Month: May 2016

This week I spent a couple of days on the 2016 Husqvarna 701 enduro, and it’s a very nice bit of gear. It won’t appeal to everyone, but those looking for a good performance option in a bike that feels like a dirt bike will love it. It’s light, slim and has 67 horsepower in street trim, so it’s a bit of stomper compared to most dualsporters these days. Last time I pushed in front…

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There’s been a fair bit going on this last week, but not so much for me. Not riding, anyway. Still, I’ve been busy enough. First up I received an e-mail from Bernie Wittman. I read the copy before I opened the image, and you can imagine how excited I became when I read: ‘A bit better pic here of the Dominator Scrambler. Taken with a proper camera. Keep up the good work Cheers Bernie’ A…

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I hate to say it but I haven’t much to report again this week. Even though the pressure from work has been much relaxed this week, I haven’t ridden anywhere or done anything terribly interesting. The BMW is still not back from having tyres fitted – apparently it takes a couple of weeks on a Beemer – and although the Dominator’s in really superb shape at the moment, I haven’t ridden anywhere. The lack of…

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It’s been a busy week with work, but I haven’t been on a bike. First I had to drop work’s BMW to the dealer in Port Macquarie, which was no big deal, but it’s still half a day lost no matter what I do. In fact, with the roadworks and the traffic, it took a little longer than that. The next day I had to bolt to Sydney for a few days to tidy up…

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I’ve nothing much to report again this week. It’s approaching my busiest time at work so I haven’t been away from my desk. No riding. No photography. Nothin’. I was sifting through some images for work and I stumbled across this one from about six weeks ago… That’s not me in the picture of course – I shot the image. But what was interesting for me was that I recognised the setting. It must’ve been…

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