A collection of the some of the most popular articles that have been published on this site.
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Standing still ( 21 )
My other bike ( 23 )
Fathers Day ( 25 )
Ad Visory ( 35 )
Paradise lost ( 53 )
More Shadowfax goodies ( 45 )
It's not what you know ( 41 )
RIP Nanci Griffith ( 35 )
Miniature marvels ( 28 )
Maverick by name ( 84 )
I just can't stand it ( 48 )
Norbert ( 65 )
Screening ( 24 )
Me new (ish) lid ( 25 )
More old racing pics ( 30 )
I'm back ( 46 )- Flying (riding) under the radar ( 41 )
The cold shoulder ( 52 )
Absent friends ( 34 )
Enforced saving.. ( 56 )
No end in sight ( 36 )
How far is too far? ( 35 )
How do you solve a problem like Vinales? ( 49 )
Here we go again... ( 65 )
Almost.. ( 38 )
A blue day ( 40 )
Zip it ( 49 )
Remembering Blakey ( 43 )
Rationalising ( 40 )
Old racing photos....again ( 36 )- Downsizing ( 87 )
Bye, bye, Marvan ( 43 )
One-eyed ( 52 )
Digging up the past ( 36 )
RIP Greg Kelly ( 201 )
That sound.. ( 52 )
SMBH ( 93 )
Updated Grand Prix teams list. ( 82 )
I think he may be back... ( 109 )
Pardon? ( 135 )
More fascinating pictures ( 132 )- Interesting times ( 168 )
Buses ( 139 )
Another surprise appearance ( 428 )
It's not been a good week.. ( 211 )
Bush mechanics ( 263 )
MotoGp update ( 214 )
Staintune lives on! ( 392 )- Save Staintune ( 235 )
Motivation.. ( 195 )
MotoGp 2021 ( 203 )
WG ( 243 )
40 years doesn't take long to go by ( 276 )
RIP Denis Curtis ( 235 )
Merry Christmas ( 136 )
Someone sent me a wooden leg in the mail.. ( 143 )
I'm growing older but not up... ( 105 )
Maxie ( 239 )
Sometimes (rarely) two wheels are not enough. ( 97 )
SPIR ( 155 )
A far, FAR rider.. ( 172 )
Old racing photos - again ( 126 )
Top of the class ( 116 )
Island Classic - reset ( 126 )
And now, as promised... ( 878 )
On top of the world ( 118 )
Using what's on offer ( 109 )
After dark ( 380 )
EGR ( 147 )
[Not] Blinded by the light ( 117 )- Watch this space ( 83 )
Side roads ( 67 )
Looking ahead ( 131 )
Posters ( 115 )
Drive first or ride first? ( 75 )
Security ( 160 )
The G.O.A.T. ( 100 )
10 years is a long time. ( 110 )
Getting to know you.. ( 103 )
Life without Marc ( 85 )
Rack off ( 175 )
Another dam ride ( 109 )
Take 5 Pt2 ( 125 )
Take 5 ( 141 )
On the road - with four wheels ( 140 )
Spots before my eyes ( 251 )
RIP Ralph Hudson ( 193 )
Old Racing Photos - again. ( 185 )
Ticking all the boxes ( 138 )
I've been re-twanged ( 123 )
Just Winging around ( 133 )
Old racing photos Pt 2 ( 138 )- If you're a praying person... ( 136 )
Luggage ( 295 )
Searching for that gold ( 134 )
Books ( 172 )
Whither live music ? ( 176 )
Old racing photos Pt 2 ( 155 )
Mirror, mirror ( 115 )
Motorcycle song ( 151 )
New boingers ( 100 )
From the, "That didn't quite work out as planned," file ( 98 )
I hope I can stand it.. ( 94 )
Falling in love again.. ( 102 )
Warren Weldon - an appreciation ( 142 )
Getting out from under ( 93 )
Welcome home, Bexie ( 138 )
Cubs ( 92 )
Riding off into the sunset ( 87 )
MotoGp Update ( 107 )
Old racing photos ( 305 )
A shocking experience ( 143 )
Two steps forward - again. ( 212 )
Two steps forward ( 121 )
On tap ( 119 )
Racing 2020 ( 153 )
Brushes with fame ( 92 )
