Steve’s introduction to motorcycling was in the early 1980’s on the back of an ex-Police Kawasaki Z1000 on a twisty piece of road at Jenolan Caves west of Sydney. He was instantly hooked on the thrill of motorcycling.
Eager to learn, he realised very quickly that the licensing system at the time was hopelessly inadequate in teaching the skills necessary to become a safe and competent rider. He looked outside the system and completed his first advanced rider training course even before obtaining his road licence, and has been a passionate supporter of rider training and education campaigns since.
He became involved in road racing for many years, firstly as a competitor and then as an official, and worked at many Castrol 6 Hour races and Bathurst meetings in the 80’s as a member of Willoughby District Motorcycle Club.
After more than 25 years on motorcycles he still regularly attends training courses and track days to fine tune his riding skills and lives with the belief that “the day you think you know it all as a rider is the day you should hang up your helmet”.
In November 2007 Steve was invited to be part of a Motorcycle Safety Working Group on the Gold Coast working with Queensland Police and Queensland Transport in an effort to reduce the number of fatal crashes that were occurring in the area.
MATES, a community road safety initiative, was born from this Working Group. Steve plays a major role in MATES as a management committee member, road safety advocate and as the chief writer and editor for its website. The group was presented with an award at the 2009 Queensland Road Safety Awards in recognition of its contribution to road safety.
In 2009 Steve was offered a weekly segment on 4BC’s “Motoring Show” with Russell White providing reports on industry news, motorcycle reviews and comments on motorcycle related road safety issues.
Steve also contributes weekly to “Behind the Wheel” with Joel Helmes, Australia’s largest syndicated motoring radio show, and to “Carsguide Radio” which is made available over the internet.
Combined these shows reach in excess of 1.5 million radio listeners around Australia each week, as well as the audience generated through the Carsguide website.
Steve is driven by a desire to educate riders in the physical and mental skills involved in safe and responsible riding, and to present a balanced and accurate view of the pleasures of motorcycling to both riders and the community as a whole.
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