycle racing last night as Remy Gardner clinched the Moto2 World Championship. He becomes only the second son of a former world champion to do so following the Kenny Roberts Snr/Kenny Roberts Jr pairing in late … [Read more]
Sampling
I've never been much on riding other peoples' bikes, too expensive if I do something silly with them. That's not to say that I haven't and the "silly" bit has also happened as you will discover. Technically, my first ever ride was a "sampling". As … [Read more]