There's a fine line ( 90 )
Riding season ( 87 )
Easter and Bathurst ( 264 )
Making the grade ( 98 )
A detailed history of Honda's 4 stroke MotoGp bikes. ( 83 )
Ogs PtII ( 86 )- Ogs ( 103 )
Robinson Crusoe ( 390 )
Over the top ( 124 )
The practice of social distancing ( 102 )
Doing it again ( 100 )
Words from the Master ( 114 )- Legends and Heroes ( 101 )
50-50 2020 ( 82 )
Goldie on the Go ( 290 )
Driver reviver ( 91 )
MRA ( 90 )
the world wide web ( 90 )
Bike Nite ( 99 )
Electric motorcycles ( 92 )
The eyes have it ( 85 )
The vagaries of nature ( 89 )
Twang - Again ( 98 )
Staying on top ( 111 )
Canberra bushfire - revisited ( 85 )
Wow, what a weekend! ( 129 )
Friday on my mind ( 93 )
Thursday notes from the Island ( 85 )
It's hump day on the island ( 109 )
Island bound - again ( 99 )
Guardian angels ( 119 )
Bushfires ( 113 )
Draconian laws ( 85 )
Patience is a virtue ( 126 )
Orphans Pt7 ( 87 )- In Memoriam ( 91 )
Doing it in the dirt ( 89 )
End of season report Pt1 ( 115 )
Bye bye Jorge ( 393 )
No show ( 537 )
Honda builds a pirate bike ( 236 )
Be careful what you wish for ( 235 )
How safe is safe? ( 436 )
Pillioning ( 272 )
Dirt bikes ( 324 )
Words of wisdom from David ( 263 )
Orphans Pt 6 ( 302 )
Gentleman Jack ( 470 )
Size matters ( 472 )
On trial ( 282 )
Vive la difference ( 330 )
GOR II ( 419 )
Fly-aways ( 345 )
Stirring up some memories ( 385 )- All over the place, Pt2 ( 296 )
All over the place.. ( 301 )
When your low ride is too low ( 301 )
From an archive ( 445 )
Winging it ( 276 )
Never Ready ( 553 )
Maintenance day ( 409 )
Important Half of My Life update ( 377 )
The Great Ocean Road ( 691 )
A trip down memory lane and some great ideas.. ( 602 )- Silly season, silly season.. ( 270 )
Orphans Pt5 ( 380 )
Showing off - again ( 289 )
Introducing Goldie (and, yes, it's not a very imaginative name but I have my reasons) ( 564 )- Walking on water ( 329 )
Iron Mike ( 374 )
Where is the DENCO triple triple? ( 778 )
MV to build in China, shock, horror ( 437 )
Racing news.. ( 311 )
Has Honda lost its way? ( 533 )
The Lap in winter ( 343 )
Out of an archive ( 367 )
10-4 good buddy ( 818 )
Orphans Pt4 ( 660 )- 10 out of 10, Mr Marquez! ( 422 )
Cold enough to freeze... ( 309 )
It's a long way to the top ( 332 )
A Winter's Tale ( 416 )
Orphans Pt3 ( 366 )
Hump day ( 12 )
Orphans ( 10 )
Ups and downs ( 6 )
Holidays ( 6 )
Up the Creek ( 6 )
Merry Christmas ( 6 )
Time flies... ( 4 )
V8 the road ( 4 )
The disappearing railroad blues ( 4 )- Coming to America ( 4 )
Wet and wild ( 4 )
Notes from all over ( 4 )
Swings and roundabouts ( 4 )
The van that George built ( 4 )
Different days - different ways ( 4 )
Karma ( 4 )
An overdue appreciation ( 4 )
How do you tell if a mechanic is lying? ( 4 )
Death by stupidity - again ( 4 )
Isadora ( 4 )
Tomorrow never comes ( 4 )
Where have all the Bandits gone? ( 4 )
A little bit more about crashes.. ( 4 )
Behind bars ( 4 )- Out of an archive ( 4 )
- Never Ready ( 4 )
Are you sitting comfortably? ( 3 )
Hiccup ( 3 )
Travellus interruptus ( 3 )
Where have the sportsbikes gone? ( 3 )
What's your Plan B? ( 3 )
A walk in the park ( 2 )
Back, finally ( 2 )
A walk in the clouds ( 2 )
Look back in.... ( 2 )
The curious case of the disappearing tail ( 2 )
