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

The Trifecta

Many riders who are caught riding illegally on public land or roads, particularly kids too young to be licensed, get the trifecta of fines - Unlicensed, Unregistered and Uninsured.

Unlicensed

$422
Sec 25(1) Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 No 99
Driver must be licensed

For information on getting your motorcycle license click here.

Unregistered

$422
Sec 18(1) Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 No 119
Prohibition on using unregistered registrable vehicles

Uninsured - No CTP (greenslip)

$1055
Sec 8(1) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 No 41
Offence of using uninsured motor vehicle on road