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My Motobiography
- Chapter 1 – Bikes from the beginning
- Chapter 2 – Is there a Jawa in your future?
- Chapter 3 – A speedway connection
- Chapter 4 – Copped
- Chapter 5 – You meet the nicest people
- Chapter 6 – A fortuitous mistake
- Chapter 7 – The adventure begins
- Chapter 8 – Coincidence?
- Chapter 9 – Ignorance is bliss
- Chapter 10 – A dirty story
- Chapter 11 – Strangled
- Chapter 12 – Road racing it is!
- Chapter 13 – I saw Blakey beat Ago
- Chapter 14 – Onwards and slideways
- Chapter 15 – Join the club
- Chapter 16 – Honda four ever
- Chapter 17 – Fettling the 500
- Chapter 18 – Racing on the streets. Part 1
- Chapter 19 – Racing on the streets. Part 2
- Chapter 20 – Racing on the streets. Part 3
- Chapter 21 – Racing on the streets. Part 4
- Chapter 23 – Macarthur Park – The Postscript
- Chapter 22 – Racing on the streets. The Finale
- Chapter 24 – The joys of CBX
- Chapter 25 – Sayonara, Suzuki
- Chapter 26 – CBX, it’s like a drug
Photo albums
- My US Trip 2015
- Touring photos
A very special “special”
Macarthur Park – Canberra Fred
Shadowfax Restoration
My Bikes
Top Articles
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“The Ride of my Life”: Joe Eastmure remembers the 1977 Castrol Six Hour Race.
Gregg Hansford: the greatest of his era.
Book review: Stealing Speed by Mat Oxley
“The Gallon Gallop.”
I can outbrake him – Oran Park 1977
Ever wanted to just “take off” ?
Slip, sliding away.
Graeme Crosby – the Kiwi larrikan.
Get about – Get a bike
The Harvie Wiltshire Trophy. Hume Weir, October 1976.
“King of the Weir” 1978.
A walking shadow.
Remembering Kenny – 28 years on.
The Motorcycle Olympics
The ShadowFax Story.
Mat Mladin interview: The Man speaks his mind.
Rice boys are funny…
The best race I’ve ever seen.
RIP: Greg Pretty.
Longing for the freedom of the road.
I head a little further north each year.
Oxley Overdose.
ABBA: A motorcycling legacy.
Jeremy Clarkson is a prat!
National Motor Racing Museum: A must-see venue.
Now here’s something you don’t often see..
My favourite project: A supercharged VFR!
Coals to Newcastle.
The Supercharged VFR – Update.
Fabulous old-skool video
Are Subaru Foresters the new Volvo?
I admire special builders.
Dubbo? Done!
Triumph Rocket III, the video.
Fantasy garage.
Riding the Clyde.
Arrrgh – Rainy Days.
There and back to see how far it is.
The things you see.
The drug that is called “Oxley”
Awesome – A V12 Honda CBX.
Graeme Crosby – an appreciation.
The V12 CBX – Part II
On being a pillion passenger.
RIP: Harry Hurt.
Remember Pearl Harbour
A brilliant solution to music on the move.
The joys of the backroads.
Postcards from the road. Pt1.
Postcards from the road. Pt2.
Postcards from the road. Pt3.
Postcards from the road. Pt4.
Postcards from the road. Pt5.
Postcards from the road. Pt6.
Saved by the music.
Touring Solo.
King Kenny at the Indy Mile.
Cycle World Interview: Eddie Lawson.
Guess where I am at the moment?
The “Plan B” Tour.
Right vs Left
The greatest race I have ever seen.
Thinking outside the box – indicators on your jacket.
Excellent suspension set-up site.
Old Bike Australasia – A recommendation.
SPEED IS NOT THE PROBLEM -Yes, you read correctly.
Bazza and Ken talk crashing..with a little help from Wayne.
The Gurney Alligator
NACA Ducts
5 ways to crash. A good article.
Stay in touch – please.
The long way round (with apologies to Ewan and Charlie)
Universal truths…..
A shameless plug for OBA.
The curious case of Michelle Duff.
A “must ride” road.
Where did you get THAT idea from?
“Dude, where’s my bike?”
Loud pipes???
Kel Carruthers – Tribute to a legend.
Old racers never die.
Isle of Man – tradition and tragedy.
Eastern Creek in reverse – an interesting idea.
We are our own worst enemies.
OK, who IS Steve Parrish?
Nolan N102 product review.
