BCperformance Kawasaki talent seventh overall at Wakefield Park’s ASBK.
Image: Russell Colvin.
Despite facing a challenging weekend, Bryan Staring has inched closer to the top of the points standings following yesterday’s second round of the 2019 Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) at Wakefield Park in New South Wales.
With a mixed bag of results amongst riders at the opening two rounds, former champion Staring sits 21 points off leader Cru Halliday (Yamaha Racing Team) after a seventh place finish on Sunday, however he has been relegated to sixth – equal fifth – in the classification.
It’s the biggest positive the BCperformance Kawasaki talent is drawing from the weekend as he continues to develop the new ZX-10RR, although he admits entire round was a challenge.
“It was definitely a challenge this weekend,” Staring commented. “I had a seventh and an eighth, but the conversation at the end of the weekend was that I’m actually closer to the front of the championship than what I was before the start of the round.
“Although we’re particularly disappointed with our results here, overall we’re in a better position than this time last year and a better position than coming into the weekend. That’s okay, it was a tough round and knew it was going to be a difficult circuit for us, but we scored decent points in both races.”
Wakefield Park’s second round was ultimately won by reigning champion Troy Herfoss (Penrite Honda Racing) in a commanding showing that saw him win both outings. The ASBK will now head to The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia on 26-28 April for round three of the series.
Ten years after introducing the RSV4, Aprilia has produced 10 extreme RSV4 X track-only models available at €39,900 (about $A63,700).
That compares with the RSV4 RR at $25,3990 (plus on-road costs).
They will only be available online sometime in April.
RSV X extras
However, the RSV4 X features MotoGP and World Superbike components and is bound to be the closest thing to a production race bike with 165kW (221.8hp) and weighing in at a mere 165kg.
One of the highlights is the Aprilia No Neutral gearbox which has neutral below first gear.
Aprilia says this allows faster upshifting from first to second and prevents accidentally selecting neutral.
It’s the same system A prolix Racing uses on its race bikes and it is the first time it has been included in a production bike.
The RSV4 X engine comes from the RSV4 1100 Factory which increased from a World Superbike-legal 996cc to 1078cc this year by boring out to 81m.
Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory
In Factory trim, it produces 162kW (217hp), so the X gets an extra 5.2 ponies.
The RSV4 X sheds weight tanks to a host of carbon fibre, billet aluminium levers and pegs, shedding 12kg in all.
There is also Marchesini forged magnesium wheels shod with sticky Pirelli slick tyres and Brembo GP-4 MS front calipers paired to a set of street brake rotors with T-Drive technology.
Track day
Meanwhile, Aprilia Australia is celebrating the arrival of the 2019 RSV41100RF and Tuono V41100 RF model with semi-active suspension with two special Aprilia owners track day events in April.
The first is on Monday April 8 at Phillip Island Circuit and on Wednesday April 24 at Sydney Motorsport Park.
The RSV4 and Tuono V41100 range will be on show at the track days.
Knee-and-elbow-down time!
Full day track passes are available for $225 which includes a powered garage spot, 6 x 15-20 min sessions on track and access to suspension technicians and a tyre change service. Places are limited and skill levels from Novice to Racer will be catered for.
For further information or to book your place please visit the Aprilia Australia Facebook events page or contact Paul McCann (Aprilia Australia) on 0447 233 912.
Dual podiums for Australian Ruprecht in J1 category.
Image: Supplied.
Team Beta Factory Racing’s Steve Holcombe has earned a stellar double-victory at Dahlen in Germany for the opening round of the 2019 Maxxis EnduroGP World Championship.
The reigning champion dominated the opening stage in the outright EnduroGP standings, taking a strong win over Daniel McCanney (TM Racing Factory Enduro Team) and Bradley Freeman (Beta).
In the E1 class, it was Freeman who topped stage one over Matteo Cavallo (Sherco) and Thomas Oldrati (Honda RedMoto World Enduro), while E2 was taken out by Loic Larrieu (TM Racing Factory Enduro Team) followed by Albin Elowson (Husqvarna) and Christophe Charlier (Honda RedMoto World Enduro).
