Aftermarket bubble fairing cones fitted to a range of Triumph Thruxton 1200 models may have faulty wiring and cause the bike to stall.
Australian distributors PS Importers have issued an official recall notice for the fairings through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
The aftermarket Cafe Racer fairing kits affected may be fitted to 275 Thruxton 1200 and Thruxton 1200R, dual and solo seat models.
Fairing wiring
The notice says the two wire conduits in these aftermarket fairing kits have “insufficient clearance and may cause damage to the wiring”.
“Damaged wiring may lead to an engine stall or loss of the headlight or turn signals, thereby increasing the risk of a crash,” the notice says.
All owners of potentially affected vehicles will be requested to bring their bike to a Triumph dealer to have them motorcycle inspected.
If necessary, the original conduits will be replaced free of charge.
Additionally, Thruxton 1200 and Thruxton 1200R models up to VIN 749070 fitted with an Accessory Café Racer fairing will need a new lock set.
Bonneville recalls
Triumph Bonneville T120 and T120 Black
The Bonneville range has now been the subject of seven recalls since they were introduced in 2016:
Even though manufacturers and importers usually contact owners when a recall is issued, the bike may have been sold privately to a rider unknown to the company.
Therefore, Motorbike Writer publishes all motorcycle and scooter recalls as a service to all riders.
If you believe there is an endemic problem with your bike that should be recalled, contact the ACCC on 1300 302 502.
To check whether your motorcycle has been recalled, click on these sites:
Motorcycling Australia has announced a regulations update for Kawasaki Ninja 400 riders contesting the Supersport 300 category in the 2019 Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK).
All competitors must now have their ECU reprogrammed by having the rev limiter set prior to taking part in any competition, where it has been determined an increase of the original restricted rev limit of 9650rpm to now 10,300rpm.
After the first three rounds of ASBK, the ASBK management team has reviewed the regulations governing restrictions applied to the Kawasaki Ninja 400 and have approved the new changes.
Competitors can have the revised restricted rev limit installed to their ECU at the next round of ASBK or by following the procedure outlined in Appendix B of the ASBK Supplementary Regulations. This will be at no cost to competitors that have already paid to have the original restricted rev limit set in their ECU.
MA will continue to monitor the performance of all machines within the Supersport 300 class and will alter the regulations from time to time to ensure fair and even competition within the class. This regulation change marks the second update this season. Morgan Park in Queensland will host the next round of ASBK on 5-6 July.
Current Pirelli MX Nationals MX1 points leader Luke Clout has expressed he’s unfazed by carrying the red-plate into this weekend’s sixth round at Gympie in Queensland, marking his first-ever appearance with the points lead in the premier class.
The CDR Yamaha Monster Energy hasn’t settled down in the extended break, racing a selection of local events – including the Manjimup 15,000 and King of MX – to remain sharp for his assault on the second half of the series.
“It doesn’t change anything to be honest, I’ll be going there business as usual,” Clout told MotoOnline.com.au. “I’m going to fight for the win this weekend and nothing really changes – it’s just given me a nice six-week knowing I’m leading the championship. That was the goal – to go into the break with the lead. It’s given me six weeks of confidence.
“It was 100 percent important to get behind the gates – sitting there for six weeks would’ve been too long – it would feel like it’s the off-season again. It was good to be racing, and racing against some good guys was good – it kept the intensity and kept me in the swing of things.”
Clout has landed on the podium four out of five times this year, notching up a career-first overall victory at Wonthaggi’s second round, and currently leads Hayden Mellross (Raceline KTM Thor) in the championship rankings by four points.
Pre-production models to do the rounds ahead of official launch
Yamaha Motor Australia have announced three of the new Tenere 700 motorcycles have arrived in Australia and will embark on a travelling roadshow in July before the model goes on sale towards the end of 2019.
The all-new twin cylinder adventure bike will appear in venues across Australia and New Zealand so that riders can get up close and personal with the new lightweight ADV model.
The three units will be presented in three different guises – one accessorised with an Australian off-road theme, one in full touring mode with hard luggage and low seat option; while the third unit will be standard. All three colour options will be represented.
Yamaha Tenere 700
The travelling road show will be headlined by Yamaha legend, keen Tenere rider and four times Mister Motocross, Stephen Gall. Special guests include Yamaha’s Australian Dakar Rally – and prototype Tenere – rider Rodney Faggotter. Tenere Tragic organiser Andrew Clubb and Ride ADV head honcho Greg Yager will also be on hand to discuss all things Tenere.
Sean Goldhawk – Yamaha Motor Australia Marketing Manager
“This will be a great opportunity for customers to get up close and personal with the new Tenere 700 and learn more about it. Each event will feature a full media type presentation with contributions and insights from our special guests. Customer will also be able to register their interest in the new model and the related accessories as well as some exciting new adventure rides that we are planning for new Ténéré 700 owners.”
