2009 Australian Motorcycle Tour.

I finished watching the Long Way Down for the 2nd time when it aired recently on SBS and I enjoyed it much more this viewing. I still think from a entertainment point it didn't present as well as the original Long Way Round series however I now recognise that for the riders and support crew this trip would have been every bit as good. I am still very jealous.I have started working out what I

Ride Report - back on the road at long last!

Well I never thought I would be off the road for this long. Been quite some time since my last ride report.What a beaut day for a ride - after the gloomy weather forecast of showers and heat it turned out to be a fine and mild morning with just some heat mid afternoon on the way home.I wasn't ready tackle the ride I want to do to Tenterfield - after all just 70km on the new bike so best I visit

Mods finished - ready to ride this weekend.

I have finished the alterations I wanted to make.First up was rider foot pegs:Beautiful crafted items from Knight Design which give an extra inch of comfort for your knees.Next was what turned out to be a rather big job. Fitting the Convertibars:The process was removal of existing bars and triple clamp. Installation of the special Convertibar system and then reinstall triple clamp. Reroute some