A collection of the some of the most popular articles that have been published on this site.
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MotoGp 2021 ( 87 )
WG ( 135 )
40 years doesn't take long to go by ( 179 )
RIP Denis Curtis ( 176 )
Merry Christmas ( 106 )
Someone sent me a wooden leg in the mail.. ( 108 )
I'm growing older but not up... ( 67 )
Maxie ( 202 )
Sometimes (rarely) two wheels are not enough. ( 68 )
SPIR ( 89 )
A far, FAR rider.. ( 70 )
Old racing photos - again ( 75 )
Top of the class ( 75 )
Island Classic - reset ( 60 )
And now, as promised... ( 631 )
On top of the world ( 75 )
Using what's on offer ( 58 )
After dark ( 202 )
EGR ( 83 )
[Not] Blinded by the light ( 79 )- Watch this space ( 62 )
Side roads ( 49 )
Looking ahead ( 78 )
Posters ( 90 )
Drive first or ride first? ( 57 )
Security ( 132 )
The G.O.A.T. ( 81 )
10 years is a long time. ( 86 )
Getting to know you.. ( 62 )
Life without Marc ( 60 )
Rack off ( 155 )
Another dam ride ( 93 )
Take 5 Pt2 ( 98 )
Take 5 ( 93 )
On the road - with four wheels ( 106 )
Spots before my eyes ( 201 )
RIP Ralph Hudson ( 163 )
Old Racing Photos - again. ( 147 )
Ticking all the boxes ( 118 )
I've been re-twanged ( 90 )
Just Winging around ( 121 )
Old racing photos Pt 2 ( 101 )
If you're a praying person... ( 112 )
Luggage ( 269 )
Searching for that gold ( 104 )
Books ( 155 )
Whither live music ? ( 115 )
Old racing photos Pt 2 ( 131 )
Mirror, mirror ( 96 )
Motorcycle song ( 117 )
New boingers ( 82 )
From the, "That didn't quite work out as planned," file ( 83 )
I hope I can stand it.. ( 73 )
Falling in love again.. ( 88 )
Warren Weldon - an appreciation ( 95 )
Getting out from under ( 73 )
Welcome home, Bexie ( 101 )
Cubs ( 77 )
Riding off into the sunset ( 78 )
MotoGp Update ( 91 )
Old racing photos ( 285 )
A shocking experience ( 121 )
Two steps forward - again. ( 182 )
Two steps forward ( 86 )
On tap ( 84 )
Racing 2020 ( 102 )
Brushes with fame ( 76 )
There's a fine line ( 76 )
Riding season ( 71 )
Easter and Bathurst ( 161 )
Making the grade ( 81 )
A detailed history of Honda's 4 stroke MotoGp bikes. ( 67 )
Ogs PtII ( 64 )- Ogs ( 78 )
Robinson Crusoe ( 371 )
Over the top ( 80 )
The practice of social distancing ( 83 )
Doing it again ( 85 )
Words from the Master ( 94 )- Legends and Heroes ( 86 )
50-50 2020 ( 69 )
Goldie on the Go ( 253 )
Driver reviver ( 71 )
MRA ( 76 )
the world wide web ( 73 )
Bike Nite ( 83 )
Electric motorcycles ( 80 )
The eyes have it ( 70 )
The vagaries of nature ( 71 )
Twang - Again ( 75 )
Staying on top ( 68 )
Canberra bushfire - revisited ( 72 )
Wow, what a weekend! ( 88 )
Friday on my mind ( 70 )
Thursday notes from the Island ( 65 )
It's hump day on the island ( 80 )
Island bound - again ( 83 )
Guardian angels ( 77 )
Bushfires ( 83 )
Draconian laws ( 68 )
Patience is a virtue ( 70 )
Orphans Pt7 ( 69 )
In Memoriam ( 75 )
Doing it in the dirt ( 65 )
End of season report Pt1 ( 66 )
Bye bye Jorge ( 365 )
No show ( 490 )
Honda builds a pirate bike ( 209 )
Be careful what you wish for ( 221 )
How safe is safe? ( 420 )
Pillioning ( 260 )
Dirt bikes ( 307 )
Words of wisdom from David ( 250 )
Orphans Pt 6 ( 284 )
Gentleman Jack ( 453 )
Size matters ( 456 )
On trial ( 265 )
Vive la difference ( 315 )
GOR II ( 377 )
Fly-aways ( 330 )
