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.

Life & Leisure

Mar 1, 2021 – 11.01am

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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.