“After riding a pre-production version
of the Rallye X in the two GS Safari
events last year I knew it was a much
more off-road focused bike,” said
Davis. “I came up with the idea of
showcasing this by riding it in Finke
and started to get excited about the
idea. There are around 500 motorcycles
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out in less than a day – and entrants
generally ride lightweight 250cc to
500cc motocross machines, so riding
a 200 kilogram-plus R 1200 GS is
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Preparations are already in full swing,
with Davis having completed a pre-run
covering the Finke course on a locally-
prepared R 1200 GS featuring the
sports suspension package that will be
standard on the Rallye X. We wish him
all the best for the race!
THE DOOM AND GLOOM
MOTORCYCLES SALES DOWN
FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 2017
The national motorcycle market suffered
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in 2016 according to the latest sales data
published by the Federal Chamber of
Automotive Industries.
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for the same January – March period
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comes after a busy 2016, in which
the industry recorded its best annual
result since 2009.
Both the road and off-road segments
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15.5 per cent and off-road down 15.
per cent. Scooter sales, which have been
in slow decline for several years, also fell- by 22.3 per cent.
Harley Davidson retained its top-selling
status overall among the road bikes with
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by Honda (1943 sales) and Yamaha
(1455). Hopefully things start to pick up
from here on in for the rest of the year.
TAR IT!
BONANG HWY APPEAL FOR
FULL BITUMEN
The Mountain Rivers Community
Group in Far East Gippsland, Victoria,
has a new campaign to complete the
sealing of one of Victoria’s bestNEWS
motorcycle riding roads, the Bonang
Road. Locals have been lobbying
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sealing the last 12km of this iconic
road, but to no avail. We urge everyone
to write to VicRoads requesting they
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you’d like more information, contact
Jamie from the MRCG -
[email protected]HEY, HEY WE’RE THE
MONKEYS...
AND WE JUST LOVE TO
MONKEY AROUNDThose ‘Monkey’s’ are at it again;
having discovered that Monkey Bikes
are ‘the new dawn of adventure’
(um, some may disagree with this -
Ed), through running The Monkey
Run in Morocco, The Adventurists
have decided to set motorbike and
adventure enthusiasts a new challenge
and see how the bikes and riders
perform in the Andes and Amazon
rainforest. If this sounds like you,
visit http://www.theadventurists.com
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