I took the Toxic Lux Pipes to get them Ceramic Coated (which helps keep the pipes cooler) and I needed to re-wrap them with Heat Wrap. In a previous post I talked about the cracked pipe, probably from the heat wrap, but that was fixed. Basically the pipe had to be re-welded, then coated in Black Ceramic, and I then picked them up and re-wrapped with new fibreglass Heat Wrap (which I am still itching from today). Since today was going to be...

When coming into Port Augusta on the Black Dog Ride, I noticed that my bike was sounding a little strange. Before leaving for the ride, I realised that 2,500kms with loud pipes might be something I may not appreciate let alone my fellow riders. So I put baffles into the pipes of the V-Jet. The sound I was hearing out of Port Augusta didn't sound like I was without baffles, but it didn't sound like I was with baffles either. When...

It's been a week since I got back from my Harley ride from the Aussie outback on Steve Andrew's Black Dog Ride as part of the Riding4aCause team, and I can only describe it as being surreal. Today I read about my fellow riders getting back to Sydney. The 2,200kms seem insignificant to the over 6,500kms that they covered on their ride! There are a few things in your life that have a profound effect on your life, and many times,...

What a fantastic trip! I am so proud of my efforts! 3,300kms later, and I made it to Glen Helen Resort, 136kms west of Alice Springs. With sore everything, I felt it was a marvellous achievement, and all for a great cause. I will have a follow up post shortly about my wrap up, but in the meantime, here are some...

What a Journey! 689kms from Coober Pedy to Alice Springs. We left at the crack of dawn and it was cold riding!!! 165kms to our first fuel stop, and that was hard work. After which we had great riding all the way through o Alice Springs. The scenery was amazing! We started in what was arid desert with very little life to be seen, and ended in rolling green hills as we came into Alice...