tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72132147484715007972024-03-20T03:00:58.838-07:00TRAIL ZONETrailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.comBlogger307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-56275226212321336962011-06-27T23:29:00.000-07:002011-06-27T23:35:04.192-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ATTENTION ALL TRAIL ZONE BLOG SPOT FOLLOWERS!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hey there guys and girls, we've made the big leap across to Facebook and are posting all our news, blogs, PR and pix on the official TRAIL ZONE magazine Facebook page!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's the URL to go straight to the page, so copy and paste it into your web browser:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trailzone-Magazine/139740902729354</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Or simply go back to the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> home page and click on the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Facebook</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> link near the top of the page.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It doesn't matter if you are a fan of Facebook or not, and you don't have to have a Facebook page of your own, just click on our Facebook link and check it out ... and have a few laughs and throw up a few Comments when you feel like it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks and we'll see you on the TRAIL ZONE real soon!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-50200948281300172162011-05-13T14:33:00.000-07:002011-05-13T14:38:53.672-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjallAm-zaxA6YoJvqhGQMgWGyLRz6TStV7Gx8tAtSL2ZasSU-FTmfbTluJCKG9b5bG882i5QRPMF9Sd30VF7rxYIlsyGeTELiQh9TqnWGQAqrYsciOFl4ad6atFXkqk2svx9hAsSDxlnQ/s1600/Expo+Crowd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjallAm-zaxA6YoJvqhGQMgWGyLRz6TStV7Gx8tAtSL2ZasSU-FTmfbTluJCKG9b5bG882i5QRPMF9Sd30VF7rxYIlsyGeTELiQh9TqnWGQAqrYsciOFl4ad6atFXkqk2svx9hAsSDxlnQ/s320/Expo+Crowd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606318260963528978" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">PRESS RELEASE:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">SYDNEY MOTORCYCLE & SCOOTER SHOW HEADS TO DARLING HARBOUR!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">Australia’s largest and most comprehensive motorcycle showcase returns to Sydney with a new name and new venue this November.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">The Sydney Motorcycle and Scooter Show will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, from the 25th to the 27th of November.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">The CBD location makes the show’s scooter element especially significant as more and more people discover the economic and time-saving benefits of two-wheel travel in the city.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">Scooters were a standout in the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries’ (FCAI) recent first-quarter sales figures which show signs of an emerging recovery.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">FCAI Chief Executive Andrew McKellar said the Sydney Motorcycle and Scooter Show played an important role in stimulating industry interest and felt the new venue would provide additional impact.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />“The new venue is well chosen, giving people the opportunity to see at first hand, and in one place, what is available in the market for inexpensive fuel-wise transport that is growing in popularity both in Australia and overseas”, Mr McKellar said.<br /><br />In addition to indoor exhibits, the show will also make use of the venue’s surrounding areas for live action demonstrations and motorcycle test rides.</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For all the latest details, check out the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">www.sydneymotorcycleshow.com.au</span> web site.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">PS: All of us here at TRAIL ZONE will be at the Sydney show, so make sure you drop by the TRAIL ZONE stand and sign up for a magazine subscription and get your chance to win a new dirt bike ... more details coming soon!</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-18916467025067636012011-05-10T03:28:00.000-07:002011-05-10T03:54:14.748-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJarY8ELCXxOwR4jvkeosEZHWjcVS_nLuyE6DguhrPkfECW3hTAZ4rd-U6q2p3efA10gagmy826Wcfa6Er-YB1rRhyloOn_x2vAu8TkDi_Epk-3BJq6Lg_0Tp9a673fDhLgwjGh2t2mU/s1600/DSC_071+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJarY8ELCXxOwR4jvkeosEZHWjcVS_nLuyE6DguhrPkfECW3hTAZ4rd-U6q2p3efA10gagmy826Wcfa6Er-YB1rRhyloOn_x2vAu8TkDi_Epk-3BJq6Lg_0Tp9a673fDhLgwjGh2t2mU/s320/DSC_071+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605037781541272114" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TRAIL BOSS BLOG:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">GO WEST, YOUNG MAN: WEEKEND AT STAINO'S!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Last weekend myself and Lance 'Russ' Turnley jetted out to WA to hook up for a ride with John Staines and the crew from West Coast Trail Bike Safaris.