John has spent the majority of his life riding motorcycles, having grown up road racing, and supporting many local junior and senior riders. He began his business career selling Norton, Triumph and BMW motorcycles and over the years has gained extensive knowledge and experience with Japanese motorcycles and KTM dirt bikes. He still enjoys riding south to watch the Superbikes and MotoGP races at Phillip Island and tuning into the AMA MX on FOX.

His favourite motorcycles are the Kawasaki Z900RS and the KTM890ADV R.