About 7 years ago, thinking about the impact of good wheel alignment stirred what Jennie laughingly refers to as my brain!  I'd had some...

This blog is unashamedly about motorcycling but this post has nothing whatsoever to do with bikes apart from the event which prevented me fr...

I've just been sorting through some old photos and the one that's attached here still makes me wince!  In my early motorcycling care...

I need to get something off my chest with a bit of a rant so bear with me! The Coromandel Peninsula where we live is a motorcycling Mecca ...

Well, the title of this post sounds a bit preposterous but it's absolutely true!! Jennie and I recently commissioned a local craftsman t...

I've just been round the East Cape of NZ (a total of 1346 km) with 3 great friends (Andy from Auckland, Richard from Ohaupo and Davey fr...

Just had a wonderful weekend.  On Friday, we hosted a Blackbird owner and his wife (Steve and Debbie Downes) from the UK as part of their mo...

Coromandel Peninsula, NZ Edit Pages There are few absolutes in life excepting the laws of physics (and some of those are a bit shaky to...

One of my close friends and Blackbird-riding buddies has developed a serious medical condition and is about to commence treatment.  I rode u...

The Blackbird with central north island volcanoes in the background I've been passionate about bikes since I was 5.  Sure, I love ...

Rode from Coromandel to Thames and back today to meet up with Paul from Kaukapakapa on his 1200 S Bandit (nicely set up with Ohlins and R...

Getting back on the Blackbird after the accident made me realise that I'd become a bit gun-shy. The seat height and high centre of grav...

I'd worked 50-60 hour weeks for over 30 years for my company in a number of challenging roles and after talking it over with Jennie,...