Once upon a time people picked up books on motorcycle racing. Within them they found wild words and captivating images. People in not near enough protective gear launching big engines in simple chassis upon narrow wheels over unrefined roads. If that doesn’t hold you in awe for a moment you’re not a motorcyclist. Written between…
The Keeper
Like a lot of people I’ve had a few bikes over the years. Like a lot of those people I’ve had similar experiences drive this. Bikes sold when children came along, bikes sold when marriages started or failed, homes were bought or bodies protested. So, my story is not at all unusual. Or so I…
This Time For Sure
This time, for sure, no, really. ‘Rooney Tune 2022’ See how that rolls off the tongue. It was always meant to be. And because let’s face it, the stickers from the ill-fated 2021 covid edition were just shit. So, we just had to do it over. Ah yes. Come fire, Plaque, or Flood, the Rooney…
Ride Out Covid on a Rooney
VIRTUAL ROONEY TUNE 2021 Ok, you probably saw it coming. We have had to postpone again this year. HOWEVER, WE ARE GOING RIDING IN “THE CLOUD”. SO, ON AUGUST 21 OR 22, WE ARE ASKING YOU HEAD OUT FOR A RIDE ON YOUR ROONEY. ANYONE POSTING A PICTURE OF THEIR ROONEY OUT RIDING (AND YOURSELF…
Lookout..
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Must be getting closer; the media collateral is out. Not to be usurped by any federal budget.. Who wants a sticker?
Lookout..
Must be getting closer; the media collateral is out. Not to be usurped by any federal budget.. Who wants a sticker?
Rooney Tune 2021 : The Vaccinated Edition
August 20 – 22 : 2021 : Copmanhurst NSW. In those shiny happy days before the scourge of Covid a band of Rooney Cyclist mustered among the rich green grass lining the banks the Clarence River at Copmanhurst NSW. The inaugural Rooney Tune gathering in 2018 attracted folk from from all corners of the country;…
Soul Factory
Somewhere around the year 1996AD I was having a bit of trouble with direction. I was pretty sure the reason I felt I was not finding the best line had a good deal to do with some steering head bearings that had surpassed their ‘use by date’. At the time my relationship with my r80g/s…
Perfect Provenance
Provenance has a value all to its own. Ask any collector of classic things. Provenance is testimony to the fact that something is the real deal. But it’s something more than that too. Provenance pulls us into the story of something, and in doing so we become part of that story. For many collectors of…
The Outfitter Hack
Sidecars are one of those things blessed with many terms of endearment. A ‘Combination, a ‘Rig’, a ‘Chair’, a ‘Unit’, a ‘Hack’ and an ‘Outfit’ to name a few. But my favourite terms are “Hack” and “Outfit”. That’s because I like outfits, and I like words too. And sometimes they connect in more than the…
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