By Firstly, the scene was set for this gig on the beach at Bridlington in the UK and during the 2025 Race the Waves event. I met Joe Hall for the first time and we chatted in between our races. Joe, his brother and father had decided to embrace their motorcycling
Shed space is head space.
This post recognises the power of the shed in life, and has not been written using AI either. Like all shed owners, I’m no different in that I’ve created a special place to play, work or just go to. It’s a powerful place, represents me and I wouldn’t want to
Race the waves 2025, and on the Bultaco again!
It’s now a week since I did the 2025 Race The Waves (RTW from here on), and I’ve had time to reflect on my experience and the event. This is the fourth time that I’ve been fortunate to be part of it, and the third time I’ve done it on
WooHoo! Happy 50th Birthday to my Yamaha RD250!
This post celebrates a milestone for my Yamaha. It is 50 years old this month. Actually, to be fully accurate, it was first registered on 6th May 1975 in Geneva, Switzerland, 50 years ago. It had obviously been made in Japan a few months earlier before it was shipped over
My Cannondale MX400: Something smells like it’s melting….
My favourite track facility is Greenfield Dirt Track in Lincolnshire (link in sidebar), and this weekend, they had their motocross, stubble and dirt tracks open. This track is a two hour drive away for me and requires pre-on-line-booking for an event. This is normal, except when you live on a
The ‘Interesting Moto Interview’ Series: Paul Garbutt
I first met Paul, as have a lot of people, because I entered one of his events, which was Race The Waves back in 2022. He’s actually really quite hard to miss in this particular event, as not only is he the natural ‘Chef de la Course’ by role, he
My Cannondale MX400: The global search for the elusive ‘YELLOW bike’ starts here!
It’s funny how images stay in your mind, particularly if the subject of the image is yellow. Think of something that you’ve seen in your life that was yellow, and it’ll be quite a detailed image that you can recall, whether it be a lemon, banana or a million dollar
