Ride ‘em John

JOHN WOODWARD, from the quaintly named Moore’s Pocket in Queensland, was for many years a rodeo rider, “so I know how to fall.”

Since retiring from one saddle, John, now aged 78, has been in numerous others, pursuing a love of long distance touring aboard a wide variety of motorcycles. He has ridden a 250 MV “I just like the look of them and they’re very reliable” from Adelaide to Darwin, stopping at Ayres Rock along the way (where the photo below was taken), numerous Harley trips, including one that ended with a major accident and where his rodeo experience came into play, and on a BMW R60/7 that took him from Brisbane to Perth. Motorcycling runs in John’s family, his father Stan is pictured here (above right) on what John thinks may be a 500cc A92 AJS. In the other photo (right), John is astride the Harley with his great grand son.