Yamaha’s Sean Goldhawk
To register your interest to attend visit the YMA website and get your name down quick! See: https://yma.bike/tenere700tour. Yamaha Motor Australia will contact you to confirm your registration.
Note that due to the pre-production status of these units, they are not able to be test ridden. See below for the list of dates.
Geico Honda’s Christian Craig has released a statement regarding an alleged adverse anti-doping finding that was discovered in a sample taken from him at the 2018 Daytona supercross, revealing the lower-level categorisation of the substance has allowed him to continue racing this season.
Craig, who was made aware of the alleged adverse sample in January this year, has declared his innocence and believes ingredients in a supplement he was consuming were contaminated with the substance Heptaminol.
Heptaminol is a Specified Stimulant prohibited for in-competition use under the World Anti-Doping Code, which is adopted by the FIM that sanctions the Monster Energy AMA and World Supercross Championship.
“I wanted to give an update on what’s been going on this year,” Craig said in a statement. “On 23 January, 2019, I received an email from the FIM stating that an adverse finding was discovered from Daytona, 10 March, 2018. Most importantly, I never have or would knowingly take a banned substance.
“The FIM has agreed that they do not believe I intentionally ingested the substance. Of course, that doesn’t take away from the fact it was there. There are two levels of prohibited substances – one would immediately suspend a rider and the other would not. Because the substance I tested positive for was on the lesser of the two lists, I’ve been able to keep racing. From the start, there was a mutual agreement between all parties to keep this confidential until it was further resolved.
“But as people keep asking ‘what’s wrong with you?’, I feel I need to update you guys. My adverse finding was for a trace amount of Heptaminol, a drug I had never heard of till now. I have spent the last six months testing myself and everything I’ve ever used to find the source. With a lot of research, I am convinced that my positive test came from a contaminated supplement.
“I have learned many supplements include ingredients that are sourced from all around the world. Which makes it nearly impossible to guarantee non-contaminated ingredients, especially a year later. This situation has taken a huge toll on me mentally and has made it nearly impossible to clear my mind to go racing this year. I pride myself on always being honest with my fans. Knowing I’m a dad and role model to others, it kills me to even be in this position.
“I cannot comment anymore and respectfully decline any interviews on this subject until it’s resolved, which should be within the next 30 days or so. I hope this provides a better understanding on why I haven’t been myself this year. It takes a huge weight off my shoulders being able to share this much for now. Thanks for your continued support!”
Craig is currently positioned 15th in the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship 250MX standings after sitting out High Point’s two motos following a heavy crash in practice.
The Suzuka 8 Hours is just over a month away and the 2019 race is shaping up to be a memorable one, with the Japanese factory teams entering the race with one clear objective: taking the win to dash Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s (YART’s) hopes of a fifth consecutive victory.
Suzuka 8 Hour 2018
The 42nd edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours is also the FIM EWC season finale. Team SRC Kawasaki France, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team and reigning champions F.C.C. TSR Honda France are the contenders for the title.
Unbeaten at the Suzuka 8 Hours since 2015, Yamaha Factory Racing Team are once again fielding their 2017 and 2018 winning line-up. Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark will be riding a Yamaha Tech 21 Shiseido in the historic colours of the first-ever factory machine to be entered by Yamaha in 1985 as they target a fifth straight win. The other Japanese manufacturers are hoping to scupper Yamaha Factory’s plans.
YART Yamaha
Kawasaki are returning to Suzuka with a KRT factory team. After finishing on the podium for the last three years as Kawasaki Team Green, this year Kawasaki Racing Team are targeting the win with riders Jonathan Rea, Leon Haslam and Toprak Razgatlioglu. The three riders are among the FIM Superbike World Championship’s Top 7. Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam finished 3rd at Suzuka last year with Kawasaki Team Green.
As to Suzuki, Yoshimura have announced a line-up of seasoned riders. Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli, Suzuki’s MotoGP test rider, will be in the saddle partnering two Japanese riders, Kasuki Watanabe and veteran Yukio Kagayama, who is making a comeback in the Yoshimura colours. He finished second at Suzuka in 2011 before entering his own Team Kagayama, who monopolised the third step of the podium from 2013 to 2015.
F.C.C. TSR Honda France
The Honda colours will predominate at Suzuka. Having returned to the Suzuka race last year, Honda HRC have lined up Takumi Takahashi, the current leader in the JSB1000 Japanese Superbike and three-time winner of the Suzuka 8 Hours, alongside Ryuichi Kiyonari, the FIM Superbike World Championship rider with four Suzuka wins to his credit, and HRC’s MotoGP test rider Stefan Bradl all partnering to ride the Red Bull Honda #33.
