The search ends

I’d never heard of Tenterfield NSW until the Gumtree ad popped up in June. I had to Google it. But hey, Australia is a big place, with a lot of towns outside of the capital cities. Tenterfield is one of them, nestled inland, and south of the NSW/Queensland border. The bike was close enough. Not … Read more

The search begins

Having decided on the exact make, model and colour scheme I was after – a black 1989 Yamaha FZR600 – all that was left was to find one, but this proved somewhat harder than first hoped. To explain why, I’ll need to talk a little about the model history both worldwide and in Australia, as … Read more

A new beginning

Have you ever looked back at a point in your life and thought ‘yep, that was a pretty sweet time, and wouldn’t it be awesome if I could feel just a little of that raw, youthful happiness I felt back then‘? Looking at the past through rose-coloured glasses? Probably. Mid-life crisis? Maybe – although it … Read more