The E3 division was all about Holcombe as he stormed to victory in the class ahead of McCanney and Christophe Nambotin (Gas Gas Factory Team). Holcombe returned in fine form for Sunday’s second stage, once again securing P1 in the outright EnduroGP classification, joined on the podium by Freeman and McCanney.
Freeman charged to top E1 honours for the second consecutive day, this time finishing ahead of Davide Guarneri (Honda) and Oldrati. Eero Remes (Johansson MPE Yamaha) rose to the top of the E2 standings on day two, edging out Alex Salvini (Honda) and Larrieu, while in E3 it was Holcombe followed by McCanney and Anthony Geslin (Beta).
Australian Wil Ruprecht (Johansson MPE Yamaha) lodged a stellar 3-2 scorecard in the J1 category to kickstart this full-time EnduroGP career, landing on the podium in both days of racing. The series now heads to Valpacos in Portugal on 3-5 May for the second stop of the championship.
MXGP Qualifying may have put Tim Gajser at the top of the standings yet when the gate dropped it was Antonio Cairoli who took the early Fox Holeshot and lead, only for that to be soon taken away by none other than Gajser, who then put in a blistering pace to create a gap.
MXGP Start – British MXGP
Behind the former World Champions, it was Jeremy Van Horebeek, but he was passed by Gautier Paulin and then made a mistake which allowed Ivo Monticelli and Clement Desalle through.
Behind Van Horebeek it was Arnaud Tonus and now Jeremy Seewer. Three laps into the race Van Horebeek made it back past Monticelli and into the top 5.
Clement Desalle
Only a lap later Gajser took a violent high-speed crash while leading Cairoli but miraculously sprung back to his feet and rejoined the action on his damaged Honda in third position barely ahead of Desalle.
Surprisingly Gajser wasted no time putting in more fast laps even as his broken front number plate dangled on the bent bars. Gajser instead of stopping or even slowing won over many fans as he pulled away from Desalle and closed in on Paulin.
Gautier Paulin
Max Anstie made a hard charge to move from 12th into seventh, while Cairoli took the race win and Gajser took third behind Paulin.
Race 2 started in similar fashion when Cairoli took the holeshot and Gajser took the lead but this time Gajser’s gap was bigger. Paulin was the third veteran who found himself at the front but the rider in fourth was new Arminas Jasikonis who had Seewer giving chase.
Tony Cairoli – Image by Ray Archer
Jasikonis’ teammate Jonass was sixth before being passed by Van Horebeek but then held seventh until fading four positions in the last five laps.
The top five never changed positions during the race. Cairoli made a late charge in an attempt to catch Gajser, but it was too late, and the Slovenian claimed the Race 2 win 1.7 seconds ahead of the Sicilian and a massive 54 ahead of Paulin in third.
Tim Gajser – Image by Bavo
The overall win went to Cairoli for his 87th time and who later revealed a shoulder injury, but Gajser’s ride was remarkable when considering his rebound from the race 1 crash.
Paulin’s 2-3 gave him third overall as Desalle took fourth and Van Horebeek placed fifth leaving the top five riders shuffled but unchanged since Patagonia. The series will now head to Valkenswaard for the MXGP of the Netherlands next weekend.
Pauls Jonass
Tony Cairoli
“It was a great weekend and for sure this track is one of my favourites. I had difficulty to push from the beginning because of a problem during the week and I was stiff. It meant I got arm-pump after three-four laps. I had to be careful because on this track if you are tight then you’ll crash because it is tricky and there are a lot of strange ruts and kickers. I was cautious and in the end it paid off. Hopefully I can be better for next week in the sand. For the championship everything is going well and that’s my goal.”
