Captain Sidecar
@captainsidecar.bsky.social
Largely unfunded retiree. Collector of cats, dogs, and non-functional workshop equipment. Likes toy trains, motorcycles, fried food, and sniffing nitromethane. Broadly left. Intolerant of wankers of any stripe. Holds grudges for decades.
The bus they're gonna need.
December 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The bus they're gonna need.
I see no problem.
December 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I see no problem.
"Did ye spill ma fukkin' pint?"
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
"Did ye spill ma fukkin' pint?"
Australia stuck with it until relatively late, with the Holden and Ford panel vans.
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Australia stuck with it until relatively late, with the Holden and Ford panel vans.
Minty the Cat approves this message.
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Minty the Cat approves this message.
Meet Lady Dorothy Wuffington-Barke. Or Dotti for short.
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Meet Lady Dorothy Wuffington-Barke. Or Dotti for short.
The trouble with dressing your police force as stormtroopers is that, sooner or later, you will end up with a police force composed entirely of people who want to be stormtroopers. I think we should return to dressing our police like this
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The trouble with dressing your police force as stormtroopers is that, sooner or later, you will end up with a police force composed entirely of people who want to be stormtroopers. I think we should return to dressing our police like this
Everyone: Oh, cats are so elegant and dignified.
My cat:
My cat:
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Everyone: Oh, cats are so elegant and dignified.
My cat:
My cat:
There is something entirely fitting about the fact that a commemorative medallion for the 175th Anniversary of the state of Western Australia has, in spite of being kept in a dry, indoor environment, corroded to buggery in ~20 years.
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
There is something entirely fitting about the fact that a commemorative medallion for the 175th Anniversary of the state of Western Australia has, in spite of being kept in a dry, indoor environment, corroded to buggery in ~20 years.
The 262C came out at around the same time as the movie The Car. Coincidence? I think not...
October 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The 262C came out at around the same time as the movie The Car. Coincidence? I think not...
I believe penguins favour firearms.
October 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I believe penguins favour firearms.
My mind always goes here
October 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
My mind always goes here
Minty agrees. She may be tiny, cute and cuddly, but if you annoy her she will bite your arse so hard you have to go to the emergency vet, as our big, usually dominant male will testify. She's swiped him so often we call her Our Little Mint Slice.
September 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Minty agrees. She may be tiny, cute and cuddly, but if you annoy her she will bite your arse so hard you have to go to the emergency vet, as our big, usually dominant male will testify. She's swiped him so often we call her Our Little Mint Slice.
I am proud to announce that my Harley has, effectively, zero chrome (apart from the functional bits like the forks), and a muffler that at least makes an effort.
It also doesn't work, which is probably the most traditional Harley aspect of it.
It also doesn't work, which is probably the most traditional Harley aspect of it.
July 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I am proud to announce that my Harley has, effectively, zero chrome (apart from the functional bits like the forks), and a muffler that at least makes an effort.
It also doesn't work, which is probably the most traditional Harley aspect of it.
It also doesn't work, which is probably the most traditional Harley aspect of it.
Vincent (OK, that might be stretching "production" a bit) and Velocette would also like a word.
June 20, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Vincent (OK, that might be stretching "production" a bit) and Velocette would also like a word.
In the cool stakes, I'll raise you this guy aviating what I'm fairly sure is a lateish Indian Chief with the tinware stripped off. He doesn't have a smoke in his mouth, but my imagination keeps adding one.
June 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
In the cool stakes, I'll raise you this guy aviating what I'm fairly sure is a lateish Indian Chief with the tinware stripped off. He doesn't have a smoke in his mouth, but my imagination keeps adding one.
Ah, but the only way Australia could come within a cooee of staffing a nuke industry is if everyone else shuts theirs down, thus creating a pool of cheap expertise for us to poach.
May 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Ah, but the only way Australia could come within a cooee of staffing a nuke industry is if everyone else shuts theirs down, thus creating a pool of cheap expertise for us to poach.