Stirring up some memories ( 348 )- All over the place, Pt2 ( 276 )
All over the place.. ( 279 )
When your low ride is too low ( 285 )
From an archive ( 425 )
Winging it ( 262 )
Never Ready ( 521 )
Maintenance day ( 392 )
Important Half of My Life update ( 360 )
The Great Ocean Road ( 657 )
A trip down memory lane and some great ideas.. ( 571 )- Silly season, silly season.. ( 261 )
Orphans Pt5 ( 363 )
Showing off - again ( 269 )
Introducing Goldie (and, yes, it's not a very imaginative name but I have my reasons) ( 543 )- Walking on water ( 299 )
Iron Mike ( 349 )
Where is the DENCO triple triple? ( 668 )
MV to build in China, shock, horror ( 424 )
Racing news.. ( 292 )
Has Honda lost its way? ( 506 )
The Lap in winter ( 325 )
Out of an archive ( 324 )
10-4 good buddy ( 771 )
Orphans Pt4 ( 617 )- 10 out of 10, Mr Marquez! ( 403 )
Cold enough to freeze... ( 296 )
It's a long way to the top ( 313 )
A Winter's Tale ( 404 )
Orphans Pt3 ( 351 )
Every picture tells a story Pt2 ( 425 )
Twang ( 380 )
Another long weekend ( 317 )
A Tuesday funny ( 246 )
The morning after the night before ( 364 )
Every picture tells a story ( 349 )
Joining the club (again) ( 356 )
A less than ideal day to go riding ( 295 )
The top 10 motorcycling myths ( 483 )
Happy 50th birthday.. ( 390 )
Orphans Pt 2 ( 332 )
Wheelie good ( 296 )
RIP "Burrito" ( 515 )
Six hours a year ( 349 )
About Sr Marquez.. ( 345 )
Ignorance is.. ( 320 )
Colours of my life ( 304 )
The amazing story of Stretch the cat ( 353 )
Postcards from the road Pt5 ( 303 )
Going around The Bend ( 755 )
Back on the road ( 539 )
Commentatus Interruptus ( 516 )
Sittin' on the dock of the bay ( 640 )
Behind bars ( 569 )
Staying on the ball ( 596 )
Postcards from the road - again ( 606 )
Best not look if you are a mechanic ( 804 )
Orphans ( 539 )
Straightening it out ( 442 )
A long talk, the first of two ( 373 )
The races and the road ( 420 )
Messing about on bikes.. ( 410 )
For those of you who missed it.. ( 572 )
One for the road ( 518 )
My VFR's concluded (for now, anyway) ( 522 )
Final Phillip Island wrap-up ( 605 )
We interrupt the normally scheduled programme to bring you this news flash ( 479 )
Island Classic sidelights ( 525 )
Island Classic Report Pt2 ( 750 )
Another amazing meeting ( 731 )
More Island Tales ( 468 )
To Bathurst and back ( 499 )
Happy New Year ( 403 )
How classic will the Classic be? ( 1,784 )
Reno-vating ( 734 )
So, who will win? ( 601 )
Coincidences ( 593 )
Happy birthday, Rhonnda ( 480 )
From the mountains to the sea ( 602 )
Dodging the bullet ( 699 )
Hump day ( 12 )- Orphans ( 10 )
Ups and downs ( 6 )
Holidays ( 6 )
Up the Creek ( 6 )
Merry Christmas ( 6 )
Come fly with me ( 5 )
Among my souvenirs ( 4 )- Where have the great singer/songwriters gone? ( 4 )
- Road trip!!! ( 4 )
A fitting farewell ( 4 )
Family matters ( 4 )
10 ( 4 )
On a Wing and a prayer ( 4 )
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 )- Island madness? ( 2 )
Into each life some rain must fall Pt2 ( 2 )
A bad day at the races... ( 2 )
Life after racing ( 2 )
Animals Pt1 ( 2 )
In the lap of the gods ( 2 )
The amazing story of George Disteel ( 2 )
Mind over matter ( 2 )
White vans Pt2 ( 2 )
Consoling myself ( 2 )
Choose ( 2 )
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 )