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We had a day and a half in Perth beforehand and dropped in on Don McGrath at Cycle Products West to check out his wicked KTM Safari race bikes (which will soon also become Dakar race bikes, as he's launching an assault on next year's Dakar!). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After that we checked out the Pinjar Motorcycle Park north of Perth, which is living proof of just some of the goals being kicked by trail bike advocate Steve Pretzel from the Recreational Trailbike Riding Association.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Then it was on to see the boys from Launch Helmet Cams, who kindly loaned us new Vio-POV and Drift HD helmet cams to test-out and review in the mag, while next up we took in a feed with Wasp from MotorradWorks, who showed us some of his trick bolt-on goodies for Yamaha's XT1200Z Super Tenere.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">With the meets-and-greets done we hit the road south from Perth to down past Bunbury -- but not without one more stop at Motorcycle Masters, Perth's largest motorcycle wreckers -- where Russ hit the jackpot and scored a fuel tank in very good nick for his '88 Tenere. Only problem was, how was he going to get a whopper fat-fuel tank in his gear bag for the flight home? But that's another story ...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The next day we hooked up with Staino at the West Coast Trail Bike Safaris HQ about two-and-a-half hours south of Perth, where he had a couple of spiffy Yamaha WR250F hire bikes ready for us to ride, as we joined a pack of no less than 20 riders on his Hills & Thrills tour. And yep, this little outing sure did live up to the hills and thrills tag-line!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've ridden the south-west corner of WA a few times now, and just can't get enough of it. It's the quality of trails that I'm hooked on, and Staino delivers the best trails, many of which slice through private property that he has secured access to (let alone having his own trail bike riding park!), with the riding dominated by endless sections of fresh, clean single-track through the sticks that just keep the smile on your dial and the throttle pinned on a 250 thumper.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We copped a few gnarly hills -- the best was Spectator Hill, where the carnage came thick and fast for the cameras, with sweep rider Darren turning on the best loop-out of a Husaberg that I have seen in ages ... crikey, the blue bomber damn near landed in the top of the pines!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A couple of rocky creek crossings also delivered the required carnage -- much to the delight of myself and Russ as the cameras rolled.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Come the end of the day, we'd knocked over 165km, with a couple of flats, plenty of crashes, one lost rider and a mighty lunchtime feed turned on by Staino's missus, Georgina, along the way.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For a more detailed report of the ride, check out Staino's </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Blog</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> entries on the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.westcoastsafaris.com.au</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> web site.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Meanwhile for the full story on the ride, make sure you check out the next issue of TRAIL ZONE #36 which goes on-sale in mid-June, while for the video evidence of the carnage, check out our next DVD issue of TRAIL ZONE when it goes on-sale in December.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the meantime, we have to say thanks to Staino and the WCTBS crew for all their hospitality.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you've even wanted to hit the south-west corner of WA and experience all the joys (!) riding on red pea gravel has to offer, remember that West Coast Trail Bike Safaris offer Yamaha hire bikes for interstate riders, so take a gander about the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">www.westcoastsafaris.com.au</span> web site and then give Staino a call on (0429) 825 775 and make plans to go west ... make sure you tell him TRAIL ZONE sent ya!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-41817740288443582712011-05-10T03:08:00.000-07:002011-05-10T03:17:30.617-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgse2WrzwaywfNofBuwgmd5VKdf4qMnUHlg47ba9IW5MhSYyY0JV-dk31FUxd2OCruP9WvA_zdbo6q_m2U5exHdFnfGddpcH3ch0kCGvywfDlDyA6NotQ7_eFnZcl1p5fR4R65FrxFN_CI/s1600/2008+Gas+Gas+FSR450.