REAR GUARD
ON THE COVER:
Chris Hollis beat everyone at the
A4DE except David Knight, and
looked to be the next big thing for
Yamaha. As we reported last
issue, he’s now selling real estate
and sitting by the pool.Fla Back
SEPTEMBER 2007 //ISSUE #336 // 196 PAGES // $7.95
TALKING
POINT
WHAT HAPPENED
BACK THEN...Suzuki announced that the 2008
RM-Z450 would have EFI, the
firstJapaneseMX’ertodoso.HalfwaythroughtheGNCCseriesin
theUnitedStates,DavidKnightwas
leading,GlennKearneywasfifth,
PaulWhibleyseventh,ShaneWatts
eighthandJoshStrangroundedout
the top 10.Australia’s first “vinduro” was
held in Victoria.TheowneroftheThorlineofriding
gear,LeMansCorporation,was
successfully sued for $41.5 million
forpersonalinjuryafterarider’s
gearcaughtfireinacrash.Itwas
expected that the decision would be
appealed.Cody Cooper, riding a Honda
CRF450R, won New Zealand’s
Tarawera 100-Mile Endurance
Race. Damian King was second
and Barry Morris third.Blake “Bilko” Williams over-rotated
onaRulerFlipandsuffered
numerous leg and foot injuries.As the issue went to print,
news came in of the acquisition
ofHusqvarnabyBMW.Itwas
suggested that the German brand
wantedadirtbikerangebecause
it was concerned that the
increasing success of KTM would
seeitoutstripGermany’ssales.
Despite massive investment,
itwasnotamarriagemadein
heavenandBMWendedupselling
HuskytoKato’sStefanPiererin
2013,whoshippedittoAustria.DavidKnighttookOutrighthonours
intheA4DEfromChrisHollisand
Stefan Merriman. Qld won the Teams
ahead of Vic and SA.HOW TO RIDE / ADB GARAGE / WE RECOMMEND / TECH / KIDZ KORNER / USED RIDE /
156 | SEPTEMBER 2017 http://www.adbmag.com.auORGANISERS OF THE Big Day Out in
Sydney pleaded with participants not to
bring Australian fl ags with them, fearing
outbreaks of racial violence. The plea was
ignored, and the day passed without
incident. Large parts of Victoria were hit
with power outages, after bushfi res knock
out power transmission lines. The Australian
animated fi lm Happy Feet directed by
George Miller won the Academy Award for
Best Animated Feature.