The Honda fleet also includes Musashi RT Harc-Pro Honda, au Teluru RT, KYB Moriwaki Racing, Honda Asia Dream and Honda Dream RT Sakurai, not to mention F.C.C. TSR Honda France, who are still in with a chance of winning the 2018-2019 FIM EWC title, and Honda Endurance Racing, who will be seeking retaliation after being forced to withdraw at Oschersleben.
Team SRC Kawasaki France
In the run-up to the Grand Finale, Team SRC Kawasaki France lead the standings with 132 points ahead of Suzuki Endurance Racing Team, with 127 points, and F.C.C. TSR Honda France, with 109.
Their goal is to take on the top Japanese teams on their home ground and seize the opportunity offered by the season finale to score 150% of the regular points in order to claim the world title with 45 points are awarded to the winner of the Suzuka 8 Hours.
The 42nd edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours will be held in Japan on Sunday 28 July.
Popular Queenslander Nathan Crawford has used the extended break in the Pirelli MX Nationals to make up ‘lost time’ after injuries sustained last year denied him of a pre-season.
The Serco Yamaha ace, who was cleared to ride from a leg injury just weeks before the opening round, has been forced to play catch up in the opening half of the series, which saw him continually build form and fitness with a season-best result of fifth at Broadford’s third round with a P3 result in the opening moto.
The timely six-week break has instilled confidence into the MX2 contender for the remaining five rounds, where he’ll endeavour to climb the championship standings.
“Being off the bike for so long has so many effects on your racing, that you don’t even realise it at the time,” Crawford explained. “From the lack of fitness, to race hardened intensity, to simple things as missing out on valuable testing time to ensure everything is sorted.
“We have continued to work during the break to make up for the lost time and I feel a lot more confident approaching the second half of the series knowing that the back ground work has been done.”
Crawford is ranked fifth in the championship standings, 46 points behind third’s Jay Wilson (Yamalube Yamaha Racing). The MX Nationals returns to action this weekend at Gympie in Queensland.
Garzo earns E-Pole ahead of simulated race on day three.
Image: Supplied.
Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing) may have missed day one of the official FIM Enel MotoE World Cup test in Valencia, but the Brit made his presence felt on his return as he topped the timesheets with a 1m40.290s on Tuesday – just under a tenth faster than Hector Garzo (Tech 3 E-Racing).
Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama) completed the top three on the combined timesheets, but it’s Garzo who will start from pole in Wednesday’s race simulation.
On day two there were three sessions – one practice in the morning, one in the afternoon and an E-Pole qualifying session simulation in which riders do one fast lap each.
That was held around mid-way through the action and Garzo took the honour of the first, simulated E-Pole, although Granado was close as he ended the session just 0.025 in arrears. That session alone decides the starting grid for the race, and it’s Niki Tuuli (Ajo MotoE) who will complete the front row.
Smith, although fastest overall, was fourth quickest in qualifying, ahead of Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama) and Nico Terol (Openbank Angel Nieto Team), but the Brit won’t be present for the race. Nevertheless, after a first ever run through of a race start on Tuesday – each taking grid positions and then blasting away to test the procedure – Wednesday’s simulation should be a thriller.
Overall, the last session was the one that decided the majority of the top 10 on the combined timesheets. Both Smith and Garzo set their best efforts in that session, with Granado the only man in the top five who didn’t.
The Brazilian’s fastest lap was his E-Pole lap, putting him ahead of late improvers Mattia Casadei (Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse) and consistent frontrunner Tuuli. The three were covered by just 0.065s.
Mike Di Meglio (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) was sixth fastest overall with his time from the morning, ahead of Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE) and Maria Herrera (Openbank Angel Nieto Team), who both set their best efforts in the afternoon.
Simeon was ninth overall from his E-Pole lap, with Alex De Angelis (Octo Pramac MotoE) completing the top ten just 0.003s off the Belgian rider’s lap-time. The gaps were tiny from ninth to 13th – Terol was 0.018s off De Angelis, Niccolo Canepa (LCR E-Team) was next up and only 0.004s down, with Randy De Puniet (LCR E-Team) in P13 only 0.007s off his teammate.
De Puniet, who crashed on day two, also went down on Tuesday. Australian Josh Hook (Octo Pramac MotoE) missed the day’s action due to illness. There remains another day of testing for the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup on Wednesday, including the race simulation.
After the MotoGP riders were on testing duty at Catalunya on Monday, it was the turn of much of the Moto2 grid and four Moto3 riders to spin some important laps on Tuesday in a one-day Official Test of their own.
EG 0,0 Marc VDS’ Alex Marquez is currently the man to beat in the intermediate class after three wins in a row, and the championship leader stayed in Barcelona to confirm his setup, putting a mammoth 97 laps on Tuesday. Teammate Xavi Vierge was also testing setups, in addition to working on improving his riding style for the new era.
