I had the opportunity to visit the Motorlife Museum at Kembla Grange, near Wollongong in New South Wales. I had heard about it several times and it sounded like a great place to visit. It was Saturday morning and I walked into a large building that was crammed full of vintage cars, motorcycles and bicycles. There were not many visitors, so I was able to wander around and … [Read more...]
DKW
DKW wasn’t the first car company to supply other manufacturers however their name certainly appears in the history books of many other companies. Not only did they become the worlds largest motorcycle manufacturer for a while but also their engines went into quite a few other manufacturers models. DKW was founded in 1916 by a Danish engineer based in Germany. Jorgen … [Read more...]
3D Printed Vehicles
3D (three dimensional) printing has been around since the early 1980s when boffins figured out how to do it. It became known as additive manufacturing as the process to make a product meant layering the materials to form the final unit. It didn’t really take off for about 20 years as the technology and materials evolved to make the process easier and cheaper to use. Last year I … [Read more...]
Auto Italia – Canberra 2016
I had the great pleasure to spend last weekend in Canberra attending the Auto Italia event where cars come out of the woodwork to be on show for the Sunday morning. I hadn't been for a couple of years due to other commitments (marriage etc) and had heard that the 2015 event was a little smaller than normal. This year was different, the weather started cool but ended up as a … [Read more...]
Ducatista Riders Festival – Sydney Motorsports Park
Today after a car club meeting at a local specialist, I headed over to the Sydney Motorsports Park at Eastern Creek to see the first Ducatista Riders Festival. Ducatista is a group of Ducati fans that appears to be a growing band of riders with a strong social media presence. Mother Nature wasn't kind however it didn't dampen the spirits or enthusiasm of the attendees. It … [Read more...]