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? ( 1,467 )- How classic will the Classic be? ( 986 )
- Death by stupidity - again ( 467 )
- Six more wheels ( 429 )
Cheating ( 392 )
Where have all the great race bikes gone? ( 368 )- The tracks of my tears Pt4 ( 344 )
- And now, as promised... ( 343 )
- Words from the Master ( 275 )
- How do you tell if a mechanic is lying? ( 244 )
Happy 80th, Kel Carruthers ( 238 )- So long, my friend ( 233 )
- Another sad farewell ( 226 )
- If it's Easter, it must be Bathurst ( 202 )
Another special "special" ( 193 )- Oh, Mr Sheene ( 192 )
- There's a fine line ( 187 )
- Green with envy ( 179 )
- Hump day ( 172 )
- For those of you who missed it.. ( 169 )
- Where is the DENCO triple triple? ( 168 )
- Final Phillip Island wrap-up ( 164 )
- The amazing story of George Disteel ( 157 )
How do you solve a problem like Fenati? ( 155 )- Robin Lewis ( 155 )
What is a superbike? ( 153 )- A fitting farewell ( 153 )
- A Kawasaki race car, yes, you heard me right. ( 139 )
- Gentleman Jack ( 134 )
- Starting over ( 134 )
Watch out, I'm MAD ( 133 )- Easter and Bathurst ( 133 )
Death by stupidity ( 132 )
The tracks of my tears ( 130 )- Better with the telling ( 129 )
Whither Yamaha? ( 128 )
Joethebike ( 125 )- Best not look if you are a mechanic ( 124 )
- Another amazing meeting ( 117 )
Unexpected ( 115 )- Has Honda lost its way? ( 110 )
- Welcome home, Bexie ( 110 )
- Looking for a soft place to fall ( 110 )
- Island Classic Report Pt2 ( 109 )
- When your number's up ( 109 )
Summer riding ( 108 )- Best laid plans.. ( 107 )
- Top Articles ( 102 )
- Travellus interruptus ( 100 )
- How's the serenity? ( 100 )
- Island bound - again ( 99 )
Counting the cost ( 97 )- Guardian angels ( 96 )
- Dodging the bullet ( 96 )
The dying Swann ( 96 )- The puzzle is almost complete ( 95 )
Wayne's World ( 94 )- Bring back Bathurst ( 94 )
- Orphans ( 94 )
- Thursday notes from the Island ( 93 )
- My VFR's concluded (for now, anyway) ( 93 )
- Wow, what a weekend! ( 93 )
- For shame... ( 92 )
- An overdue appreciation ( 92 )
Party, party, party ( 91 )
Bad connections ( 91 )
A bad weekend ( 90 )- Old racing photos ( 90 )
- Introducing Goldie (and, yes, it's not a very imaginative name but I have my reasons) ( 88 )
Who is Johann Zarco? ( 87 )- My US Trip 2015 ( 86 )
The worst motorcycle I have ever owned ( 84 )- RIP Denis Curtis ( 84 )
Life in the (very) fast lane ( 83 )- More Island Tales ( 83 )
The best-ever dummy spit ( 83 )- Legends and Heroes ( 83 )
- Up the Creek ( 82 )
- Something old, something new ( 81 )
- Size matters ( 80 )
Icicle Ride ( 80 )- Bushfires ( 79 )
Despise not the day of Small things ( 78 )- Maxie ( 78 )
- Hiccup ( 77 )
Farewell, Dani ( 77 )- Every picture tells a story Pt2 ( 75 )
- If I could turn back time ( 74 )
- Old racing photos Pt 2 ( 74 )
- Never Ready ( 74 )
Island time - still ( 73 )
Trying to do some good ( 73 )- Getting it together ( 73 )
Broc Parkes Interview ( 72 )- Reno-vating ( 71 )
Barn find ( 70 )- 10 years is a long time. ( 69 )
- Friday on my mind ( 69 )
- Living on the road ( 69 )
A real "find" ( 68 )
2017 MotoGp crystal ball ( 68 )- The Great Ocean Road ( 68 )
- A little bit more about crashes.. ( 67 )
Photographs and memories ( 67 )- Island Classic sidelights ( 66 )
