Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈
@sarahhbickerton.bsky.social
Lecturer in public policy & tech, sociologist, tangata tiriti, feminist, geek, coffee-vampire, lesbian, urbanist, electric motorcyclist, ex-Chicagoan, wannabe Carol Danvers/Clarke Griffin/Kate Kane. She/her ❤️🖤🤍
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Meanwhile, I’m nowadays not landing 2-seater Cessnas here, I’m sitting with a beer finishing the last of my student research paper grading. Smidge different :)
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Meanwhile, I’m nowadays not landing 2-seater Cessnas here, I’m sitting with a beer finishing the last of my student research paper grading. Smidge different :)
It’s weird, when I was 15, I was going through student pilot training in 2-seater Cessnas out of Mosgiel Aerodrome, and occasionally we’d do landing & takeoff practice at Dunedin Airport on tarmac.
And now I’m here again, more than three-and-a-half decades later, looking out at that same strip.
And now I’m here again, more than three-and-a-half decades later, looking out at that same strip.
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
It’s weird, when I was 15, I was going through student pilot training in 2-seater Cessnas out of Mosgiel Aerodrome, and occasionally we’d do landing & takeoff practice at Dunedin Airport on tarmac.
And now I’m here again, more than three-and-a-half decades later, looking out at that same strip.
And now I’m here again, more than three-and-a-half decades later, looking out at that same strip.
Ōtepoti Dunedin … you were gorgeous today.
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Ōtepoti Dunedin … you were gorgeous today.
Can’t get over how damn good the new Beresford Square entrance to one of the new underground CRL stations looks …
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Can’t get over how damn good the new Beresford Square entrance to one of the new underground CRL stations looks …
But till I do, this bike could be worse :)
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
But till I do, this bike could be worse :)
So looking forward to when I have a big electric motorcycle and can ride proper distances much further afield.
November 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
So looking forward to when I have a big electric motorcycle and can ride proper distances much further afield.
Could be worse before grading papers …
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Could be worse before grading papers …
I mean, I made it, so at least I know I can handle it, but jees …
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I mean, I made it, so at least I know I can handle it, but jees …
Well, that was genuinely awful. Riding home in that storm pushed me a tad too far out of my comfort zone. I made it home safe, but the rain was so heavy my bra & underwear were wet. And the wind over the Harbour Bridge was so strong & gusty I had to reduce speed & physically muscle the bike in-lane.
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Well, that was genuinely awful. Riding home in that storm pushed me a tad too far out of my comfort zone. I made it home safe, but the rain was so heavy my bra & underwear were wet. And the wind over the Harbour Bridge was so strong & gusty I had to reduce speed & physically muscle the bike in-lane.
Motorcycle advantages: continual free rock-star parking :)
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Motorcycle advantages: continual free rock-star parking :)
Exciting Saturday evening cleaning the cheek pads from my helmet.
November 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Exciting Saturday evening cleaning the cheek pads from my helmet.
Post you from a different era.
Me, a wee femme thing, on the couch of my first long term girlfriend, around 1996 I think.
Me, a wee femme thing, on the couch of my first long term girlfriend, around 1996 I think.
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Post you from a different era.
Me, a wee femme thing, on the couch of my first long term girlfriend, around 1996 I think.
Me, a wee femme thing, on the couch of my first long term girlfriend, around 1996 I think.
Oh btw, in case you're wondering about the bikes I am mentioning here, these are the DSR/X Black Forest (the tall bike with the hard panniers) and the SR/S (the red sports bike).
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Oh btw, in case you're wondering about the bikes I am mentioning here, these are the DSR/X Black Forest (the tall bike with the hard panniers) and the SR/S (the red sports bike).
Love this city … feels like summer is about to be here, finally
November 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Love this city … feels like summer is about to be here, finally
Yeah, I love the look particularly of the white DSR/X bike one guy took around the world, that white colour is just gorgeous I think.
November 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Yeah, I love the look particularly of the white DSR/X bike one guy took around the world, that white colour is just gorgeous I think.
I test rode a 2025 Zero S when I was over in Australia in February, and took these pics ... you're right, they're absolutely gorgeous bikes.
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I test rode a 2025 Zero S when I was over in Australia in February, and took these pics ... you're right, they're absolutely gorgeous bikes.
I even test rode a 2025 Zero S in February of this year when I was over in Melbourne for a conference, and goodness I loved the styling so much (see attached pics I took of it - note this is in Melbourne summer heat too!).
Honestly if I got any other Zero I'd consider getting a wrap in that white.
Honestly if I got any other Zero I'd consider getting a wrap in that white.
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I even test rode a 2025 Zero S in February of this year when I was over in Melbourne for a conference, and goodness I loved the styling so much (see attached pics I took of it - note this is in Melbourne summer heat too!).
Honestly if I got any other Zero I'd consider getting a wrap in that white.
Honestly if I got any other Zero I'd consider getting a wrap in that white.
