DAMN TRANSPORT STAGES

I HARBOUR A SINCERE hatred for many things, and high on that list sits the dreaded Transport Stage.

I shall explain for the unwashed.

Most motorcyclists seek corners like coon-hounds seek racoons. There is a deep-seated drive within those riders, like a genetic imperative, to plan their rides to include the twistiest lengths of bitumen this country has to offer.

But since this is Australia, those twisty bits are almost entirely on the east coast, and almost entirely not ever long