R75 Girl

A rollin' rock, electric shock, it gives a lickin' that doesn't stop

Nice one! Parked the Ghostess next to the dirty-faced angel F650. My first bike, in red. Funny seeing the two bikes next to each other.

Some people get their kicks, stompin' on a dream

Beautiful old Moto Guzzi V50 under the Bridge downtown. Rode past us at the pub last night and it had the most evocative tone, everyone turned around.

It's the last weekend in the game for the hit and run

Ghostess had a new friend to hang out with today. Always encouraging to see an Adventure with dirt on the rims.

I've tried so hard my dear to show that you're my every dream

How I feel when I ride my bike. From the stupendous compendium Them Thangs!

And a new day will dawn for those who stand long

I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome the latest vehicle to the Lowe Riders Motorcycle Club, Big Luke's Black Bonnie. Lukey's been lusting after a Trumpy for aeons now, and this just goes to prove that Good Things Come To Those Who Wait. Congrats Luke, looking forward to the inaugural ride!

Where the miles are marked in the blood and gold

Busted out this afternoon for a Sunday lap through the Royal National Park, affectionately referred to as the Nasho. As usual, there was a bevvy of bikes at Stanwell Tops, mostly boy (and a couple of girl) racers, but also a gorgeous Honda 750 4 and a BMW HP2 Megamoto. Such a great ride, and just good to put the Ghostess through her paces...

Blazing saddles

Just got back from a 2,500k road trip over 6 days with my good mate Chris from BIKEexif. Sydney, Bodalla, Jindabyne, Tumut, Omeo, Bodalla, Sydney to clear. I have to say the Great Alpine Road is my favourite ride yet. So long, so twisty, such great views and great tarmac.

You left your mark on me it's permanent a tattoo

First ride. Still miss The Baroness. Took the Ghostess in for her 10,000k service today, with 13,000ks on the clock. I've had her 6 months. Some bloke was there with a white '95 F650. Took me back.

No more bad guy in this picture, he just made his great escape

Just got back recently from two weeks off work and a 5,000km road trip from Sydney to Adelaide via the Snowies to Melbourne via the Great Ocean Road and back to Sydney. I'd just like to go on record as saying that the Great Ocean Road IS ONE OF THE BEST MOTORCYCLING ROADS IN THE WORLD. Not that I've travelled many (any) of them but for 24 hours solid motorcycling through constant 45-55km/h corners in the middle of some of Australia's best scenery... Well, the very memory is sending shivers up and down my spine. Look closely at the middle photo, you can just barely make out the signposted road snaking around the cliffs. You're lucky I stopped to take these photos. Working a bike around these curves is as big a rush as surfing a big break.

Get down here and ride this road, please.

BMW Concept 6

Greatly aroused by this. But also why I love shit like this:
Via Two Wheels Blog!

Concerto in GS

Found a new friend today, at the Bookshop Cafe. Think it's the first time I've had  the Ghostess parked next to an R1200GS? Looks the goods. So phat.

Roll me on your frozen fields

Friends of the Grey Ghost, nice little Vespa, seen in Bondi.

Motor Cyclist Online MOTY Adventure Bike of the Year!

YES! God, I love my bike! Via Visual Gratification!

That smell

Nice bit of Photoshop work over on Rocket Garage!

Congratulations Lukey!

Big congratulations to our Big Luke, getting married this weekend, but I have complete faith in him, he won't be selling up his Yammy Renaissa shortly afterwards. In fact, I'm pretty confident a Triumph Thruxton will be the family truckster!

I's three-fourths drunk she looked all right

Nothing quite like walking out of work and seeing my bike parked next to some new friends. I was so excited to see a nice new K1200RT parked next to her that I forgot to take off the disc lock, started her up and began to ride off. Only to be stopped short by aforementioned disc lock, which caused her to lean over on a surprising angle, and I had to gently place her on the tarmac. Second time that's happened. Both sides now. No damage except to my pride, thankfully. A bike's not truly yours till you've put it on the ground. Good thing it wasn't a flash new K1200RT. They're not meant to be on the ground, period. GSs don't mind it that much. AVAGOODWEEGEND!

...Only the road can tame the rebel in his soul

Awe-inspiring work by illustration studio Massive Black. The top one is an animist portrait of the Ghostess. The bottom one is me and a friend on the Harley 1200 Sportster I'll own one day. There's some pics over on my other blog, DoubleOhTwo. Via DesignFeedr!

After midnight, were gonna chug-a-lug and shout

Wish Wayne'd get on the Triumph program!

You're taking a gamble on a little sorrow

First ride back over the Blue Mountains to Orange on the Grey Ghostess, over the Bells Line of Road. A top ride, unless you get stuck behind traffic in a newly appointed 80kmh zone all the way. Fortunately I was taught a lesson in overtaking by a Laverda and a Duke Supermoto. After that I refused to get frustrated and instead just get the hell away from them cars. Good, because it was the most magickal weather Sydney has had since 1955 on the 16th of August. Out near Eglinton, near Bathurst, spotted what I came for, a wedge tail eagle. Chased it around a couple of hills. damn things don't like being photographed. But just seeing it was the main thing.


There were a ton of bikes riding over the mountains, at the Kurrajong Hotel and also at Windsor, which also has an 'Oldest Pub in Australia'. Lots of Harleys, a few boy racers, a few choppers, a couple of Beemers and an odd Guzzi. Fantastic!

BBQ brekkie on Sunday morning in Orange... This is how we roll! What a way to start the day. Penny the blue heeler in the background having a sniff at the bacon bag, God love her!