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgse2WrzwaywfNofBuwgmd5VKdf4qMnUHlg47ba9IW5MhSYyY0JV-dk31FUxd2OCruP9WvA_zdbo6q_m2U5exHdFnfGddpcH3ch0kCGvywfDlDyA6NotQ7_eFnZcl1p5fR4R65FrxFN_CI/s320/2008+Gas+Gas+FSR450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605029394241414226" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TRAIL MAIL:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">WHY CAN'T WE ALL BE FRIENDS? </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hi there: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am a relative newbie to dirt biking, having only taken up the evil ones only in the last four years or so. After years of doing organised trips on rental bikes, my brother and I bought a Gas Gas FSR450 each in 2008. Terrific bikes, great handling, cool looking, tough as nails with an awesome support network by Solo Motorcycle Imports, and very low cost parts and replacement bits. How does $400 for a new slipper clutch sound? Less than $300 for a full set of original plastics? Frame straightened for less than $1,000? Steel frames, ya gotta love them. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">However, the attitude of other dirt riders toward Gassers is a real eye-opener. Most have never heard of them, and I have even been asked by a professional tour sweep who makes them! It appears from experience that there is an attitude that unless they are Katohuskyhusas or blue/red/green/yellow Japanese beasties, then they are crap? On our last trip (thanks David, Nikki, Amber, Jiff and crew of Mt Buller Adventres), we had a group that brought an entire spare Husky for parts! But they felt that it was OK to take the piss out of the Gassers, even though we made it up the hills and rocks of the High Country with less dramas than them, ate Husabergs on all terrain, swallowed DRs for breakfast, and had as much or more fun on the Gassers. We do not attack other riders' bikes, nor insult the company, but the other riders feel that it is OK to attack ours! This negativity starts from the minute you roll up, with stunned looks, snide asides, and a superior attitude that persists, even when you match or beat them on the track. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yes, our bikes look beaten up, scratched all over, rims dented, Barkbusters that look very second hand, but that is because we ride them hard and often. In all conditions. Rain, floods, desert dust, crappy mud, rocky terrain, heat, cold, frost and so on. I have done 12,000km on mine, my brother has done 10,000km on his, Ross did 20,000k on his first one in two years, and over 10,000 on his second. Our issues in 50k that were not crash-related? Two throttle position sensors (same one as fitted in Ducatis), one regulator rectifier (Ducati) and a throttle cable. That's it. Yet the attitude remains from other riders. Bah! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We have ridden in Tasmania, the Coffs Harbour region, the High Country and all over south-east Queensland, yet wherever you are, negative attitude towards a fellow dirt rider seems inbuilt into the dirt rider's psyche if they are not the 'regular' dirt bikes. I hate to say it, but grow up guys and girls. Excessive and overwhelming advertising does not mean that the non-traditional manufacturers do not make a great bike, in fact, they make great bikes. Just look up the sales figures outside of Australia, and the race results from Europe. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So dump the attitude, enjoy fellow bikers riding, and ask for a ride on my bike. You might just be surprised. I guarantee you will be. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- Damien Stringer, via www.trailzone.com.au </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks for your email, Damo, it's an interesting read. Great to hear you've had such a good run from the Gassers, that's no surprise to us. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now onto the crux of your email: mate, dirt bike riders taking the piss out of one another for riding different brand bikes has been going on since Moses rode a Zundapp and Noah rode a Triumph! We all do it, especially Japanese owners versus Euro owners, and all us trail and enduro riders always do it in jest, with tongue firmly in cheek and a big dose of good humour mixed into the equation. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And besides, wait until you start riding an adventure bike and all the trail and enduro riders start taking pot -shots at you! That's when you need to develop a seriously thick skin. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ride on mate and keep the dream alive ... and keep showin' 'em the red rear guard of your Gasser!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-66091320427057530752011-05-10T02:56:00.000-07:002011-05-10T03:08:35.714-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBuy-ofdR-B0trxgmbbQ3L3rrMIMatooGDcasLk66yWGD59Upq1cOCyQ-E-a92q4E2o6WB_AOtWIHCG7Eniw3ib3XchZq3C-kjfceThQlkgYBxeoGWFfDtVGuZ88UUhZjbRz4gduJYuU/s1600/2012+KTM+350+EXC-F.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBuy-ofdR-B0trxgmbbQ3L3rrMIMatooGDcasLk66yWGD59Upq1cOCyQ-E-a92q4E2o6WB_AOtWIHCG7Eniw3ib3XchZq3C-kjfceThQlkgYBxeoGWFfDtVGuZ88UUhZjbRz4gduJYuU/s320/2012+KTM+350+EXC-F.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605026542801538354" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TRAIL BOSS BLOG:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2012 KTM EXCs LAUNCHED: 350 EXC-F LEADS THE WAY!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">KTM pulled the wraps off its 2012 range of EXC enduro weapons at the bikes' world launch in Italy last week -- and it's no surprise that a brand new 350 EXC-F thumper headlines the Austrian brand's off-road line-up.