So after a number of days of getting my bike prepped up, I'm ready to go!!! This has been a serious overhaul. New tyres, (front and back), new brake pads, full service, new seat, new headlight, luggage rack and new kick arse alarm (Thanks to Kenma Motorcycles)! And on top that, I have finally bought some wet weather gear and a full face helmet (You don't want a rock hitting you in the face at 100kms / hr!!!). I'm super pumped...

Its getting close now! After over a year of planning with fellow riders @AndrewBlanda and @RazChorev, the adventure that is Riding4aCause is about to hit the road. And I'm excited!!! Its been fun process regularly catching up with Raz and Andrew planning and talking through the details of the trip. And then ploughing through the reams of Skype chats that I usually miss out on when I have been busy is always...

I have been planning to do some work on the Harley for some time now. The main things that I wanted to scheduled to do was; fix my rear indicator lights (I did not put them on correctly when I fitted them last year), fit my new leather seat and fit a new headlight I recently ordered. Since my ride to Alice Spring for Riding4aCause.org is only 2 weeks away, it was time to knuckle down and do some work. Installation of the...

via grails.org What an awesome tool to help with debugging trails applications which can be quite challenging at times! Posted via web from Rob's...

I have finished pulling apart the old road bike, and now its in a dozen pieces ready to be cleaned. Probably should have only taken me an hour to pull it apart, but I did it over a few nights to make sure I did it right and I inspected each piece to make sure it was in working order, or whether I needed to replace it.   Here is a photo of all the pieces that I pulled off there. Obviously, some of them won't be needed like the...

I have been thinking about getting a fixie (fixed gear push bike) for a while now, and then the other day it dawned upon me!! I have an old bike from when I was 19 years old that I could convert. Now when I say old, it doesn't mean its crap. In fact for its time, it was  kick arse!!!   Bike frame is Columbus SLX built by Jim Bundy. Jim Bundy built great bikes in the 80's & 90's, he is a real character and now...