Canberra motorcycle smash repairs - Redback racepaint

09/04/2026

incoming. bloody iphones 😆

we are starting to open up the floodgates, with some new and exiting options, just gotta be careful to not overdo it - good to have good help now 🤣
this is just mazdas soul red candy attempted as a candy red as a tank side inlay, cleared now, we will show enamel drag edge pinline , reverse cut decal sprayed in - now in house with my laser cutter. then all recleared - should be a sweet custom option

23/03/2026

another big day of prep and rgv staging yesterday. my coping mechanism seems to be getting stronger now. perhaps it’s the thought that pressure will be shared shortly with a new good staff member. so the floodgates seem to have been re-opened 🤞
certainly a shop full of bikes to do….

12/03/2026

my two jobs from yesterday getting some sun baking on my bday 😏, made it to 56 solar orbits

12/03/2026

i made some good progress today on second stage paint job on dave’s “shwantzy?” rgv
boy those sticker are a cont to create and lay in straight. i’ve been putting that off for too long 🤣🙂😇

25/02/2026

Ride For Russell - March 15th
I wrote all this earlier thismorning but it dissapeared when it created the Event that you now see....
Yes we have finally joined up & will run with the 'Canberra Black dog official ride. - it was going to go to Braidwood anyway - where our coastal group of riders will meet us at perhaps about 10.30 - we will then proceed to South Durras headland. Locked in times will follow, but basically so far we can still meet early at redback - we will head over to the sign in a Spanish club Narrabundah to join& leave with the bigger Riders Lane Canberra Group
please use this official link to join & help with the paperwork required for such an event :)

15th March 2026. Black Dog Ride's iconic annual 1 Dayer aims to start a national conversation about depression and su***de prevention. Help us get the country talking and join your local Black Dog Ride 1 Dayer.

23/02/2026

i would really like to push thru and try and run a seperate (edit: now running with riders lane, so normal canberra ride sign in pls guys) group black dog ride for our recently departed “Russel Davis” he was an icon rider / old school racer that used to be based in kambah, then maybe 10-15 years ago setup “Davis Bikeworx” down the bay with Donna. I had had some slightly “black dog” conversations with him over the past year. it never felt overly strong or deep, mostly non sleeping stuff like me. Anyway let’s try and get all his local riding friends to get together (open to all)- and do a ride leaving from perhaps my shop on the black dog group ride day (15mar am) down to his favourite part of Batemans Bay where we recently did his memorial surfing circle and spilt some ashes. It would mean a lot to me to make this event a success as his passing has really knocked me around (more so than i did myself a few years ago). Anyway please let me know any ideas to help and start the conversation to keep us blokes stronger in our heads
—please just log on and register as doing a simple group ride with mates - with “the black dog crew”
I might even start doing some “boys nights at the workshop” playing the AC/DC pinnie machine and Manx TT ride game…..light beer and pizza?

22/01/2026

we spent a lot of time yesterday doing a second parts run on a ‘25 ducati panigale v4s. don’t ever buy one of these and crash it un-insured (this bloke luckily was). panigale bikes have been a pain to work on since they came out, this one sets new computer designed levels of “wtf” on my old mechanical brain. things like 5hrs to change that mid front side fairing (rad mounts). the winglets on front use the headlight ($2650 rtl) as a stressed member- so had to add in one of those to quoted guess list once first batch of parts arrived. i doubt the dealer has had to work on one yet, might give my guys there a heads up 😂

14/01/2026

that’s enough work for today, this morning was a redo of a race bike blue pearl job, kicked that out and an hour later did cerakote on a V4s muffler and satin jet industrial for a mates diff. * was midway writing this, when i took a call **—— from a mate of a mate that i had only just been talking to a few days ago - black dog has taken him away. god bless mate, rest up…..💝

07/01/2026

i know i’m supposed to be on holidays and taking it easy, but just wanted to finish off some of last years leftovers - before this new whirlwind begins…😅

05/01/2026

i think i could use someone probably of the later years to hang at the shop with me. not really for work help goals. just black dog vibes, and good two way street functions would follow… just reach out and we can see what fits

17/12/2025

probably the last big paint job run for the year - taking a month off officially from friday
Had to do stage two respray on the 748 & 996sps jobs with a reverse masked 2.5mm gold / bronze pinline sprayed in - another clear over , snuck in two bmw blue panels too.
c u next year folks……

12/12/2025

well that was a big day, way to end the week (nearly year). stage one paint on two 916/748r tails for a guy in brisbane. last guy had mucked up the whole board shape. luckily i have a perfect original bike to copy from. sand and gold 2.5mm pin lines next week. then im done for the year. gun played up spitting some s**t on job one - ordered another same to replace my 20yo favorite. 😜
no relieved emoji, was a bit overwhelmed to start the two at once this morning. sorted problems and went again after lunch break