I haven't ridden for a few weeks. Lots of family commitments and the need to give TWK her 5000km service being some of the reasons. So, with those things taken care of and a "free" day in front of me it seemed like a great idea to get the wheels … [Read more]
Back to the future
I hope you will forgive me if the subject of my article today is speedway and specifically speedway cars. My first contact with speedway was in the 1960s when Channel 7 used to air edited highlights of the previous week's speedway meetings from … [Read more]
Tariff Bikes
We are told that everything old is new again and nowhere is this more noticeable than in the prices that are being achieved by people selling old bikes. Try to buy an original Kawasaki Z1, for example and you'll need very deep pockets indeed. With … [Read more]
Thinkin’ ’bout the things I used to do Chapter 2
Yes, I have been AWOL for a while, no real reason, just life sometimes gets hectic and sometimes I just can't think of an interesting topic about which to write. And, lest it be said that I spend more time living in the past than I do in the present, … [Read more]
Choices..
You know how some days you're not sure what to do, and some days you know you're not even going to have time to do all the things you have to do? And then there are days when the day before you brings many choices and you can't decide which one will … [Read more]
Thinkin’ ’bout the things I used to do..
It occurred to me this morning that this year, 2024, will mark my 50th anniversary as a motorcyclist. In early 1974 my good mate, Bob Holden, persuaded me to ride his almost-new Yamaha TX500. I'd never been the slightest bit interested in bikes and I … [Read more]
Endings and beginnings..
Apart from the ferocious battle between Jorge Martin and Pecco Bagnaia, the other big news of the 2023 MotoGP season was the departure of Marc Marquez from the Repsol Honda team. After years of waiting for an improvement in the Honda that would give … [Read more]
A great way to end the year..
In spite of all that the "experts" have been telling us about a very dry Summer here in Australia, quite the opposite seems to be taking place. Indeed, finding a suitable day to go for a long ride when there ISN'T rain predicted, is becoming quite a … [Read more]
Musings..
First of all, thank you all for reading my scribblings this year, I really appreciate it. And, on that subject, you've probably noticed that they have been a bit sparse of late. It's not that I haven't been riding and it's not that there hasn't been … [Read more]
Getting around.
Despite it getting close to the end of the year I seem to have been keeping pretty busy. I've had four nursing home concerts, 3 x solo and 1x group and I have another group one on the 27th just to round off the year. As well as that I have another … [Read more]
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