NEWS
TRAIL NOTES
Bike sales didn’t do a hell of a lot through
2015, which is better than a slide but not as
great as some manufacturers had hoped.
Overall sales put Honda at the top of the
pile with Yamaha coming in a narrow second.
In off-road bike sales the positions were
reversed, with KTM taking the fi nal podium
spot and Suzuki and Kawi following.
The WR450F remained a popular machine
and the DR-Z400 had a cracker of a year,
while the YZ250 sits as the only senior class
two-stroke in the top ten.MOTOCROSS TOP 10 (JAN-DEC 2015):- Yamaha YZ250F 969
- Yamaha YZ450F 868
- Honda CRF450R 862
- Honda CRF250R 842
- Kawasaki KX450F 574
- Kawasaki KX250F 551
- KTM 50 SX 485
- Yamaha YZ250 434
- KTM 85 SX 393
- KTM 65 SX 387
ENDURO TOP 10 (JAN-DEC 2015):- Yamaha WR450F 1185
- Suzuki DR-Z400E 868
- KTM 500 EXC 670
- KTM 350 EXC-F 634
- KTM 300 EXC 585
- Yamaha WR250F 474
- KTM 450 EXC 402
- Yamaha WR250R 270
- Husqvarna TE300 266
- Kawasaki KLX250S 254
BIKE SALES STAY STEADYYamaha and Honda duke it out
AORC Ready To RollThe off-roads are going to heat up
The 2016 Yamaha AORC calendar has been released
and it signals the start of what should be a big year
of racing. The two Yamaha teams, CDR and Active8,
will no doubt trade blows and the KTM team will be
getting used to life with Toby as a rally rider as Tye
Simmonds and Daniel Sanders push to become top
dog. The Four Day falls between the fourth and fi fth
rounds, which is unusually early but should feature
some prime tracks and hills in Mansfi eld, Victoria.2016 AUSTRALIAN OFF-ROAD
CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR:
Rds 1–2: 19–20 March — Qld
Rds 3–4: 23–24 April — SA
Rds 5–6: 18–19 June — NSW
Rds 7–8: 23–24 July — Vic
Rds 9–10: 13–14 August — NSW
Rds 11–12: 10–11 September — Vic
A4DE 11-14 May, Vic