Published on November 1st, 2016 | by Boris
While squelching through the mud at the Australian MotoGP this year, I sought shelter from the storm among the gorgeous crop of new Aprilia models in a pavilion on Gardner Straight. “Be welcome here,” said Nigel,... Read More →
Published on October 31st, 2016 | by Boris
Part bike show, part rock concert, part HOG rally and part super-slick brand promotion, the first ever Australian Harley Days event parked its shiny arse beside a beach in Wollongong last weekend, and went off like... Read More →
Published on October 31st, 2016 | by Al
“You must come out with us on Sunday,” said Boris. “We are going to the Serbian hunting club barbecue.”... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016 | by Boris
Perth is a big ol’ state. You can fit 176 Frances in there and a maybe a few dozen Englands on top. It has lots of valuable minerals under its dirt, vast swathes of emptiness, a... Read More →
Published on October 4th, 2016 | by Boris
This was a great idea. A short film festival about, by, and for motorcyclists. Each film had to be seven or less minutes long, and maybe feature some Sydney landmark. The brainchild of Andrew Lee and... Read More →
Published on September 26th, 2016 | by Boris
I have always known open-faced helmets would return to popularity among the cognoscenti. It’s one of the reasons I have never stopped wearing them. But as wonderful as open-face lids are, they do have certain drawbacks... Read More →
Published on September 26th, 2016 | by Boris
I have been using these fine-looking hand-shoes for about six weeks now. I’ve done maybe 2000kms with them. Most of those kilometres have been brisk, for it has been the tail-end of winter and the blossoming... Read More →
Published on September 13th, 2016 | by Boris
In which I consider magical healing lakes, an explanation of Balkan history, how much fun hunting with Ludwig might have been, the German love of nudity, where the best hops on earth grow, the hospitality of... Read More →
Published on September 12th, 2016 | by Al
We had some more whisky. It started to rain softly... Read More →
Published on September 9th, 2016 | by Boris
A reasonable man would expect the flagship of Yamaha’s acclaimed MT range to be something special. But I am not a reasonable man. Especially when I have been kept waiting for an uncivilised length of time.... Read More →