The truth is out, “It’s all about the show.”
Rare Macarthur Park photos.
Testing the crashproof bike.
Signs of the times.
Superbikers.
NSW police are FORCED to say that speed is a factor in all accidents.
The V4 passion.
The Mugen MRV1000
Making your Honda sound like a Ducati.
Born to be mild.
More about “The Croz”
Group riding vs solo riding.
Watch and enjoy this video. :)
Some more pictures from Macarthur Park.
The ShadowFax Kawasaki – a new chapter.
Ride the Clyde.
More “Fast Freddie”
Quick Spencer update
Another bit of riding Nirvana
When good bananas go bad
Tribute to Jarno Sarinen
What the NSW RTA really thinks about motorcyclists
Fabulous Phil Read movie
The story of Steve Wise
A sobering day
How to zombie-proof your car
Rufus didn’t handle the Christmas celebrations that well
“My blackberry isn’t working.”
Good Graeme Crosby interview
Stig can’t ride a bike
Superb trials riding skills
Why Europe and the USA don’t matter
How to speak Swedish – another Two Ronnies classic
Book review “One Good Run” by Tim Hanna
Pass it on
Remembering “Moose” 30 years on
Electric? No, thanks.
When you’re hot..
A sad memory
Book Review: “The Aussies and 2 NZ blokes” by Don Cox
A pilgrimage of sorts
Community policing at its best
RIP Ken Wootton
RIP Gary Nixon
A good snapper
RIP Marco Simoncelli
Remembering Maxie – one year on.
On the death of individuality
Feats of endurance
36 years is a long time….
Over-Halling the Putty
The value of a good mechanic
Connections, a tale of three riders
Reviewing the Stoner era.
The call you don’t want to receive
RIP Hilary Morton
Riding
From the commentary box
Touring Tales
Ever wanted to just “take off” ?
Eating on the road – a gourmet guide
The “Plan B” Tour.
6 Days on the Road. The North Coast Raid January 2010.
The drug that is called The Oxley. October 2009.
On the road again -again. Oxley Tour May 2009
4 days on the road: The Oxley adventure.
“The Ride That Shall Not Be Mentioned.” A Touring Diary Pt8
“The Ride That Shall Not Be Mentioned.” A Touring Diary Pt7
“The Ride That Shall Not Be Mentioned.” A Touring Diary Pt6
“The Ride That Shall Not Be Mentioned.” A Touring Diary Pt5
“The Ride That Shall Not Be Mentioned.” A Touring Diary Pt4
“The Ride That Shall Not Be Mentioned.” A Touring Diary Pt3
“The Ride That Shall Not Be Mentioned.” A Touring Diary Pt2
“The Ride That Shall Not Be Mentioned.” A Touring Diary Pt1
Tips & Techniques
5 ways to crash
A brilliant solution to music on the move.
Riding at night.
Some days are diamonds
Ride it Right. Part 2
Ride it Right. Part 1.
Riding Tips: No, THIS is the way you do it!
What is meant by the “Right Line”?
Races & Racers
Great Races
- Fabulous old-school video.
Trackside
Great racers.
- The National Motor Racing Museum, Bathurst. A must-see attraction.
- King Kenny at the Indy Mile.
- Excellent Eddie Lawson interview.
Kenny Blake: One of our greatest ever.
Site Map
Opinions and Insights
- Industry
- Humour
- Insights
Race Commentary: Some things I have learned.
Get about – Get a bike
A nut in every car
My first track day.
“Binning It”
On being a Good Samaritan.
NRMA.
Why doesn’t Honda update the VFR?
Movie review: “On Any Sunday”
On the death of the NSW country town.
On being a pillion passenger.
The Coming Men.
A nut in every car.
The Motorcycle Olympics
The year of the cat.
Are Subaru Foresters the new Volvo?
The things we do.
Ages of MotoGp riders.
New European Racing Series…one of my better efforts if I do say so myself.
Remember Pearl Harbour.
RIP: Harry Hurt.
“The Lap”
The street is no place to race.
19 of the world’s most challenging and dangerous roads.
Off again – You’d think I’d learn.
Great Bikes?
Pot Luck.
The bike that began it all. Honda’s 1968 750/4
A supercharged VFR! Yes, really
Fantasy Garage – A Rainy Day Exercise.
How Triumph Rocket III’s are made.
Awesome: A V12 Honda CBX.
Come from the shadows – the Shadowfax restoration

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