The weakest link ( 66 )- The tracks of my tears Pt2 ( 66 )
- Motorcycle song ( 66 )
Farewell Aunty Jack ( 66 )
Shorter but longer ( 66 )
The old "frog in the saucepan" story ( 66 )- Support your local bike shop ( 66 )
- Brushes with fame ( 66 )
More silly season stuff ( 65 )- Paraphernalia ( 65 )
- Better out than in ( 64 )
- Patience is a virtue ( 64 )
- On a wing and a prayer Pt2. The Gold Wing restoration begins. ( 64 )
Happy birthday, Mr Superbike ( 64 )- Old Racing Photos - again. ( 64 )
Small details ( 63 )- Me new lid Pt2 ( 63 )
- The Fabulous Baker Boy ( 63 )
- Them's the breaks ( 62 )
- In the lap of the gods ( 62 )
- Spots before my eyes ( 62 )
- In Memoriam ( 61 )
- Trip update ( 61 )
- Where have the sportsbikes gone? ( 61 )
- How much do you plan? ( 61 )
- The morning after the night before ( 61 )
Crashing The Hows and Whys ( 61 )
Found him, he's over here! ( 60 )- Stirring up some memories ( 60 )
- Different days - different ways ( 60 )
- Sod's Law ( 59 )
The K.I.S.S. principle ( 59 )
Doing the group thing ( 59 )
Losing it ( 59 )- Grubastini, where are you? ( 59 )
Jimi Mac was here ( 58 )- How safe is safe? ( 58 )
- No show ( 58 )
- RIP Ralph Hudson ( 58 )
- Old friends ( 57 )
- That third wheel ( 57 )
- Straightening it out ( 57 )
- From the mountains to the sea ( 57 )
- If you're a praying person... ( 57 )
- 40 years doesn't take long to go by ( 57 )
- Making the grade ( 57 )
- Worth winning ( 56 )
- 6 days on the road... ( 56 )
4-into-2 ( 56 )
Hayate? ( 56 )
Thank you Mr Sofuoglu ( 56 )
Mixed blessings ( 55 )- Showing off - again ( 55 )
- Showing off - again ( 54 )
- Draconian laws ( 54 )
- Warren Weldon - an appreciation ( 54 )
A fine afternoon ( 53 )
Don't pass on the Pass... ( 53 )- The six pillars of danger ( 53 )
- Six hours a year ( 53 )
- Goldie on the Go ( 53 )
- The top 10 motorcycling myths ( 53 )
- Someone sent me a wooden leg in the mail.. ( 53 )
Racing at the ends of the earth ( 53 )- Off into the wild blue yonder ( 53 )
- The vagaries of nature ( 52 )
Champions, teams and karma ( 52 )
Back on the road - Minibago-style ( 52 )- the world wide web ( 51 )
The end of the line ( 51 )
Compact cars ( 50 )- EGR ( 50 )
- Trinkets ( 50 )
- Every picture tells a story ( 50 )
- Over the top ( 50 )
- From an archive ( 50 )
- Two steps forward ( 49 )
37 Years and counting ( 49 )- It's hump day on the island ( 49 )
- The races and the road ( 49 )
- SPIR ( 49 )
- Small improvements ( 49 )
- Bye bye Jorge ( 49 )
Save the Oxley ( 49 )- Troubleshooting ( 48 )
- Canberra bushfire - revisited ( 48 )
- 54 ( 48 )
- Electric motorcycles ( 48 )
- Bike Nite ( 48 )
Miscellany ( 48 )- Old racing photos Pt 2 ( 48 )
Canberra bushfires 14 years on ( 48 )
A little late, but Aragon ( 47 )
MIA ( 47 )
Whew, what a weekend. ( 47 )
- Aprilia
- ASBK
- Barry Sheene
- BMW
- Casey Stoner
- Championship
- Ducati
- Eastern Creek
- ECIR
- floods
- Gold Wing
- Grand Prix
- Hayden
- Honda
- Isle of Man
- john hopkins
- Joshua Brookes
- Kawasaki
- Kawasaki ZX10-R
- Marc Marquez
- Moto2
- MotoGp
- Oran Park
- PCRA
- Phil's Accident
- Phillip Island
- Queensland
- recovery
- recuperation
- road safety
- Rossi
- Sepang
- Shadowfax
- Six Hour
- special
- Suzuki
- Ten Kate
- testing
- Troy Bayliss
- TT
- Victoria
- Wakefield Park
- Wayne Maxwell
- wsbk
- Yamaha
