Browsing the "Great yarns" Tag
NOTHING SUCCEEDED LIKE THIS XS250
October 10th, 2013 | by Bedlam
The XS250, on the other hand, taught me plenty. It made me focus completely on my riding and my actions than a newer, friendlier bike would have. It taught me to concentrate on the bike’s responses and feel the road. It demanded that I wasn’t complacent
TRANSCRIPT OF POLICE ENTRAPMENT CASE ON OLD PACIFIC HIGHWAY
October 9th, 2013 | by Boris
You will recall there was a recent win in the courts against the NSW police who were found to have been reckless (among other things) in the way they entrapped motorcycle riders into overtaking them on double yellow lines and then fining them. Here is a transcript of the Magistrate's findings.
EZPELETA – IT’S SPANISH FOR “I EAT MY OWN CHILDREN”
October 4th, 2013 | by Bedlam
MotoGP faces a dilemma this week, as Dorna is on the verge of damaging its own product and harming one of its children
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BREAK RULE #1
October 3rd, 2013 | by Nick B
To best equip you, dear reader, with a working knowledge of what happens to those who break Rule #1, I have undertaken to examine what data is available and provide it to you in a creamy, gluten-free, easily digestible form
COLIN EDWARDS’ ALMOST WIN
October 2nd, 2013 | by Bedlam
He doesn’t have the trophy on his mantelpiece, but on that June day at Assen in 2006 he was the fastest man in the world on two wheels
DUCATI 1198SP – SQUARE PEGS, ROUND HOLES & BUNGA BUNGA
October 2nd, 2013 | by Nick Cruth
The 1198SP will do. And it will do very nicely. I have a lust for this motorcycle that really requires a restraining order
ABOUT THIS FRONT NUMBER PLATE SHIT…
September 4th, 2013 | by Chris Skelton
Applause thundered from the crowd, as Victoria’s greatest son and last hope approached the podium in the packed auditorium for the TAC-sponsored “Leave Scared: Arrive Alive” Road Safety Forum
MANDRAX, ARMY BOOTS & A Z900
September 3rd, 2013 | by J.D.
My motorcycle of choice from the mid-1970s up until the late 1980s was any bike from Kawasaki’s iconic Z900 series.
THE UTTER FAILURE OF THE POLICE
March 12th, 2012 | by Boris
How do feel when you suddenly, apropos of nothing, see a cop car in your mirrors? Do you immediately breathe a sigh of relief that your safety is assured
