Police state

What to do first weekend back from an epic ride OS. Go for a ride of course! Beautiful spring weather here now, perfect day for riding even though the police of this state tried to ruin it. Lots of police on Advancetown road with some sort of concealed trap targeting motorcycles. Next what appeared at first like a RBT at Canungra was actually a roadblock for only motorcycles. What follows is a

USA and Canada motorcycle tour

I have had a wonderful time touring North America, the roads were superb and the riding exceeded my expectations by a long margin. I started in San Francisco, renting a BMW R1200RT from Eagle Rider. The rental process was smooth and having stayed nearby I simply walked to the shop signed the papers and loaded my gear onto bike and was riding away about 15 minutes later. I left my suitcase with

Another ‘Jackass’

The day started with clear blue sky however by the time I got out of town the weather changed with clouds rolling in to sit above the border ranges. A chance for a small ride and a little bit of photography. I was reading Fuzzy Galore’s blog and her comment of being a ‘reformed jackass’ struck a chord with me. I used to be a jackass on a motorcycle (and in general) and  used to think I needed

North America Tour Preview

After a few false starts I am still heading there this year. Actually I am going next month but for a smaller ride than first planned. Originally I was going to ride around or across North America. Not to say I’d done it but rather because shipping my bike there for an extended ride was appealing cost wise compared to renting and making two or three smaller trips. However after I started

Beautiful Day

What a nice warm winter’s day. Beautiful day for a ride. Numinbah Valley

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,