Tony Cairoli – Image by Ray Archer
Tim Gajser
“We had a great weekend! I was feeling great on the bike and the track both yesterday and today. I’m really happy to finish on the podium on this special day for me. The first race we started well and the beginning was good, but then I made a mistake and I fell down and finished third. The second race was better as I took the same start and worked my way to the front and I’m just so happy to win my first race in more than a year, after all my injury problems so I’m thankful and happy. A huge thanks to all the team because they all put in huge amounts of work and it’s paying off. We will continue working hard and to keep pushing!”
Tim Gajser – Image by Bavo
Gautier Paulin
“Every weekend on the box is a good weekend. I was happy with the first moto. In the second moto I was riding stiff in the beginning, but overall we had a good weekend and made a big step forward since Argentina. This was always the goal and this is what we are working really hard towards. I am really happy with my team Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha MXGP and the work they are putting in.”
Gautier Paulin
Clément Desalle
“It was not an easy weekend as yesterday I injured my hand in the crash and when I woke up this morning it was still painful so I knew it would be a tough day with so many big jumps on the track. My first start was ok from the fourteenth gate and I scored a fourth position, not so bad in the circumstances. My second start was much better, but at the end of the first downhill, in the same corner where I had crashed in the qualifying race, another rider hit my front wheel and I crashed with several other riders including my teammate. From there I came back from last to seventh to save important points. Now I will take care of my hand and recover during the week as we have another GP next weekend.”
Clement Desalle
Filling in for Romain Febvre, Dean Ferris’ return to racing did not go to plan. The Australian got faster with every lap completed throughout the weekend, but did not get a chance to prove his potential with a fall at the start of Race 2 cutting his Grand Prix short. Ferris fears a knee injury and will be examined by medical professionals.
Dean Ferris
“It was a tough weekend, but I got more comfortable in every session. I thought the last fifteen minutes of the race I found my groove and had some really good lap-times, so I was content with that. In moto two, I went down on the start and I have hurt my knee, so that will need to be assessed.”
Dean Ferris
MXGP of Britain Race 1
CAIROLI Antonio ITA 6:37.831
PAULIN Gautier FRA +1.956
GAJSER Tim SLO +4.473
DESALLE Clement BEL +24.293
VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy BEL +26.271
TONUS Arnaud SWI +27.618
ANSTIE Max GBR +45.107
SEEWER Jeremy SWI +46.683
JASIKONIS Arminas LTU +49.675
LIEBER Julien BEL +56.271
MXGP of Britain Race 2
GAJSER Tim SLO 36:01.717
CAIROLI Antonio ITA +1.709
PAULIN Gautier FRA +54.204
JASIKONIS Arminas LTU +57.637
SEEWER Jeremy SWI +1:00.564
VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy BEL +1:05.984
DESALLE Clement BEL +1:20.385
COLDENHOFF Glenn NDL +1:22.071
SIMPSON Shaun GBR +1:26.697
MONTICELLI Ivo ITA +1:28.257
MXGP 2019 – Round 2 MXGP Podium
Results MXGP Matterley Basin 2019 Top 5
Tony Cairoli (ITA) Red Bull KTM (1-2)
Tim Gajser (SLO) Honda (3-1)
Gautier Paulin (FRA) Yamaha (2-3)
Clement Desalle (BEL) Kawasaki (4-7)
Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL) Honda (5-6)
MXGP Standings following Round 2
CAIROLI Antonio ITA 97
GAJSER Tim SLO 89
PAULIN Gautier FRA 74
VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy BEL 66
DESALLE Clement BEL 65
JASIKONIS Arminas LTU 56
SEEWER Jeremy SWI 50
JONASS Pauls LAT 40
SIMPSON Shaun GBR 39
ANSTIE Max GBR 39
…23. Dean Ferris AUS 6
MX2
The MX2 class saw battles in both races as the field fought for championship points, with Race 1 starting with Tom Vialle taking the Fox Holeshot for the second time this season.
Tom Vialle claimed the holeshot – Image by Ray Archer
Vialle led but was under pressure from Thomas Kjer Olsen and Dylan Walsh, while in the thick of the racing was Ben Watson and Henry Jacobi.
