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REAR GUARD
F l a B a
JUNE 2009 //ISSUENO. 357 // 204 PAGES //$9.95
TALKING
POINT
WHAT HAPPENED
BACK THEN...The top three outright
at the 2009 A4DE in
Orange, NSW, were Jarrod
Bewley on a Yamaha, Toby
Price, who was Kawasaki
mounted, and Chris Hollis
astride a Husqvarna.Federal Chamber of
Automotive Industries
sales fi gures for the
fi rst quarter showed a
drop of 15%, or 4823
bikes, compared with the
same period in 2008.Todd Smith took the crown
in the 2009 Condo 750
nav. rally, a two-day event,
after not even making the
top 10 on day one.Kiwi kid Levi Sherwood
won the Red Bull
X-Fighters in Mexico
City, beating the world’s
best FMX riders at 17.Kevin Windham was
pulled aside for drug
testing at the New Orleans
Supercross but he had
sweated so much during
the Main Event that
he wasn’t able to pass
the 90ml required until
1.30am.HOW TO RIDE / ADB GARAGE / WE RECOMMEND / TECH / KIDZ KORNER / USED RIDE /
In 2009 Chesley Sullenberger landed US Airways Flight 1549 on
the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport. All
passengers and crew members survived in what became known as
the “Miracle on the Hudson”. Barack Obama became the United
States’ fi rst black President, bushfi res in Victoria left 173 dead in the
worst natural disaster in Australia’s history, Heath Ledger
posthumously won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor,
for his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight, while Roger
Federer and Serena Williams win Wimbledon singles titles.ON THE
COVER:
Good Grief! It’s a
Chinese bike on the
cover! The Odes 450
surprised a lot of
our testers.