Price of petrol in December 2018

The price of petrol I paid during December 2018 averaged $1.25 per litre for 91 Octane unleaded petrol add up to 15 cents more for 95 Octane petrol and usually up to 25 cents for 98 Octane petrol, location is…

Harley Davidson FXSB Breakout

The 10th most popular motorcycle in Australia in 2017 was  the Harley Davidson FXSB selling 1150 units. The FXSB is also called the ‘Breakout’. The FXSB is the 103 engined version, the FXSR is the 107 and FXSRS is the…

2019 Suzuki Hayabusa News

It’s been 20 years since the Original Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R was released hence I’ve maintained this website for the same amount of time. There is much history and drama surrounding the Hayabusa and happy to say that I’ve been part…

Season’s greetings for 2018

As the year draws to a close and everyone is busy with activities or lack of activity during the Christmas break I too want to shut down for a little while and work on some new and different projects. Thanks…

The most popular motorcycles in Australia

As 2018 comes to an end I have belatedly posted the 2017 list of the most popular motorcycles in Australia and they are not what you would expect. According to the FCAI the most popular and highest selling motorcycles are…

Price of petrol in Australia November 2018

The price of petrol I paid during November 2018 averaged $1.36 per litre for 91 Octane unleaded petrol add up to 15 cents more for 95 Octane petrol and usually up to 25 cents for 98 Octane petrol, location is…

Kawasaki W800 Cafe

Kawasaki like most Japanese manufacturers don’t really do any retro motorcycles until recently. The Japanese domestic market is about the latest models where as the rest of the world it is about recalling the past via retro and retro styled…

Is buying house in Australia worth the effort?

The truth about buying a house in Australia as a financial decision from 2018 onwards is simple – it’s not a good decision for average wage earners. on the other hand for people who earn significantly higher average wage and…

2019 Yamaha Niken

Yamaha has quite a few naked motorcycles in it’s motorcycle lineup. We like the the MT Series and the sports bikes but there was only one thing missing and that was a ‘fancy’ or ‘hero’ motorcycle model. I use the…