Australasian Dirt Bike – May 2019

http://www.adbmag.com.au MAY 2019| 137

1. The TAG handlebar went on before
   the bike left the showroom


2. Brendon loves ripping in the sand
   3. Powercore 4 muffl er came later
   4. Can’t beat the WA sand dunes
   5. Graphics kit and gripper
   seatcover stop this 10-year-old bike
   look much younger than it is

READER RIDE / FACTORY RIDE / HERITAGE / ACTION / OAS / BUYERS GUIDE

1 I hit a kangaroo on it doing

about 100kmh on a fi rebreak

once and didn’t bend or break

anything on the bike. I didn’t

escape without injury, though.

2 I have my own fabrication

business, BF Customs, and do a

lot of old dirtbike frame repairs

and custom fabrication.

3 I have a passion for old

dirtbikes and enjoy restoring

them with my sons, who are 15

and 11 years old.

4 I live on the south coast of

Western Australia and love

going on 300km-plus trailrides

with mates to help me unwind

from the week.

5 My dream is to buy and

restore a Honda CR500.

5 THINGS

YOU DIDN’T KNOW

ABOUT

BRENDON

4

5

me from crashing. From

high-speed, open sections to

tight singletrack, it has always

been a great, well-rounded

machine and puts a big smile on

my face every time.

RECOMMEND IT?

As for recommending the bike,

absolutely yes. It is super

reliable and I have always

looked after it. It has never let

me down and always got me

home. If I had any gripe with it,

it would be that I wish Honda

had made the oil capacity

greater in the engine and

gearbox so that I didn’t have to

change the oil so

regularly. Apart from that I

absolutely love it.

with Dylan Ruddy

THE BASICS

WHAT

2008 Honda CRF450X

WHO

Brendon Flower

WHERE FROM

Albany Motorcycles

HOW MUCH

$8500