Watson made an unfortunate error dropping the bike early in the race dropping him from fourth back to ninth. Watson’s teammate Jago Geerts also suffered from mistakes while running inside the top ten putting the two Kemea Yamaha’s in a difficult position.
Thomas Kjer Olsen
By the second lap Olsen took the top spot from Vialle, who then lost out to the moves of Jacobi as well when the German passed him on the outside. Local hero Conrad Mewse moved up to fourth from 11th before a mechanical issue on the last lap.
Tom Vialle – Image by Ray Archer
Olsen’s lead started to be chipped at by Jacobi but the title hopeful kept his cool and held the spot through to take the checkered flag and his first race win this season. Mewse’s fourth position was taken by Watson, but Mewse managed to limp his bike across the finish in sixth just behind Michele Cervellin.
Race 2 proved that KTM and Vialle made the right choice as he took his third 4 Fox Holeshots so far in 2019. Vialle again had Walsh just behind along with Olsen, Jacobi, and Calvin Vlaanderen.
Henry Jacobi
Olsen took second from Walsh before the first lap was complete, while Mathys Boisrame fought in the top five on his Honda CRF250. A mistake from Jacobi allowed Vlaanderen to get past who then took third from Walsh.
Jacobi recovered and found his form to get past Walsh as well and his speed allowed him to catch the front runners and Vialle who had dropped a spot to Vlaanderen. With less than two laps to go Jacobi flew past Vialle, moving the German into third in the race but second overall.
Jed Beaton
Olsen’s dominant weekend continued winning Race 2 by 9.9 seconds over Vlaanderen. In the overall it was Olsen’s 1-1 taking first, Jacobi’s 2-3 took second, and Vialle’s 3-4 put the Frenchman on the podium in his second ever MX2 race.
Thomas Kjer-Olsen
“It’s just awesome to go 1-1 here in the UK. My weekend was really good – I won the qualifying moto and then went on the claim the overall in MX2 with two more wins. I couldn’t have asked for anything more. It’s been a long time since I got the overall win and I was happy to do it at this cool track. Matterley Basin has always been a track that I enjoy riding and this weekend I did my best to collect as many points as possible for the championship. I felt comfortable all weekend and my best moto was the last one, where the track was at its roughest. I have so much full confidence in my bike, and so much trust in all the members of my team. It was good to pay them back with this win. I also secured the red plate for the first time. Now the goal is to hold onto it and push hard during the upcoming races.”
Thomas Kjer Olsen
Henry Jacobi
“My first race was pretty good. I had some special lines and I saw that nobody else was taking them so I thought that maybe I could win this race. I went for it, but I started my attack a little too late; I came up short in some corners and I just missed my opportunity. I had hoped to time it better in the second race; my start was OK in fourth or fifth, but then I got stuck a little bit during the first ten minutes as I wanted this podium so much; I put myself under a little bit of pressure and rode too tight during the first ten minutes. But then in the last fifteen minutes I found a good rhythm to pass Vialle and secure the second position overall, which is good for me and for the team. We made some really good steps during the winter; the team has only been in the world championship for a few years but everyone is doing a fantastic job and we had a very good winter preparation. I never had such a professional winter training and the Kawasaki suits me really well; I like the control in the corners and our trainer is so clever and give me such good advice. We are here now, second in the points, and we are determined to stay there!”
Henry Jacobi
Tom Vialle
“It was a really good weekend: I had ridden well during the week and it fed into the practice sessions and both motos. I’m really happy with my starts because being at the front helps me find my rhythm: it is so important. I think a very good winter has helped with my transition from EMX to MX2. My feeling on the bike is another positive thing. Today has been a big step for me.”
