Australian Motorcycle News — January 30, 2018

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“Day

ended”

Cal Crutchlow

appeases the

crash fairies

ahead of the 2018

season — on his

bicycle!

“I got f**ken

old, man!”

Colin Edwards

keeping it real,

when asked by Sir

Al why his MotoGP

career with Yamaha

came to an end!

Team USA Island Classic fan favourite Jason Pridmore is the son of

three-time AMA Superbike champ Reg. Reg won the first of his titles

on a BMW R90S before switching to Kawasaki. Jason carved out a

successful career in AMA and is an Endurance World Champion

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THERMOMETER

Jonas Fogler will sit

out the 2018 MotoGP

season, having been

diagnosed with a

complicated illness. No

word on a permanent

Tech 3 replacement.

The Aussie racing

community is in total

shock after the passing

of Daymon Stokie.

The 2017 Finke winner

was just 28 years old.

Dave Johnson has scored

the best ride of his career,

a factory-backed BMW

seat with sponsorship

from Gulf Oil. Check the

livery on page 121!

Jack Miller turned 23

on 18 January, then got

stuck into testing his new

Pramac Ducati at Sepang,

finishing fifth on day one.

FOLGER OUT!

VALE

DAYMON

STOKIE

DJ GULF

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

JACKASS!

“Today I was lucky enough to live

a dream of mine. An amazing

experience, something I'll never

forget.”

Josh Waters rides the Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP bike at

Sepang, check out the details on pg

Try an MV

Because they weren’t busy enough at the Island Classic, MV

Agusta has announced it will host a series of ‘Ride and Try’ days

across Australia and NZ in February and March. Sydney is first

up on 3 February, where test pilots will ride a designated route

sampling MV’s latest models including the Brutale 800 RR

and the F3. Visit mvagusta.com.au for details.

That’s the number of selfies the GOAT Giacomo Agostini posed for at

the Island Classic. All the big names were incredibly obliging in the

Phillip Island heat, giving fans unique access to the paddock. Agostini,

still the star of the show, performed a series of parade laps on his title-

winning MV Agustas, as well as an entertaining interview with AMCN’s

Alan Cathcart at the welcome dinner. When asked about the 1992

500GP season while managing Cagiva, Ago ref lected on working with

John Kocinski. He had two words, “very difficult!”

Corser’s

Croc!

Troy Corser copped a surprise

at the Island Classic, with his

parents f lying in with a brand-

new Shark helmet prepared

by fellow Wollongong artisan

Mark ‘Brownie’ Brown. Troy’s

wife Sam arranged the new

take on the world champ’s

traditional racing livery and

Brown's Grafix did the rest.

Would you?
Ant West is searching for
a rider to race his YZF-R
at the Asian Road Race
Championships round at
Tailem Bend in April. You need
to stump up $12,500 + $2,
crash deposit and have proven
race experience in Australia.

Suzuki takes on Wirrina Cove

Suzuki is running a two-day adventure ride starting at Kessner Suzuki

in Klemzig on 17 Feb. Saturday's 250km Adelaide Hills ride ends at

Second Valley. Sunday starts at Wirrina Cove and finishes at Eagle on

the Hill. There’s no cost, just bring your Suzuki (and have a go on the new

V-Strom). Call Natalia on (03) 9931 5500 for details.

Black Lightning

breaks record price

In what is thought to be a new record for

the highest price paid for a motorcycle

at auction, the ex-Tony McAlpine, Jack

Ehret, Australian Land Speed Record-

breaking 1951 Vincent 998cc Black

Lightning went under the hammer in Las

Vegas fetching over $1.1 million AUD.

The auction was carried out by Bonham’s

with strong phone bidding and multiple

bidders in the room, pushing the result

up from the opening bid of US$300,000 to

the final hammer of US$840,000.

The 122mph Shadow was considered the

first true Superbike of the modern era,

but the Series C Black Lightning was the

ultimate Vincent, weighing in some 36kg

lighter and capable of 150mph.

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