The STOIC RIDER – a new kind of journey

Blending ancient Stoic philosophy with the raw, sometimes ridiculous lessons I’ve learned from a life on two wheels, The Stoic Rider is for anyone who’s ever felt stuck, afraid, or uncertain… and chosen to move forward anyway.

Where you look is where you go: A book in the making

Life is not simple, fair or straightforward. It is messy, sometimes glorious and sometimes desperately unsettling. We can’t control what happens to us, only our reaction. This book is my story – the events that shaped me, broke me, built me up again. My inner world exposed with all it’s insecurities and moments of determination. Questionable choices and fearful actions. All there. All me. All human.

Live, Love and stop poachers in Namibia!

My next project is underway! In July 2023 I’ll be joining the charity Rally For Rangers and taking a Yamaha bike through Namibia with the sole purpose of giving it away. Hear me out, the. cause is a worthy one. As you probably know, there’s many diverse and wonderful wildlife living in the vast National Parks that […]

What words destroy you?

I love you. I loathe you. I am disgusted by you. I adore you. We can do this. We don’t have a hope. It’s all over. Don’t give up. Read those words again. Can you feel a tiny bit of emotion with every one? Like a long shadow cast by a feeling, just a sample […]

Where you look is truly where you go

The only true freedom any of us have is in our thoughts I’ve often mentioned in my talks and in my blogs how everything can change in a single moment. A lapse in concentration, a telephone call with bad news, a job offer, a baby is born. All life events that many are familiar with […]

Where did you get your perspective?

Perspectives have power. How you see the world will shape your opinion and galvanise you into action or subdue you into apathy. How you see the world will depend on your family, friends, your culture, your diet, your upbringing, your biology and especially what period in history you were born into. Two people can have […]

The Existentialist: Stanley Kubrick talks

It’s odd to think that pearls of wisdom can be found next to pornography. But yes, it can happen. Admittedly it is less likely to happen now that the internet has become the go-to place for stills and videos of people getting together but when magazines used to be king for thrills they sometimes had […]

Bonneville – Who drives your dreams? – Part 4

The final part of the story behind how I got to ride on the Salt Flats during Speed Week 2019. Part 3 can be found here Tired and emotional We needed to move fast now, really fast. The Hayabusa had failed tech inspection because the tire valve stems had to be metal, not rubber. But the […]

Bonneville – Who drives your dreams? Part 3

The continuation of the story behind how I got to ride on the Salt Flats during Speed Week. Part 2 can be found here Christine’s run – 13th August 2019 The Bonneville course starters are super-cool professionals and have the whole process of seeing you off on your run down to a fine art. They check […]

Bonneville – Who Drives Your Dreams? – Part 2

The continuation of the story behind how I got to ride on the Salt Flats during Speed Week. Part 1 can be found here Thursday, 8th August – ​first time on salt This morning we all woke energised, early and ready to drive the 8 miles to the salt flats down the long straight piece of […]