Any Sydney motorbike rider who’s ever headed North of the Harbour Bridge would know about “the old road”. It’s how the locals refer to the Old Pacific Highway, which many moons ago was the Pacific Highway – the only route up to Gosford and Newcastle. Much of it is single lane as it winds around… [Read More]
Archives for February 2014
A different kind of riding
No motorbike riding this week. Instead we were holidaying on beautiful but tiny Lord Howe Island, about 500 kms off the coast of NSW. There are only about 20 cars on the island, and the speed limit is 25kph. Not that it prevented one of the young local family lads from wrapping himself around a… [Read More]
Our first ride – West Head views on a Sunday
The time has come for our first ride together. Riding attire: I’m all kitted up. Kind of. I’ve got my brand spanking new helmet and teamed it up with a pair of jeans (ok, so they’re Armani), a leather jacket (admittedly, it’s only a dress jacket, but it zips up the front and sits hip-length),… [Read More]
Where it all began – with the Head
My other half has been motorbike-mad for some years now, and hankering for me to share some of his passion. He reads bike mags. He has bike mates. He goes riding most weekends with some or all of them. And me…? I’ve stayed home. Worried a little (can’t help it!). But generally happy to have… [Read More]