Of course there is no simple answer. Or perhaps there is. It’s whoever won the last race. I’ve followed racing closely for several decades, and, somewhat against…
My first bike was a Suzuki 50 step-thru. I did a bit of riding in the desert but I never did flat-track, like most young American racers. My dad…
Are you a motorcyclist yourself? Of course I am a motorcyclist! I enjoy riding motorbikes and I love this sport. Since I was young I have ridden…
Ah, the good old days. When racing was racing and riders were tough. Not like today’s pampered social-media celebs. I was thinking about this at…
Robert Holden was born in the UK in 1958, and emigrated to New Zealand with his family when he was 13. In the mid-70s he survived a…
Long before the term photojournalist was coined, John (‘Jack’) H Boberg convinced his literary editors at the Sydney Daily Mail that taking a year to circumnavigate Australia with his…
You’re a well known guy in the racing scene and many readers will know your face, but fill us in on what it is that you do.
For guys like Steve Martin, a worn-out clutch would mean no more wheelies. Which would then mean tears. Thankfully, replacement is pretty straightforward. This article uses the…
In 1983-84, Bruce Collins (then 26) and passenger Chris Dinuzzo gave the Australian championships a red-hot go, sometimes literally. In 1983 at Oran Park they beat multiple champions Geoff…
Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.’ That six-word axiom made famous by cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is not only etched into the skin of Jason Doyle, it has become a…
I grew up in Manly and didn’t know much about motorcycles. Rugby league fans will know Brookvale Oval, but back then it was the Brookvale Showground, and that’s…
1 What’s all this I hear about back-to-front motors in MotoGP? For the first time in the history of premier-class grand prix racing, every motorcycle on the…
