Australia Wins!

Australia has won the Nations Trophy at the 2009 FIM Junior World Motocross Championship, in Taupo New Zealand, ahead of Italy and New Zealand.

Jay Wilson became the 85cc World Championship and Tye Simmonds finished 2nd in the 125cc World Championship.

Nowhere To Ride

There's hardly anywhere to ride legally in NSW.

Land developers, policy exclusion, clowns and noise has resulted in closure of nearly all available areas.

Now there are Environmental problems as riders push into areas they would not have used previously.

Erosion from new track creation, grooving of water diversion banks (roll-overs), creek bank destruction and spreading of weeds and diseases from unwashed machines are all problems now.

2009 Bikes Sales to June

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industry Top 10 selling motorcycles.

  1. Kawasaki 250 Ninja
  2. Honda CT110
  3. Suzuki DR-Z400E
  4. Yamaha WR450F
  5. Honda CRF250R
  6. Honda CRF450R
  7. Honda CRF230F
  8. Yamaha PW50
  9. Yamaha YZ250F
  10. Yamaha YZF-R1

Smoke and Mirrors

These forms of communication are a lot more simple. Smoke is an excellent signal that can be seen over huge distances on still days, and is an accepted way of pin-pointing a crash site to a rescue helicopter. A flashing mirror will also attract attention from a surprising distance, as will a flashing headlight at night.