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After setting the motocross world on its ear last year with the 350 SX-F, KTM is hoping to do the same in the enduro scene, with the all-new 350 EXC-F boasting a fuel-injected four-valve four-stroke powerplant wrapped in a brand new chassis that features WP suspension and a PDS linkless rear end.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">KTM claims the 350's new motor weighs in at just 28kg and pumps out an impressive 45hp, two specs which should go a long way to achieving the bike's goal of being a real giant-killer in the bush. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The new 350 slots into KTM's four-stroke EXC line-up alongside an updated 250 EXC-F and much upgraded 450 and 500 EXC-F models, the big bangers featuring new 2.5kg lighter motors that are now fed by fuel-injection and 42mm throttle bodies.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On the two-stroke front, KTM's much-loved 125, 200, 250 and 300 EXC models continue unabated for 2012, keeping very much alive the hopes and dreams of premix fans right around the globe.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chassis, suspension and details updates apply across the entire EXC range, while special Six Days models (lower image) with a raft of bolt-on goodies as standard equipment will also be available. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For more details and delivery dates of the 2012 EXCs, see your local KTM dealer and keep a watch on the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">www.ktm.com.au</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> web site. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And rest assured as soon as we can throw a leg over the 350 EXC-F, you'll get to read all about it an upcoming issue of TRAIL ZONE ... this is one bike we can't wait to start firing through the sticks!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-34617056135697043872011-05-09T00:19:00.000-07:002011-05-09T00:21:40.042-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DK6rT9MZc7WIJeXLZFgDtJ5jRW-aBVowliK7e3vclmUqBup4RFdGy92MJ75u9sdOrQdeZUZVksVBh7I7xWY-0nUVDPxtGxmNld7BEPiHcwIsNH218Mas4YDjPOGKpEB5M9OruOxrWfE/s1600/Kin+Kin+Ride+2010+042.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DK6rT9MZc7WIJeXLZFgDtJ5jRW-aBVowliK7e3vclmUqBup4RFdGy92MJ75u9sdOrQdeZUZVksVBh7I7xWY-0nUVDPxtGxmNld7BEPiHcwIsNH218Mas4YDjPOGKpEB5M9OruOxrWfE/s320/Kin+Kin+Ride+2010+042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604613133349250226" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TRAIL MAIL: </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">STOP IT WITH A PLUG SPANNER! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hey guys: Thought you might be impressed with my 'fix-it-with-what-you-can-skill' when my mate busted his brake lever 250km from home. That's my trusty DR650 spark plug spanner mounted to the left-over stub. It got him all the way home no problem. Yaa hoo! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Cheers Chris, via www.trailzone.com.au </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Great fix, Chris, right up there in the MacGyver stakes. Well done, son! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Clubby,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.trailzone.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-21218679732733862042011-05-03T17:05:00.000-07:002011-05-03T17:10:20.263-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBSwRTwfLq-MRSkRhElqqsEEGqCJO4pJXzTkmqEqdZsOYS7Nh7JPS9DZ95csjGMeYoja2npivJTZFo32MSPfPIWPIjuQepbAJr3WgJsOynYai2Fxw2sEL8U8bKsCCmODzS5EquFZ-o3w/s1600/Husqvarna-TE630.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBSwRTwfLq-MRSkRhElqqsEEGqCJO4pJXzTkmqEqdZsOYS7Nh7JPS9DZ95csjGMeYoja2npivJTZFo32MSPfPIWPIjuQepbAJr3WgJsOynYai2Fxw2sEL8U8bKsCCmODzS5EquFZ-o3w/s320/Husqvarna-TE630.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602646351418839442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ASK DR RUSS:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">SHAVING WEIGHT ON HUSQVARNA'S NEW TE630 </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hi guys: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I read with great interest your recent review of the new Husqvarna TE630 and I was surprised to see the weight going up by nine kilos compared to the TE610 and the ground clearance moving from 295mm down to 280mm (which seems a bit low for serious off-road riding, especially when installing a bashplate). These days, people expect more power and less weight in new bikes (just ask Dr Phil!). Given the difference between the TE610 and TE630 is only 30cc, do you know where the additional nine kilos is coming from? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What's your view on the key difference between the TE630 and the KTM690 Enduro R? Is the TE better on-road while the 690 is better off-road? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Good to see that Husqvarna has sharpened its price when compared to KTM in that category. