A very sad day...My 2001  DUCATI 748R I rode from Geraldton to Perth to sell, with nearly 100.000km on the clock. And yes, they are the shoes I wore, and you can't see the Dryrider Summer Jacket, which was inside where documents were exchanged. It was a very hot day! 

I wanted to demonstrate that a 500km ride was nothing for this beast., and the thought of trailering it down was out of the question. Sure, the traffic was a real pain. Slow, stop stats was not the Dukes forte. I did hit the high 100's on the way down, but just a short burst.   

Here is the first excerpt from the book...

Living in Canberra, Gungahgin in fact, everyone was awaiting the completion of the Barton Hwy Overpass, so the giant round-a-bout would thankfully become a distant memory.

The construction team was very thoughtful and had the overpass nicely banked. That was enough for me, I twisted the throttle and ass over the left foot peg, soon I was almost scraping the knee. Drifting wide, my front wheel hit the concrete barrier... 

Welcome to my journey! This is where I share tales from the open road, especially 18 years of trips from Sydney and Canberra to Phillip Island Racetrack for MotoGP and WSBK. Not to forget the many Castrol 6 Hour Races and Easter Bathurst Races, which I also attended. As well as the attempted Bathurst Revival or Last Ever Motorcycle Race at Oran Park Raceway (6 Hour).

I am well on the way to completing, "There, Back and In-Between: A Motorcyclist's Memoirs." Expect it to be out there in 2027, and this site will have exerts and pics from the book as an encouragement for you out there to get my spin on life with motorcycles and the motorcycling fraternity.