I encouraged Sophie to buy the little Honda 250. I’m pretty sure that she bought it brand new. I had borrowed it one day and was outside Mike and Jackies in West Street Feilding. I pulled out and, on a whim, lifted the front wheel. It was one of the few times that I fluked […]

This bike was never a success. We bought it because Hazel seemed to need something a little more than an XR100. Had we only known of trials then…. One of the first things that Andrew did when he first saw it was to jump on, go screaming off over the brow, and came screaming back […]

I have this tagged as 1985 but that doesn’t seem quite right… I am sure that Andrew had his 750 by then… and I can only see what appears to be his old CB400N [Show slideshow]

Bikes I’ve owned or had the use/care of…. AG175 Kawasaki 100 CB350 RD400E (NEW) XS400F (NEW) CX500 (NEW)

Bought from a female Massey student in one of the hostels, up on the hill somewhere maybe? Jack came with me to check it put and pick it up.

Jim Webb was our neighbour in Green Road. We moved out there in 1971 – I was 10 years old. At some point my brother and I started helping with milkings and I was instantly drawn to their XL 100. I don’t know when I first noticed it. Jim’s son Graeme used to ride it […]

Make humps out of ‘cotten reels’ Build a ‘custom’ teeter-tooter Build various sized walls Tires – chained, bolted, tied together, dug in, or just sitting there Firewood pit Sand Pit (tight turns, etc) Logs – ride along.. and across… spaced, on angles, etc Bog… maybe by one of the dams Balance beams ‘V’ and more […]

2365 km, 35h

1267 km – 16h 11m Pick up Gasgas, go to Judds on Sunday.