The battle to allow recreational
registration in NSW is still on
despite a number of road
blocks which have threatened
to derail the move.
The National Motorcycle
Alliance's Dave Cooke tells
ADBthat he is working with
Transport for NSW to get a rec
rego model operating.
“We are aiming to include
trailbikes and enduro bikes as
well as modified motocross
bikes, as per the Victorian
system,” said Cooke.
The Motorcycle Alliance
wants to achieve a similar rec
rego model to that of Victoria
but, so far, has been unable to
unite all the parties involved.“Transport for NSW, SIRA
and the Centre for Road Safety
are all largely supportive, but
discussions are underway to
determine the exact details of
what the scheme would look
like,” Cooke said.
He said that while the
campaign had suffered a
number of setbacks, he was
still hoping for the
implementation of a version of
recreational registration before
the end of this year.
“If everything goes smoothly
from here on in, we could be
up and running in the back
half of 2016.”
Stay tuned toADBfor
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FOR NSW?
Editor Mitch Lees
rides with rec rego in
Victoria, where he was
wild and freeThe motorcycle market remained
steady last year, with sales
fi nishing on par with 2014. The
end result was 108,711, only a
smidge up on 2014’s 108,608.
Off-road motorcycles remained
steady with only an 0.8% sales
increase, but are second in
volume to road bikes with a 35%
share of the market.
Yamaha was once again the
leading manufacturer in the
off-road segment with 31.7 per
cent (12,048) of the total
off-road bikes sold. Honda was
on 27.2% (10,318) and KTM on
15.2% (5787), according to the
Federal Chamber of Automotive
Industries (FCAI) fi gures.
Yamaha’s Sean Goldhawk was
pleased with the result. “Being
number one means that we have
achieved our goal of customer
satisfaction in the off-road
market,” he said. “But we won’tsit back and admire that
achievement – we will keep
striving for improvements and
additions to the range.”
Goldhawk credited Yamaha’s
‘step-up’ policy with being one of
the driving forces behind the
brand’s success. “If our younger
customers enjoy their experience,
they are more likely to progress
through the range, for example
onto the bigger TT-Rs, then a YZ
or WR and fi nally to a Tenere
adventure bike.”
The best-selling dirtbike was
Yamaha’s TTR50 with 2375
units. The TTR50 experienced a
18.9% increase in sales, taking
over top spot from the CRF50F,
which suffered a -5.7% drop.
The WR450F was the
top-selling enduro bike while the
YZ250F was the top-selling
motocrosser. Honda’s CRF230F
was the top-selling trailbike.SALE
GAS GAS IS
BACK!
As we went to print, images of
the 2016 Gas Gas EC300 were
revealed online. The new model
is due to go into production
in April at the revamped GG
factory in Girona, Spain.Quad bike roll over systems are set to
become mandatory in Vic, after new
regulations were approved by WorkSafe
Victoria. Farmers will be required to fi t a
roll over system or face fi nes costing
tens of thousands of dollars if an
employee is killed or injured while
operating a quad.
As we went to print, the details of
the new law were still to be fi nalised.
The controversial $700 roll over
system suggests that quad bikes are
unsafe and not fi t for use. Farmer will
be interested to see how the roll over
will fi t with a spray unit and if it's more
of a hindrance than a help.
There are other methods of
improving quad bike safety, like training
and education.
Stay tuned for an investigation.ROLL OVER APPROVED
Pic courtesy of Quadbar Industries