Nostalgia isn't.... ( 2 )
Island magic - again ( 2 )
Every guitar Pt 2 ( 2 )
Robin Lewis ( 2 )
Oh, Mr Sheene ( 2 )
A good cleanup ( 2 )
Bring back Bathurst ( 2 )
Wet roads ( 2 )
That third wheel ( 2 )
Six more wheels ( 2 )
Road trip - again ( 2 )
Down by the riverside ( 2 )
Superglue ( 2 )
I'm off ( 2 )
Are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet? ( 2 )
Always find another one.. ( 2 )
American Impressions ( 2 )
If you're going to San Francisco ( 2 )
Deep in the heart of Texas ( 2 )
One of those weekends. ( 2 )
Green with envy ( 2 )
No place like ( 2 )
Trinkets ( 2 )
C1? I don't think so.. ( 2 )
Road trip ( 2 )
Saying goodbye - again ( 2 )
Me new lid ( 2 )
The tracks of my tears Pt2 ( 2 )
The adventure Pt2 Unpacking day ( 2 )
Is it still only Thursday? ( 2 )
The tracks of my tears Pt4 ( 2 )
Postcards from the road Pt? ( 2 )
Sod's Law ( 2 )
Windows ( 2 )
It never rains..... ( 2 )
How much do you plan? ( 2 )
If I could turn back time ( 2 )
Starting over ( 2 )
Power!! ( 2 )
Off into the wild blue yonder ( 2 )
6 days on the road... ( 2 )
Troubleshooting ( 2 )
Stationary ( 2 )
Trip update ( 2 )
For shame... ( 2 )
When your number's up ( 2 )
On a wing and a prayer Pt2. The Gold Wing restoration begins. ( 2 )
Small improvements ( 2 )
Support your local bike shop ( 2 )
How's the serenity? ( 2 )
Them's the breaks ( 2 )
Showing off - again ( 2 )
Planes and boats and planes Pt2 ( 2 )
Me, jealous?? Nah! ( 2 )
Old friends ( 2 )
In the lap of the gods ( 2 )
54 ( 2 )
Me new lid Pt2 ( 2 )
Paraphernalia ( 2 )
Night rider ( 2 )
Something old, something new ( 2 )
A classic weekend ( 2 )
The fastest of them all ( 2 )
Better with the telling ( 2 )
A Kawasaki race car, yes, you heard me right. ( 2 )
From the other side ( 2 )
Another good snapper ( 2 )
Minority rules ( 2 )
It's an ill wind ( 2 )
A sad anniversary ( 2 )
A little further north (again) ( 2 )
Bush mechanics ( 2 )
The wonders of the road ( 2 )
HOME!! ( 2 )
"Not quite so far north this time" ( 2 )
The six pillars of danger ( 2 )
Hitting the wall.. ( 2 )
What goes around... ( 2 )
It's (still) a small world ( 2 )
Going downhill ( 2 )
Reading the road ( 2 )
Playing along ( 2 )
Oops, I didn't do it again ( 2 )
Hands across the water, sorta! ( 2 )
Amazing Grace ( 2 )
Carbs ( 2 )
The Devil drives Prado ( 2 )
If it's Easter, it must be Bathurst ( 2 )
When your supplier is dependent on another supplier ( 2 )
So long, my friend ( 2 )
The puzzle is almost complete ( 2 )
Thank you, Dani ( 2 )
Happy 10th anniversary ( 2 )
Better out than in ( 2 )
Getting it together ( 2 )
From the mountains to the sea ( 2 )
Living on the road ( 2 )
Dodging the bullet ( 2 )
Island Classic sidelights ( 2 )
Staying on the ball ( 2 )- Size matters ( 2 )
- Pillioning ( 2 )
- How safe is safe? ( 2 )
- Guardian angels ( 2 )
- It's hump day on the island ( 2 )
- Goldie on the Go ( 2 )
- Motorcycle song ( 2 )
- EGR ( 2 )
- More Shadowfax goodies ( 2 )
DIY ( 1 )
Grubastini, where are you? ( 1 )
Salt and the earth ( 1 )
Showing off - again ( 1 )
Looking for a soft place to fall ( 1 )
Out and about ( 1 )
Little Japanese fingers ( 1 )
Another sad farewell ( 1 )
My VFR's concluded (for now, anyway) ( 1 )
Can the Island Classic be saved? ( 1,468 )