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rod, via www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">With our past Project Bikes in TRAIL ZONE and </span></span><a href="http://www.offroadexplorer.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.offroadexplorer.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> we've found that the biggest weight saving comes from removing the standard exhaust and fitting a lightweight aftermarket performance pipe. For example, on our Honda Transalp Project Bike we fitted a Staintune exhaust which was seven kilos lighter than standard. So when looking at the Husqvarna TE630 weight gain, you would have to point the finger straight at the new twin muffler exhaust system. The good news is that we have just taken delivery of our TRAIL ZONE/ORE Husqvarna TE630 Project Bike and we have Husqvarna's factory performance mufflers to fit to the bike next week. The mufflers feel pretty light, so look out in future issues of TZ and we'll let you know exactly how much weight we can shave off the mighty TE630. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Lance 'Russ' Turnley, via </span></span><a href="http://www.trailzone.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span></span><a href="http://www.offroadexplorer.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.offroadexplorer.com</span></span></a></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-19807710024128332372011-05-03T15:21:00.000-07:002011-05-03T15:30:50.001-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSsuuysqnaVYSFsYFWdkjnS2IbwX_mpUUt86CJW6TpTBe3eXz8UCnU9DUI9UHQ4pZwQjfSM-kGfJsDRt9Sq3dts-vOdzknMhZzoh_AETWgapy4tvg4iSxteWfZp4iB0TvWTRAj_ZM5uI/s1600/KLX250S+Tony.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSsuuysqnaVYSFsYFWdkjnS2IbwX_mpUUt86CJW6TpTBe3eXz8UCnU9DUI9UHQ4pZwQjfSM-kGfJsDRt9Sq3dts-vOdzknMhZzoh_AETWgapy4tvg4iSxteWfZp4iB0TvWTRAj_ZM5uI/s320/KLX250S+Tony.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602620388257012642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ASK DR PHIL:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">HOTTING UP KAWASAKI'S KLX250S </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hi Dr Phil: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'm the happy owner of a 2010 Kawasaki KLX250S and I'm looking at improving the power delivery. When reading the full maintenance manual (for the US, Canada and Australia models), I'm surprised to see the US model has 50 per cent more power than the Aussie model (in stock form). Not sure if ADR compliance is behind this? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">Regarding improving air flow, I understand some people replace the stock snorkel with a KDX200 high-flow snorkel, others remove the air snorkel altogether and others remove the full air box cover (including the snorkel). Do you have a view on what is best for the bike? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">I'm also intending to replace the carby slide or fill up the holes in the stock slide. Is filling up good enough or would you advise to buy a new slide? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">I always use the bike in off-road conditions and it is a relatively elevated area (the southern highlands in NSW). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">Many thanks and keep up the good work! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Rod via www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Thanks for your email, Rod. I’m stunned by your suggestion that the power spec is 50 per cent different! But I’m sure you checked it many times once you’d noted that. And if indeed it is true, then, YES, you can be sure that Australian ADR requirements was the reason. The best advice I’ve got for you is contact the TRAIL ZONE office on (02) 9905 9663 and have Tania send you back issue number 29. It had a story in there on a really trick KLX250S that a mate of ours that works at Kawasaki Australia built. His name is Tony Jacinska (pictured) and he knows the KLX250S inside-out. It’s an awesome read as he'd put a 300cc kit into his bike and it did go really well. But be warned ... for the sort of money YOU’D have to spend for the same work, you’d be crazy not to just buy something like a WR250F or Honda CRF250X or of KTM 250 EXC-F or Husky TE250. Think long and hard before spending too much cash! Best of luck with it.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Dr Phil, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-87916309966794890242011-05-01T16:39:00.000-07:002011-05-01T16:41:14.865-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRjL1_UvTi5Nar3MLG1Gzurq7FD_XI5wc2-pv4pcYn3AFpcBTWqJhU5y1u3sM26lrEhTMBuCmVDMmaF_gB4IAs098OmqTZghD_JKjGOowimg14OSlB29tXBrhv0tvTTXZ_oeUeH8byNM/s1600/Wonka+Horns.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRjL1_UvTi5Nar3MLG1Gzurq7FD_XI5wc2-pv4pcYn3AFpcBTWqJhU5y1u3sM26lrEhTMBuCmVDMmaF_gB4IAs098OmqTZghD_JKjGOowimg14OSlB29tXBrhv0tvTTXZ_oeUeH8byNM/s320/Wonka+Horns.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601896810769302194" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CHECK IT OUT:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">WONKA SCORES THE TROPHY OF THE YEAR?! