Published on November 30th, 2010 | by Boris
Hands up those of you who took up motorcycling because it was a safe and economical way of getting around. Yes. OK. Go stand over there. Now, hands up those of you who think fluoro vests... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2010 | by Boris
Can someone tell me why nearly all of our young riders (and an obscene proportion of our older ones) are such pathetic chicken-bitches? Their hyperventilated panicking appears on cue each time any reference is made to... Read More →
Published on September 30th, 2010 | by Boris
IT is clear to even the dumbest NSW government staffer that the Keneally government is in its death throes. It is like a gut-shot dog, whining and trembling and dragging its flea-bitten form under the house... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2010 | by Boris
When was the last time you threw caution to the wind? When was the last time you decided that, just for the hell of it, you were gonna say “FUCK IT!” and mean it and damn... Read More →
Published on August 2nd, 2010 | by Boris
So there we were. The police inspector and me. On the side of the road. In peak-hour traffic. Which was now gridlocked spectacularly because his unmarked car and my bike were blocking the left lane. The... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2010 | by Boris
Just recently, the fool pool that is the benighted MRAVic, got all angered up cos a cop called motorcyclists hoons. The cop was Victoria’s Deputy Commissioner Ken Lay, who distinguished himself last year by hooning through... Read More →
Published on July 25th, 2010 | by Boris
I predict you will hear the term ‘Vulnerable Road User’ a lot in the future, and you will hear it applied specifically to motorcyclists. So I hereby serve notice to all and sundry that the moment... Read More →
Published on June 20th, 2010 | by Boris
The more sentient readers will understand that I am a nostalgic kinda bloke. To indulge myself, I perform a pilgrimage each year to the sacred mountain overlooking Bathurst. Some of you will know this non-mountainous mountain... Read More →
Published on March 25th, 2010 | by Boris
How would you feel if I told you there is a bloke in NSW who commands 20,000 armed men, and who believes adulterous women need to be stoned, those who break the Sabbath (along with homosexuals... Read More →
Published on February 25th, 2010 | by Boris
So there I am, commuting to work astride a lovely black Ducati Streetfighter S. The roads are greasy, the traffic is heavy, the clutch is slightly grabby and the throttle response on Ducati’s most aggressive-looking (and... Read More →