How classic will the Classic be? ( 993 )- Six more wheels ( 514 )
- Death by stupidity - again ( 490 )
- And now, as promised... ( 470 )
Cheating ( 398 )- The tracks of my tears Pt4 ( 391 )
- Another surprise appearance ( 285 )
- Words from the Master ( 276 )
Happy 80th, Kel Carruthers ( 270 )- If it's Easter, it must be Bathurst ( 256 )
- How do you tell if a mechanic is lying? ( 246 )
- So long, my friend ( 234 )
- Another sad farewell ( 226 )
- Where is the DENCO triple triple? ( 219 )
- Oh, Mr Sheene ( 215 )
- RIP Greg Kelly ( 200 )
- Green with envy ( 190 )
- There's a fine line ( 188 )
- Hump day ( 186 )
- Robin Lewis ( 181 )
- Staintune lives on! ( 171 )
For those of you who missed it.. ( 170 )- Easter and Bathurst ( 170 )
Final Phillip Island wrap-up ( 165 )
The tracks of my tears ( 164 )
What is a superbike? ( 156 )
How do you solve a problem like Fenati? ( 156 )- A Kawasaki race car, yes, you heard me right. ( 139 )
- Better with the telling ( 135 )
- Gentleman Jack ( 134 )
- Starting over ( 134 )
Death by stupidity ( 134 )
Watch out, I'm MAD ( 133 )
Whither Yamaha? ( 128 )
Joethebike ( 125 )- Welcome home, Bexie ( 124 )
Best not look if you are a mechanic ( 124 )
Another amazing meeting ( 122 )- Has Honda lost its way? ( 118 )
The dying Swann ( 115 )
A bad weekend ( 114 )
Island Classic Report Pt2 ( 110 )- When your number's up ( 110 )
- Looking for a soft place to fall ( 110 )
Summer riding ( 109 )- Best laid plans.. ( 107 )
- Wow, what a weekend! ( 107 )
- The puzzle is almost complete ( 104 )
- RIP Denis Curtis ( 103 )
- How's the serenity? ( 101 )
Wayne's World ( 100 )
Photographs and memories ( 100 )- Bring back Bathurst ( 100 )
- Travellus interruptus ( 100 )
Counting the cost ( 100 )- Island bound - again ( 99 )
- Thursday notes from the Island ( 97 )
- Guardian angels ( 96 )
- Dodging the bullet ( 96 )
- My VFR's concluded (for now, anyway) ( 95 )
- Orphans ( 94 )
- Introducing Goldie (and, yes, it's not a very imaginative name but I have my reasons) ( 93 )
Party, party, party ( 92 )- For shame... ( 92 )
- An overdue appreciation ( 92 )
- Old racing photos ( 91 )
Island time - still ( 91 )
Bad connections ( 91 )- My US Trip 2015 ( 90 )
Despise not the day of Small things ( 87 )
The worst motorcycle I have ever owned ( 87 )
Who is Johann Zarco? ( 87 )
Reno-vating ( 85 )
The best-ever dummy spit ( 84 )
Icicle Ride ( 84 )- Legends and Heroes ( 84 )
- Maxie ( 84 )
- Maverick by name ( 83 )
More Island Tales ( 83 )- Up the Creek ( 83 )
- Downsizing ( 82 )
Found him, he's over here! ( 81 )- Something old, something new ( 81 )
- Stirring up some memories ( 80 )
- Size matters ( 80 )
- Bushfires ( 79 )
- Trinkets ( 79 )
- The tracks of my tears Pt2 ( 78 )
- Hiccup ( 77 )
- Looking ahead ( 77 )
Farewell, Dani ( 77 )- Old racing photos Pt 2 ( 77 )
Barn find ( 77 )
Every picture tells a story Pt2 ( 77 )- If I could turn back time ( 76 )
- Never Ready ( 76 )
Small details ( 74 )- The Fabulous Baker Boy ( 74 )
Trying to do some good ( 73 )- Getting it together ( 73 )
A real "find" ( 73 )
Broc Parkes Interview ( 72 )- Grubastini, where are you? ( 72 )
- It's not been a good week.. ( 71 )
- Old Racing Photos - again. ( 71 )
