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here will only be one Moto Expo in
Australia this year a er two were
staged last year. The Troy Bayliss Events
team will operate the Sydney Motorcycle
Show on November 20-22 at the Sydney
Showgrounds, Homebush.
Last year the company ran Moto Expos
in Brisbane in March and in Melbourne
in November. A er the successful
running of the Brisbane show, the Federal
Chamber of Automotive Industries
abandoned its planned Sydney show and
asked Troy Bayliss Events to take over the
running of its offi cial annual show.The cost of having two shows last
year prevented some manufacturers
from exhibiting at both shows, but it is
expected that the one show this year
will be a ended by all manufacturers.
Organisers claim almost 20,000 people
a ended the Melbourne Moto Expo, at
which 17 new motorcycles were launched.
Apart from motorcycle
manufacturers and trade displays, the
Moto Expos have featured plenty of all-
star racing, stunt shows and live display
action to keep visitors entertained.
Troy’s team won the BaylissticScrambles, which was the main event.
Moto Expo will return to Melbourne in
2016 with improved air conditioning in the
main exhibition building a er complaints
about the heat during the show.S
panish motorcycle manufacturer
Bultaco announced in May that it
would return, but not with two-stroke
dirt bikes; instead it would return with a
range of electric road bikes. The return of
Bultaco follows recent “revivals” such as
Norton, Brough, Matchless and Hesketh.
Bultaco has now announced the fi rst
will be the Brinco Moto-Bike, which
is an electric/pedal moped-style bike
designed as a versatile commuter, urban
bike and mountain bike. It will be
followed by the Electrical Urbanmotard
based on the Rapitán prototypes.
Bultaco’s electric bikes have lithium-
ion ba eries and ultra-condensers
developed in collaboration with high-
speed rail company, Viesca Engineering.
Branco has an electric motor on the
back wheel that has an output of 3kWand 60Nm, a maximum speed of more
than 60km/h and a weight of just 33kg
despite the 7kg portable ba ery.
Since it’s a moped, you can
supplement the 30km electric range
with pedal power. In eco mode, it has a
100km range. Unlike most electric bikes,
it actually has a transmission — with
nine speeds! It features disc brakes with
four-piston calipers and the long-travel
(200/220mm) suspension will make it a
handy mountain bike.
Brinco also supplements its basic
instruments with an app that connects
with a smart phone to tell the rider
the amount of charge le , as well as
navigational information. Riders start
the bike through direct contact with a
discreet and elegant wristband, which
negates the need for keys.
The bikes are produced in Barcelona
and a limited edition of 175 bikes will
be available from April 1 — and no,
this isn’t an early April Fool’s Day joke.
They will cost €4800 (approximately
AU$7200).ONE OF A
MILLION
The millionth Ducati has rolled off
the production line at the factory in
Borgo Panigale. Ducati boss Claudio
Domenicali personally handed over the
keys of the millionth bike, a Monster
1200 S, to new owner Ernesto Passoni.
The bike has a laser serigraph on
the top handlebar bracket showing the
production number.
“Between 1946 and today we have
designed, built and delivered one
million dreams that have become
reality to Ducatisti,” Claudio said.Ducati hits production
milestone with its most
successful model family
ELECTRIC BULL
Bultaco unveils fi rst
electric bike
AND THE WINNER IS...
Sydney to host 2015 Moto Expo at Homebush
■ A long way removed
from Bultacos of the pastr The side show of races featuring Speedway
champ Jason Crump, Troy Bayliss and other legends
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