Tom Luthi and Dynavolt Intact GP teammate Marcel Schrotter were trying new spec tyres for Dunlop, as well as testing different brake discs, different suspension specifications and working on the geometry of their Kalex bikes.
Lorenzo Baldassarri (FlexBox HP 40) and ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team riders Remy Gardner and Tetsuta Nagashima were also testing the new Dunlop tyres, which include one front and two rear, as well as different chassis configurations.
The bigger news was at KTM as it was another important day for Red Bull KTM Ajo riders Brad Binder and Jorge Martin. The Austrian factory continue to work hard to overcome their more difficult start to the season and on Tuesday, both Binder and Martin were testing parts on the chassis and suspension, as well as settings for the race. Martin crashed unhurt at turn one.
At HDR Heidrun Speed Up, both Jorge Navarro and Fabio Di Giannantonio were out on track to try some different settings. After injuring his ankle away from the circuit on Monday, Di Giannantonio finished his day early although Italian will be fit for Assen as Speed Up aim to continue their strong start to the season. Navarro crashed at turn 10 – rider ok. Nagashima and NTS RW Racing GP’s Steven Odendaal crashed at turns eight and eight respectively – riders ok.
In the Moto3 class, championship leader Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) was joined on track by Honda Team Asia duo Ai Ogura and Kaito Toba, as well as Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Can Öncü. Canet was working on the suspension, as well as geometry and his position on the bike.
The Spaniard crashed at turn four – rider ok. The Moto2 and Moto3 will be on-track at Assen in The Netherlands on 30 June for the eighth round of the series.
Kawasaki has unveiled its 2020 motocross range, revealing the KX250 has received a number of engine and suspension updates for the new year model, while the KX450 will remain largely unchanged after undergoing a complete overhaul this year.
The 2020 KX250 updated engine features a new finger-follower valve actuation, a valve train designed by Kawasaki’s World Superbike engineers and enables a higher rev limit, and more aggressive cams for harder-hitting power.
A new short-stroke configuration lends itself to high rpm-focused engine character, while the larger bore allows larger intake and exhaust valves, enabling greater airflow for increased high-rpm performance.
A new bridged-box bottom piston contributes to a higher compression ratio, while a revised airbox and intake duct, larger diameter throttle body, and updated exhaust system further contribute to increased engine performance.
On the front, an oversized semi-floating 270mm Braking petal disc and dual-piston caliper with new brake pad materials offer solid control. In the rear, a new larger-diameter 250mm Braking petal disc and new lighter-weight master cylinder give you the stopping power to get ahead.
A new larger diameter coil spring 48mm KYB front fork offers improved action at the initial part of the stroke. The large-diameter inner tubes enable the use of large 25mm damping pistons for smooth action and firm damping. Uni-Trak rear suspension with a new KYB shock featuring dual compression (high-speed and low-speed damping) adjustability helps soak up whatever the track throws your way.
Optimised frame rigidity with a new front engine mount contributes to smoother rear suspension performance for maximum bump absorption and increased traction. The centre of gravity and key frame dimensions are optimised for maximum forward drive from the rear wheel.
Kawasaki class-leading ERGO-FIT adjustability allows riders to find their optimal fit and comfort with four-way adjustable handlebar positions and two footpeg positions to choose from.
Image: Supplied.
Undergoing a complete overhaul for MY19, the 2020 KX450 delivers strong, responsive power, thanks to the engine that features a finger-follower valve train. Crafted with the same design used by Kawasaki factory race teams, the 449cc engine produces broad torque and strong power across the entire rev range.
49mm Showa coil spring front fork combined with A-KIT technology deliver superb suspension and handling. Large-diameter inner tubes allow the use of large damping pistons for race-winning performance while a large-diameter front axle improves front-wheel traction. The Uni-Trak rear suspension system ensures optimal rear-wheel traction.
The most advanced KX450 motorcycle yet features stopping power to match its incredible acceleration capability. Up front, an oversized 270mm Braking petal disc with dual-piston caliper offers sharp response and a strong, consistent feel. In the rear, a large-diameter 250mm Braking petal disc complements the front for race-ready performance.
You can find your best performance with the Kawasaki ERGO-FIT advantage – four handlebar positions and two footpeg positions allow you to tailor the KX450 motorcycle to your body size, riding style and preference. Wide footpegs ensure excellent grip for optimum comfort and control.
Conserve energy and ride smarter with an electric start and hydraulic clutch. A lithium-ion battery ensures strong and reliable starting performance, eliminating the need for a backup kickstarter. The hydraulic clutch offers a direct feel and consistent actuation even as engine temperatures rise while also offering a light pull at the lever.
The MY2020 KX65 and KX85 also remain largely unchanged for the new year. Pricing and availability in Australia is still to be confirmed. For more information, visit www.kawasaki.com.au.
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