If you don’t crash, you’re not trying, says tech boss and biker
Barco managing director Claudio Cardile owned six motorbikes last year; now he’s down to two. He says riding up to 800 kilometres a week is his meditation. He answers our Time Out Q&A.
For Claudio Cardile, captured in action at the Sydney Motor Sport Park, the excitement and fear he experienced as a new rider aged 14 remains today.
Claudio Cardile is managing director, Australia and New Zealand, of digital projection and imaging technology company Barco. He lives in Sydney.
How old were you when you first rode a motorbike? I was 14. My parents finally broke under the pressure and bought a trail bike, a Honda XR100R, for my two brothers and I to share. I still remember the intense mix of excitement and fear on first riding it. It’s not a feeling you get to experience every day. My first road bike, when I was on my learner’s licence, was a Yamaha FZR250RR.
