NRMA will lose me as a member if they insist on trying to lobby to get petrol exempted having a CO2 price.
Weekend ride out – 13th Nov
Nov 16th, 2010
Out for a ride this weekend just passed. Was a bit of an adventure as my bike decided to have an electrical charging issue.. Some jumper leads, a bit of ripping out fuses and unplugging headlights to make the juice in the battery last. But a good, if not sweaty, ride. Summer’s here!
Short film: Shinya Kimura and making custom bikes
Jul 21st, 2010
Shinya Kimura from Chabott engineering talks about making custom bikes, riding bikes. “I use my own hands and break my back making the bikes”.
Let the bike put itself together!
Nov 17th, 2009
What do motorcycle parts get up to when the humans are gone?
Where’s the outrage? Drivers behaving badly!
Nov 13th, 2009
Considering the near hysterical response to some isolated yob of a cyclist thumping a bus driver, why aren’t we hearing calls for private car owners to be banned from the roads after this attack: “Car owner bashed ranger and bit cheek”?
Sydney CBD Motorbike parking just disappeared
Oct 3rd, 2009
Yes, sure it was illegal parking. Of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” variety (or should that be “don’t block the path too much and we won’t fine you”). I didn’t park there, but it was good use of a rather useless patch of concrete under an overpass. As of this week it is fenced off: [...]
Rocket powered bicycle.. for a million yen
Sep 5th, 2009
I’ve posted up about cool electric motorcycles before, now for a rocket powered pedal cycle courtesy of some insane inventor(s) somewhere in Japan.