- 10 years is a long time. ( 70 )
- Living on the road ( 70 )
- Friday on my mind ( 69 )
Farewell Aunty Jack ( 69 )- Island Classic sidelights ( 68 )
2017 MotoGp crystal ball ( 68 )- The Great Ocean Road ( 68 )
The old "frog in the saucepan" story ( 68 )- Brushes with fame ( 68 )
- A little bit more about crashes.. ( 67 )
- Motorcycle song ( 67 )
Shorter but longer ( 67 )
Happy birthday, Mr Superbike ( 67 )- 40 years doesn't take long to go by ( 67 )
The weakest link ( 66 )- Support your local bike shop ( 66 )
More silly season stuff ( 65 )- Paraphernalia ( 65 )
- Here we go again... ( 65 )
- Better out than in ( 64 )
- Patience is a virtue ( 64 )
- On a wing and a prayer Pt2. The Gold Wing restoration begins. ( 64 )
- Them's the breaks ( 63 )
- Me new lid Pt2 ( 63 )
- In the lap of the gods ( 62 )
- Where have the sportsbikes gone? ( 62 )
- Spots before my eyes ( 62 )
- In Memoriam ( 61 )
- Trip update ( 61 )
- Warren Weldon - an appreciation ( 61 )
- How much do you plan? ( 61 )
The morning after the night before ( 61 )
Crashing The Hows and Whys ( 61 )- Different days - different ways ( 60 )
- WG ( 60 )
A tale of two tracks ( 60 )- Sod's Law ( 59 )
The K.I.S.S. principle ( 59 )
Mixed blessings ( 59 )- Someone sent me a wooden leg in the mail.. ( 59 )
Doing the group thing ( 59 )
Losing it ( 59 )
Don't pass on the Pass... ( 58 )
Jimi Mac was here ( 58 )- Old friends ( 58 )
- How safe is safe? ( 58 )
- That third wheel ( 58 )
The whims of fashion ( 58 )- Making the grade ( 58 )
- No show ( 58 )
- RIP Ralph Hudson ( 58 )
Straightening it out ( 57 )- From the mountains to the sea ( 57 )
- If you're a praying person... ( 57 )
Thank you Mr Sofuoglu ( 57 )
Worth winning ( 56 )- 6 days on the road... ( 56 )
4-into-2 ( 56 )
Hayate? ( 56 )- Paradise lost ( 56 )
- SMBH ( 56 )
Back on the road - Minibago-style ( 56 )- Norbert ( 55 )
- Interesting times ( 55 )
- 10-4 good buddy ( 55 )
Six hours a year ( 55 )
The top 10 motorcycling myths ( 55 )- Showing off - again ( 55 )
- From an archive ( 55 )
- Showing off - again ( 54 )
A fine afternoon ( 54 )- Draconian laws ( 54 )
- Enforced saving.. ( 54 )
- Save Staintune ( 53 )
- Two steps forward ( 53 )
- The six pillars of danger ( 53 )
- Goldie on the Go ( 53 )
Every picture tells a story ( 53 )
Racing at the ends of the earth ( 53 )- Off into the wild blue yonder ( 53 )
- Out of an archive ( 52 )
- That sound.. ( 52 )
- EGR ( 52 )
- The vagaries of nature ( 52 )
Champions, teams and karma ( 52 )- One-eyed ( 52 )
- Old racing photos Pt 2 ( 52 )
- the world wide web ( 51 )
The end of the line ( 51 )
37 Years and counting ( 50 )- More Shadowfax goodies ( 50 )
The races and the road ( 50 )- SPIR ( 50 )
- Over the top ( 50 )
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- Barry Sheene
- BMW
- Casey Stoner
- Championship
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- Eastern Creek
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- floods
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- Grand Prix
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- john hopkins
- Joshua Brookes
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- Marc Marquez
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