Tom Vialle – Image by Ray Archer
Calvin Vlaanderen
“It wasn’t the greatest weekend, to be honest. I’m happy that I could finish off strong with a second place in the second race, but the whole weekend I actually struggled a lot. This was especially the case in the qualifying race and the first moto today, I didn’t really have a good rhythm and I seemed to be fighting the track a bit too much. I’m happy though that I could rebound for the second race and ride like I know how to ride and get that second place. It is good for my confidence and going into the week ahead, it’s good motivation to keep pushing and make sure I come out swinging next weekend.”
Calvin Vlaanderen – Image by Bavo
Jed Beaton
“I had a really good weekend here at Matterley Basin. It was my first GP after many months, and I felt strong on the bike. It was good to get a top-10 in the opening moto. In the second moto I was close to the top-10 again and ended up finishing in 13th place. Getting a top-10 result in the overall is really positive for the rest of the season. There’s still a long way to go in this series. I’m pretty happy with where I am, hopefully I can start building from here.”
Jed Beaton
Unfortunately Team Honda 114 Motorsports rider Mitchell Evans suffered early on in moto one, and while he was running a pace that matched the leaders, he was unable to get himself back in points scoring contention. The second moto was much better though as he finished in eighth place after fighting through the field from outside the top 15.
Mitch Evans
“P34 and P8 moto scores today. Bad starts both motos didn’t do me any favours. After a small crash in Moto 1 I had to make a pit stop to fix my clutch to stop it from slipping which left me almost a lap down. Will continue to work on my starts and we should be sweet. Thanks Honda 114 Motorsports.”
For the first time in 65 years, a 1929 Scott Flying Squirrel has been kick-started in time for its display at Historic Winton on May 18-19.
The bike has been restored by Victorian brothers Michael and Peter Shacklock.
Listen to the bike fired up for the first time.
Scott Flying Squirrel
Their father, Arthur, bought the Flying Squirrel new in 1929 and raced it in the ‘30s, winning many scramble events, trial events and hill climbs.
But it all came to an abrupt stop in the 1950s when Arthur went for a ride and there was a loud bang.
“Dad rolled the bike down the Holzer St hill and straight into his garage/shed,” Michael says.
Arthur on the Squirrel
“Unfortunately the damage done was too severe for him to repair, so instead he disassembled the bike and engine into many boxes, where they stayed until around 50 years later, when Peter started to collect them.
“Around 10 years ago, the re-assembly and repairs commenced.”
Although the bike’s restoration is going well, the Flying Squirrel will not be racing this year at Historic Winton.
Instead, the brothers will do a Sunday parade lap around the Winton Raceway.
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Historic Winton
The 43rd Historic Winton will be held at Winton Motor Raceway, near Benalla, Victoria.
Its Australia’s longest running, all-historic motor race meeting.
This year it is being held a week earlier than usual.
More than 400 historic racing motorbikes, sidecars and cars from the 1920s to the 1980s will compete in races and in the paddock. This year there will be a special display of Postie bikes and vintage scooters.
There will also be a trader market and heritage display of veteran and vintage vehicles.
How much?
Online tickets available to midnight, Thursday 16th May: Sat $25, Sun $35, Weekend $50 (all plus booking fee).
Raceway entry fees: Fri Free,Sat $30, Sun $40, weekend $60, children 16 and under free, competition paddock $5.
Camping at the track: $25/head per night. Camping enquiries: Winton Motor Raceway 03 5760 7100.
Kjer Olsen wins MX2 as Beaton scores top 10 in return to racing.
Image: Supplied.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli has captured victory at Matterley Basin’s second round of the 2019 MXGP World Championship in Great Britain.
The nine-time world champion rode supremely consistent in Sunday’s races, lodging a 1-2 scorecard to earn his second win in as many rounds.
Former champion Tim Gajser (Honda HRC) overcame a significant fall to wind up second overall, concluding the weekend with a race victory in the final moto, while Gautier Paulin locked out the top three for the first time with the Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP outfit.
Clement Desalle (Monster Energy Kawasaki Factory Racing) and Jeremy van Horebeek (Honda SR Motoblouz) were fourth and fifth respectively, as triple Australian motocross champion Dean Ferris (Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing) faced a difficult return to grand prix racing, suffering a suspected knee injury after finishing 15th in the opening encounter.