Also, the partnership between Electric Motion and Yamaha Motor Japan that was announced a year ago is showing off their first concept, the YE-01 Racing. Don't know specs as yet, but I'm sure the design will have dirt-bike folks seriously interested.
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Also, the partnership between Electric Motion and Yamaha Motor Japan that was announced a year ago is showing off their first concept, the YE-01 Racing. Don't know specs as yet, but I'm sure the design will have dirt-bike folks seriously interested.
They're also saying a bigger 20.2kwh battery and that you can add just under 100km of range in 15 mins. It's also getting a NACS charging port for the US market (alongside the CCS2 one for the rest of the world), and bigger screens.
They also showed off a prototype of their upcoming scooter model.
They also showed off a prototype of their upcoming scooter model.
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
They're also saying a bigger 20.2kwh battery and that you can add just under 100km of range in 15 mins. It's also getting a NACS charging port for the US market (alongside the CCS2 one for the rest of the world), and bigger screens.
They also showed off a prototype of their upcoming scooter model.
They also showed off a prototype of their upcoming scooter model.
Then we have NIU, which is known in NZ as the most common electric scooter (ie moped-style scooter) manufacturer here. They're continuing their refinement of their lineup, including the new NQiX 1000 (125kph, 100km range, Google Maps inbuilt) and new high-tech-focused FQiX Series 150 & 300 models:
November 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Then we have NIU, which is known in NZ as the most common electric scooter (ie moped-style scooter) manufacturer here. They're continuing their refinement of their lineup, including the new NQiX 1000 (125kph, 100km range, Google Maps inbuilt) and new high-tech-focused FQiX Series 150 & 300 models:
Next up ... Royal Enfield showed off their new Flying Flea model (before the first model is on sale no less) which will be a scrambler variant, the FF.S6.
No word on specs just yet, but I imagine it's not too different from what the original Flying Flea variant will be, but it does look quite cool!
No word on specs just yet, but I imagine it's not too different from what the original Flying Flea variant will be, but it does look quite cool!
November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Next up ... Royal Enfield showed off their new Flying Flea model (before the first model is on sale no less) which will be a scrambler variant, the FF.S6.
No word on specs just yet, but I imagine it's not too different from what the original Flying Flea variant will be, but it does look quite cool!
No word on specs just yet, but I imagine it's not too different from what the original Flying Flea variant will be, but it does look quite cool!
However, Zero also revealed a new scooter, the LS1, with removable batteries, 115-170km of range, large storage under the seat, designed to be an affordable step into their lineup.
They also gave some concept prototype hints at what I think will be a 150cc equivalent 8.8kwh urban commuter: Lompico.
They also gave some concept prototype hints at what I think will be a 150cc equivalent 8.8kwh urban commuter: Lompico.
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
However, Zero also revealed a new scooter, the LS1, with removable batteries, 115-170km of range, large storage under the seat, designed to be an affordable step into their lineup.
They also gave some concept prototype hints at what I think will be a 150cc equivalent 8.8kwh urban commuter: Lompico.
They also gave some concept prototype hints at what I think will be a 150cc equivalent 8.8kwh urban commuter: Lompico.
First up ... the granddaddy of electric motorcycle companies, Zero.
Zero has refreshed the design slightly for its existing bikes for 2026, as well as bumping up the charging speed & battery size of their entry models of the S & DS lines, not to mention continuing with their new X dirt-bike line.
Zero has refreshed the design slightly for its existing bikes for 2026, as well as bumping up the charging speed & battery size of their entry models of the S & DS lines, not to mention continuing with their new X dirt-bike line.
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
First up ... the granddaddy of electric motorcycle companies, Zero.
Zero has refreshed the design slightly for its existing bikes for 2026, as well as bumping up the charging speed & battery size of their entry models of the S & DS lines, not to mention continuing with their new X dirt-bike line.
Zero has refreshed the design slightly for its existing bikes for 2026, as well as bumping up the charging speed & battery size of their entry models of the S & DS lines, not to mention continuing with their new X dirt-bike line.
Back when Aotearoa New Zealand was voting via referendum on whether or not to ditch First Past the Post for Mixed Member Proportional for our voting system, the cartoonist Murray Ball put out the below comic.
I see those telling New Yorkers not to vote for Zohran Mamdani and think on this comic.
I see those telling New Yorkers not to vote for Zohran Mamdani and think on this comic.
November 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Back when Aotearoa New Zealand was voting via referendum on whether or not to ditch First Past the Post for Mixed Member Proportional for our voting system, the cartoonist Murray Ball put out the below comic.
I see those telling New Yorkers not to vote for Zohran Mamdani and think on this comic.
I see those telling New Yorkers not to vote for Zohran Mamdani and think on this comic.
So the retreat where we are staying has an electric lawn-mowing robot that is super cool and while I like have zero lawn to need one, I kinda want one.
November 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
So the retreat where we are staying has an electric lawn-mowing robot that is super cool and while I like have zero lawn to need one, I kinda want one.