For the first time in 15 years I find myself owning a motorcycle that does not have a centrestand. In all my 47 years of motorcycle ownership I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of road bikes that I have owned that didn't have a … [Read more]
Norbert
The riding group to which I belong, Illawarra Riders Association, was formed in 2005. Pre-dating Facebook, it was an online forum based group and it grew very rapidly from small beginnings. There was no official membership roll and members used … [Read more]
Screening
Pretty much every bike that I have owned has had a fairing of some sort or other. In later years they have been part of the furniture, so to speak with the CBX550 and the various VFRs being faired bikes. Before then even the bikes that were naked … [Read more]
Me new (ish) lid
While I have never been a fashionista I've often liked to have my riding gear matching the colour of my bikes. Over the last 20 years or so this hasn't been difficult because my bikes have almost always been either red (mostly) or black, so choosing … [Read more]
More old racing pics
A Facebook friend posted this photo this morning and I couldn't resist re-publishing it. It is such a excellent shot that captures so much of what was great about Australian road racing in the 70s. It is Oran Park, of course, with the iconic … [Read more]
I’m back
As you've probably noticed, the site has been down for a little while. I haven't noticed because my main computer also spat the dummy a week ago and I've had to replace it. Rebuilding all my settings and configurations is driving me nuts and it was … [Read more]
Flying (riding) under the radar
Life under lockdown continues to be weird. Not for us, we’re getting on great and the rest of the world is passing on by without affecting us very much at all. However, the regulations regarding what we can and can’t do under lockdown are … [Read more]
The cold shoulder
It is now nearly six months since my “off” which resulted in a non-displaced fracture of the greater tuberosity bone at the top of the humerus of my left arm. This little piece of bone that extends out of the top of the humerus is a very important … [Read more]
Absent friends
It’s times like this, when there isn’t a lot to do and life isn’t quite so busy that you think of things that you normally wouldn’t have time to. Today my thoughts turned to absent friends. Like my dear friend, Ralph Hudson, who pushed the limits … [Read more]
Enforced saving..
With the announcement this morning that we are in for another two weeks (at least) of lockdown, there is much talking about counting the cost. It is certain that many businesses will go to the wall before this is over, as they did last time, … [Read more]
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