Old Stomping ground

When I started riding I had a small bike and riding it anywhere was a joy. Every ride was a wonderful experience without any need for speed. I used to always ride then with other guys and thus at some point things became competitive and my focus shifted to riding faster. At that stage I started riding for different reasons,it was a big challenge, I purchased the fastest race replica bike

North of the border

For a change I decided to do a smaller ride sticking to the roads in the Gold Coast hinterland which I have not been riding much lately. Dawn over the saw tooth skyline of the Gold Coast Today was the first proper Winter ride and I noticed more than a few new riders looking a bit cold so I will try think of a half a dozen or so tips for cold weather riding for people who may not have, or want,

A tale of two rides

My last two rides have been opposite temperatures. A couple of weeks ago it was hot and humid inside my helmet on a Sunday that was the last hurrah of warm weather. Today I reluctantly allowed a chilly dry air to demist the visor and closed all other vents as I tried to keep the warmth inside. In reverse order then, today I visited Queen Mary Falls and the south west. I wanted to ride the area

Supersized Southern

What a great day for a ride. A little warm by the time this afternoon rolled around but the morning was near perfect riding weather. As is my usual choice when I want a decent ride I headed off this morning to the border ranges area with no firm route in mind. Lovely quick run down the M1, not much traffic at all. People still tell me they cannot stand to ride down the M1 but to put it quite

Spyder premium shorty gloves

  I picked these up some time ago in South East Asia and was told the brand would be available in Australia soon. A mixture of textile and soft leather, with the usual reinforced areas and small portion of carbon fiber. Generally similar in style and construction to many other shorty style summer gloves. Much more comfortable then my Dainese Guanto X-ILE gloves the stitching does not rub your

Endless Summer

I was starting to think we were having an endless summer this year (albeit a wet one) as today is the first day of April and yet the forecast was for 30 degrees in western suburbs and 28 on the coast. Well time for mother nature to catch me out for 2012, it just reached 26 mid afternoon and all morning was a very Autumn low 20’s. Guess who left home in his summer jacket thinking it was going to

South East Asia

Been thinking for some time if I should write up this ride or not… you see it was on a scooter… I seem to be visiting or passing by parts of Asia every year however with the exception of Japan have not got around to doing much riding. There are 3 rides I have been thinking of in the region. The highly rated riding in the Genting and Cameron Highlands of Malaysia. The Mae Hong Son loop in