Well, greetings one and all. I trust that you have had a good break and are now looking forward to getting into the new year with some gusto. We've still a few months of great weather to be had and lots of miles to be ridden. I am pretty pleased to see the back of 2024, it was a shitty year thats for sure. I had Covid, pneumonia ( still suffering from that), and then to cap the year of a mild heart "event', which culminated in having a stent put in. The Doctors recommendation " well we are here now may as well put on in". Pretty uncomfortable it has to be said. So Christmas is done and dusted, spent some time with my family ( they've not been together in one place for 6-7 years, so that was good.) Had some good friends stay for a few days and managed to get a nice ride in up the Coromandel to visits some other old friends. Sold another Multistrada, so now back to my original old one which is still going strong. I'm looking forward to the Japanese market opening up again soon so we can go and pick a few more. Personally I would like a 2018-19 Pikes Peak 1260. I could settle for that. I see a good riding friend of mine Scotty S has just traded his V4 in for a dessert X. I look forward to the updates on that. That's two in our group that have gone over to them. So what's in store for the Blog this year. I promise I will try and be a bit more regular. It seems I spent a lot of time last year apologizing for the punctuality of it. I will try harder this year. As for content, I think more of the same? Is this what you want to see, or put your comments below and I will see what can be done. Looking forward to both the MotoGP and the F1 this year. MM in factory red, LH in factory red and Liam Lawson in F!. It should be a bumper year.

I was at Ruapuna the weekend this bike was pulled out for the first time. I was pivotal in me wanting to race Ducatis. So so fast and Jason was on fire, the thing could hardly keep its front wheel on the ground. So lucky to have seen it used in anger

At Wanganui this year I meet the guys and girls from Phase 1 endurance racing. They sponsored Robert and have been supporters of his for a long time. This year they had Jessie Stroud race one of their bikes, he did well. It was a true pleasure meeting these great folk and invites for us to call in the next time we are that way were extended.

My old Camera Store. I ran this store for three years and had the most amazing time. Learnt so much about sales and photography before I headed off overseas on the big OE.

It's the detail that you have to admire.

Bay Park, another race track sadly gone to make way for housing. It was a great track. Only ever raced there once but I had a great weekend

Nice barn find

In a darkened room, some bikes wait...........

A tank I painted a wee while ago.

I raced against this think of Mike Kings more than a few times. You could hear the thing coming

Dallas, Paul and Dick standing behing arguably one of NZ's best and fastest Ducatis.

Ready to cut the prices more like

If this isn't one of the best wedding photos I've ever seen . Jessie Stroud cutting up the back paddock

When your local dealer would sell you a race bike right off of the floor. Those were the days

I recall my first visit to the pyramids. I could not understand the scale of things. This image gives you an idea of just how big these things are, and what a feat of engineering it must have been to build them

Bring it on, so looking forward to this years F1.

He was a serious looking rooster, but Dick had a wonderful sense of humor, and would always treat you with respect

Bit more of this planned as well.

Bimota and Kawasaki are getting together for a little superbike party this year. Very clever move on Kawasaki's behalf, now they can build a hot rod engine to take on the world, and aren't governed by Homologation numbers,