In the MX2 category, Thomas Kjer Olsen (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) dominated the weekend with two race victories, gaining the points lead in the process as former leader and reigning champion Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) sat out the weekend with injury.
Henri Jacobi (F&H Racing Kawasaki) was second followed by Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), as the top five was completed by Calvin Vlaanderen (Honda HRC) and Ben Watson (Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha Official MX2).
Australians Jed Beaton (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) and Mitch Evans (Team Honda 114 Motorsports) were 10th and 15th overall respectively, the duo lodging 9-13 and 34-8 scorecards. Compatriot Caleb Grothues (SDM Yamaha) wound up 12th overall in round one of the European Motocross Championship in the EMX250 division.
The MXGP World Championship now heads to Valkenswaard in The Netherlands this weekend for round three of the series.
A home movie showing an Aussie rider’s involvement in the making of 1963 film The Great Escape has surfaced after more than 75 years.
Australian rider Tim Gibbes (pictured above with the original bike and current owner Dick Shepherd) was selected to perform stunts in the famous movie while he was competing at various motorcycle events in Europe.
However, he did not perform the famous jump scene which was done by movie star Steve McQueen’s friend Bud Ekins who died in 2007.
Tim, aged 85, is the only surviving motorcycle stunt performer from the movie.
Home movie
The home movie was shot by his wife, Joan, and was shown on Sunday (24 March 2019) at a 75th anniversary screening of the movie in London which Tim attended.
Tim says he has only seen The Great Escape a couple of times.
He says he took “a code of silence” not to talk about the filming, so the home movie was “put away”.
It shows Tim riding as a Nazi soldier who is trapped by McQueen’s character stringing a wire across the road.
Steve McQueen with Bud Ekins and Tim (obscured) while filming The Great Escape in 1962 (Image: Getty Images)
“During the first take I overcooked the slide and went straight into the cameraman filming the stunt,” he told the Daily Mail.
“I thought he just had a bruise or something, but someone told me he’d broken his leg and so I decided to sneak off set before I got into trouble.
“But as I was walking away the director shouted my name and called me over. And he remarkably told me to do exactly the same thing again. He said the sight of a motorcycle coming straight towards the camera would thrill audiences.
“So we got another cameraman and did the whole thing all over again, but this time we made sure the bike was able to miss the poor chap filming.”
Tim says he was “ashamed” to be seen wearing the Nazi uniform while filming in Germany only 17 years after the war ended.
Great Escape jump scene
He and Bud also helped prepare the famous Great Escape fence jump scene on a Triumph TR6.
“We spent a long time finding the perfect dip in the ground to launch the motorcycle over the barbed wire,” he says.
“Bud and I had a few practice runs at riding up from the dip, and it wasn’t an easy stunt.
“The Triumph wasn’t really the right bike to be doing it on; it made things a lot more difficult. It was just an ordinary street bike with fancy tyres, one that you’d use to go to the shops.
“It wasn’t a stunt Steve McQueen could have attempted, and the film crew wouldn’t have let him do it anyway as they had to ensure a big star like him didn’t get injured.
“Even Bud, who eventually did the stunt, said he was only going to try it once and then I would have had to try and do it myself. He said before he did it that he didn’t want to do it. But he managed to get it done.”
Tim’s tally
Tim Gibbbes performing in a Welsh competition
Tim won three win International Six Day Trial medals for Australia, including the first in 1956.
In 1961, he married Joan and moved to Palmertson North, New Zealand.
He continued to race, winning a total of six Gold and one Bronze ISDT medals.
Tim stopped competing at the age of 60 and has since been honoured with a John Britten Innovation and Service to the Industry Award, a Motorsport NZ Distinguished Service Award and in 2016 he was inducted into the MNZ Hall of Fame.
While in the UK for the movie anniversary, Tim says he will also the visit Dick Shepherd Triumph motorcycle museum, The Triumph factory at Hinckley and the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham.
