Monday
Jun172013

Melbourne May Meander 

Melbourne Cafe Racers had a date, and like most people asked out on a blind date I was nervous but very very excited. There was the promise of tight twisty roads suited to nimble bikes, leading to a meal, to be followed by a surprise if our company warranted further entertaining. So to make an impression the bikes were polished to a gleaming finish and we headed out on our May Mornington Meander. The secret to a successful first date, according to Andrew Crosbie, is to meet in public so that if things aren’t going as planned a polite and swifty withdrawal can be...

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Thursday
Jun132013

'Flat Track' Book Launch and Farewell Ride

A lot can be achieved in one year. You can take part in a dozen good rides, meet a bunch of bastards and all of a sudden feel you cannot live without them; you can drink more beer than what is humanly possible and apparently, you can also finish a whole book and get it published. Those were the ingredients of the latest Friday night fang, but there was a twist: it also happened to be my last ride ...

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Tuesday
Jun112013

We Own The Night - Part 1: The Making

Brisbane Cafe Racers teamed up with Race Cafe - The Studio to help them make a little film. Paul Gordon from Race Cafe had put the word out that they wanted to make a short bike film, BCR member Justin Ma organised for it to be us...

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Wednesday
Jun052013

Stories of Bike - Episode 3

The third episode of Stories of Bike takes us through Brad Bennet's journey of life alongside his motorcycle. After coming from the Big US of A to set up a life in Sydney, It is a motorbike that connected him to a wider community, friendship and eventually found him the love of his life. AWWWWWW.. Who would of thought a humble Yamaha SR could do all that. 

 

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Sunday
Jun022013

A Day of Dirty Love

Apart from managing to find the only heavy shower on the ride home with which to get drenched, it was another pearler of a day out with a great bunch of guys. We’ll definitely be back at the Dirty Love next year... maybe with a few more class builds to put in the show.

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Thursday
May302013

PopBang Classics - 1982 Suzuki GS450

Hailing from the Gold Coast, this 1982 Suzuki GS450 has been a huge labour of love for the custom outfit PopBang Classics. I tried to think of a witty anecdote to sum up the amount of time and effort that has been put into this bike but basically you’d just say ‘a shitload...

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