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Published on April 18th, 2016 | by Boris
On Saturday I took myself off to Sydney Motorsport Park for the third round of the YMF ASBK Superbike races. Motorcycling Australia (MA) had very kindly provided me with a press pass and an invitation to... Read More →
Published on April 15th, 2016 | by Boris
If you’ve been reading my stuff for a while, then you’re aware I have long been a fan of Triumph’s Speed Triple. I have owned three, beginning in 1994, when I worked for Ozbike magazine, and... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2016 | by Boris
Men who take their motorcycles drag-racing can usually be found, a few days later, in a workshop. They are awash with despair and expectation in equal measure. “I need a second, damn your spanners! Give me... Read More →
Published on April 7th, 2016 | by Eva Cripps
Any person or government agency entrusted with collecting and holding public money is burdened with an enormous responsibility. In particular, where that money has been compulsorily collected from the public to be spent solely for a... Read More →
Published on April 5th, 2016 | by Boris
I always find it very difficult to write about what happens on BikeMe! events. Primarily because different things happen to different people and I am not always there to witness these things. So I can only... Read More →
Published on March 28th, 2016 | by Boris
No, I didn’t spell ‘bellow’ wrong. Bello is Italian for ‘handsome’, and that is certainly the case with the Eldorado. I haven’t had this many people stop and stare and tell me what a beautiful bike... Read More →
Published on March 25th, 2016 | by Boris
For 26 years, I have eschewed the ancient Egyptian celebration of Horus’ death and subsequent zombification, and gone to Bankstown in Sydney’s southwest instead. For in Bankstown, there is the Good Friday custom bike show. And... Read More →
Published on March 22nd, 2016 | by Boris
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICK EDARDS OF HALF LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC I have been going to the Barry Sheene Festival of Speed (BSFOS) every year since its inception. I love it, but probably for all the wrong reasons. For... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2016 | by Boris
Dylan Stone is an amateur boxer. And he’s a pretty good one. At the age of 23 he’s won the Riverina Heavyweight title, a Junior Victorian title and an Interstate Regional title. He boxes in the... Read More →
Published on March 18th, 2016 | by Daniel Cousins
Have you ever wanted to fly a jet fighter? Yeah, me too. But I’m a bit simple, pretty uncoordinated and mostly blind, so I’ll just settle for riding around on my ever-so-loud bike wearing my new... Read More →