Suspected knee injury for Brayton in brutal main event clash.
Image: Supplied.
Australian fan-favourite Chad Reed has confirmed his season is over after sustaining multiple injuries in a brutal crash at the beginning of the main event for Seattle’s 12th round of the 2019 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship.
An error from the JGRMX Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing rider caused carnage on lap one in the first rhythm lane, claiming both himself and three-time Australian supercross champion Justin Brayton (Smartop Bullfrog Spas Honda).
The duo were both assisted off the circuit by the Alpinestars Medical crew, while Kyle Chisholm (Suzuki) and Ryan Breece (Rock River CycleTrader Yamaha) – also involved in the incident – remounted for positions 19 and 20.
Reed revealed his injuries overnight, stating he suffered eight broken ribs, a broken scapula and a collapsed lung, bringing his 2019 campaign – possibly the last of his career – to a premature end.
“Yesterday was fun,” said Reed in a social media statement. “Finally a halfway technical track – the whoops were so freaking awesome I loved every pass. Unfortunately a mistake in the main was costly – eight broken ribs, broken scapula and a collapsed lung. I’m bummed my year comes to an end with five to go.”
Brayton also offered an update on his condition, stating he’ll undergo further medical consultation this week to review a suspected torn MCL/ACL in his left knee.
“Local police will look at problematic locations and particular patterns in bad driver behaviour and target accordingly,” he says.
“This gives us our best chance to influence drivers across the whole state.”
“We see first-hand time and time again the devastation experienced by the victims’ families, as well as our first responders directly because of road trauma.
“Enough is enough and action needs to be taken. Every time a motorist sees police on the road it is a reminder to follow the roads rules.
“We have seen increased motorist compliance from road rule enforcement, so we will have additional police in the community to make this happen.
“The community can’t continue with their current driving habits as it is ultimately killing friends, family, and loved ones.”
There are plenty of people who enjoy riding motorcycles. If you fit into this category, there is a good chance that you would like to buy one for yourself. This is completely fine. Just remember that you’re going to face an uphill battle along the way. Buying a bike is not going to be easy. You’ll have an abundance of options to choose from and this can make the process immensely difficult. Within this guide, you’re going to be provided with tips for ensuring you get the best bike for your specific needs.
The Type
First and foremost, you should find out what type of motorcycle you want. There are many different types and they’re all unique in one form or another. For instance, dirt bikes look much different than sports bikes. At the same time, they’re designed to be used for different purposes. As the name implies, a dirt bike is going to be used on dirt terrain. A sports bike will be used primarily on the roadway. If you’re looking for a comfortable, convenient way to travel, you may want to buy a scooter or cruiser.
Either way, you need to familiarise yourself with the various types so you can find out which one is going to work best for you.
Considering Brand
Another thing to remember is that there are plenty of companies that make motorcycles. Again, they’re all different in some way or another. Therefore, you will need to take the time to learn more about each brand before moving forward. Harley Davidson tends to make street legal motorcycles that are often associated with biker gangs. Kawasaki makes a little of everything. Be sure to research each company to find out what they offer. You should also learn about their warranties and other amenities they provide to their customers. Doing your research in this category will make a big difference in the long run.
Before making your decision, it is paramount that you take the time to read customer reviews. Remember that there are plenty of good motorcycles out there. One of the best ways to find a good one is by reading customer reviews. What have others said about the motorcycle? Is it actually dependable? Do they like the way it rides and drives? Reading reviews from previous and current drivers can make a world of difference in the long run.
Test ride
At the end of the day, you’re not going to know how much you like the bike unless you get out there and experience it for yourself. Therefore, you should not hesitate to take the bike for a test drive. Doing so will allow you to get a feel for it. Do you like the way it drives? Does it feel comfortable? Is it actually fun to drive? These are questions that you need to ask yourself. The only way to find out is by driving the bike. Take it for a test spin and you’ll know whether or not it is the bike for you.
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