Considering all the hoo-ha that has surrounded the Shadowfax restoration, you'd think it would be unlikely that any more archive material could emerge, but emerge it continues to do. The latest are … [Read more...]
An almost-completed puzzle
There remains just three tasks for me to do to complete the Shadowfax restoration. Two of them are relatively easy, the other a little harder. In the process of the rebuild it was always intended that … [Read more...]
Gotta love weekends [Warning: Le Mans MotoGp spoiler.]
It seems hard to believe that, in just over a week, we will officially enter winter. It has been the mildest autumn that I can remember and it's showing no signs of letting up. This weekend had a … [Read more...]
Treasure Island
Wow, what a week! I've just got back from a trip to the 20th Annual Island Classic at Phillip Island (nice of them to name it after me!) and it surpassed by a considerable margin the enjoyment that … [Read more...]
I am now officially excited
Firstly, my apologies for not updating the site, but I have been pretty busy. Another trip to Canberra to finalise some details and the news through last night that, barring a few very minor issues, … [Read more...]
Shadowfax update
Today I did a little update of the Shadowfax Restoration page. … [Read more...]
Slow progress is better than no progress
Yep, that's the Shadowfax seat and tank, mudguard and fairing. Now painted in gleaming black by the excellent Paul Campbell of Redback Racepaint in Canberra. Once that is fitted to the chassis, later … [Read more...]
A bearer of bad tidings
It hasn't been the best of times in my household the last few days. While my wife's recover from her breast cancer operation is going well and she's settled well into the radiotherapy routine, my … [Read more...]
Licorice allsorts
The pace towards the 2012 season in world motorcycle racing is accelerating, and, along with it, the news items about it continue to multiply. So, let's see if i can get you reasonably up-to-date. To … [Read more...]
Busy, busy, busy
It's been a frantic couple of days. As detailed in more detail (d'uh) in the Shadowfax Restoration page, today the frame, complete with all the ancillaries that we could bolt to it, was taken to … [Read more...]