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Check this out: word is just in from the steamy tropical reaches of the Top End of the Northern Territory that the annual Kamfari swamp race has just been run and won over the weekend. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Turns out that Motorex KTM Off-Road race team boss Brad 'Wonka' Williscroft emerged victorious, in what was a thrilling all the way to the chequered flag duel with Yamaha-mounted Victorian off-road hero, Jehi Willis. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sounds like the boys had a real ding-dong battle through the swamps and mud flats of the Kamfari course outside Darwin, and for his efforts, Wonka scored what has to rank as the first place trophy of the year ... now that's horny! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Photo courtesy</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.advrider.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.advrider.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">)</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-3872621272896312002011-04-29T13:50:00.000-07:002011-04-29T13:55:22.615-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lNfWQ-1ObiBGY01geSKVazRbNJXJBFd4nRBTEhCZSyiBvkK4HeApoBKu4cTwMvEVOhKQZit9oAUgloCmrjksfdVhcxE4zv_FlwLYfnL56QiPikIRNG9UICn_c8NcYlnSxJKJ6u_nhec/s1600/Honda+Announces+Dealer+of+the+Year+PHOTO+ATTACHMENT.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lNfWQ-1ObiBGY01geSKVazRbNJXJBFd4nRBTEhCZSyiBvkK4HeApoBKu4cTwMvEVOhKQZit9oAUgloCmrjksfdVhcxE4zv_FlwLYfnL56QiPikIRNG9UICn_c8NcYlnSxJKJ6u_nhec/s320/Honda+Announces+Dealer+of+the+Year+PHOTO+ATTACHMENT.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601111968398263714" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">PRESS RELEASE:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">HONDA ANNOUNCES DEALER OF THE YEAR </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Honda Australia's National Dealer of the Year Award for 2010 has been awarded to Victoria's Freestyle Honda. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The winner, along with seven state winners, was announced during the 2011 dealer trip which took place in Beijing, China earlier this month. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Honda Australia's Dealer of the Year Awards reward excellence in dealership management and customer service. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Honda understands the importance of rewarding those who have particularly excelled, as a company it also appreciates the vital role dealerships play in directly reaching out to customers and listening and responding to their needs. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The state winners of Honda's Dealer of the Year Awards include: </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">New South Wales:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Hawksbury Honda </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Queensland:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Rising Sun Honda </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Victoria:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Freestyle Honda </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tasmania:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Circular Head Motorcycles </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">South Australia:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Honda World </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Western Australia:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> The Honda Shop </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Northern Territory:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Desert Edge Motorcycles </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A rigorous performance review is undertaken on all of Honda Australia's dealerships over a 12 month period in order to calculate the winners. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tony Hinton, Honda's General Manger of Motorcycles was lucky enough to present the awards in China this month. He recognizes that the dealerships are vital in upholding the Honda Philosophy in the marketplace. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Honda Australia is proud of all of its dealers and particularly of those who strived for higher levels of excellence," he said. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Honda Australia would like to extend their congratulations to all Dealer of the Year Award winners.</span></span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-60625123592004144262011-04-29T13:46:00.000-07:002011-04-29T13:48:21.101-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNZSVifsqSFoaZXYjPGJC_WN_2hq31d4VhQJIqAk8bsgvvami1_5t3xK3DG4GUO2FpPF0K6wt0mPkjthQIss7BM37lHd9jPX8mik8CyajScfOTIAdap-acx5thPzpztChlaL578k5qaU/s1600/2T+Akrapovic.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNZSVifsqSFoaZXYjPGJC_WN_2hq31d4VhQJIqAk8bsgvvami1_5t3xK3DG4GUO2FpPF0K6wt0mPkjthQIss7BM37lHd9jPX8mik8CyajScfOTIAdap-acx5thPzpztChlaL578k5qaU/s320/2T+Akrapovic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601110130579603202" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">PRESS RELEASE: </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">KTM LAUNCHES 'SILENCE' AKRAPOVIC BONUS OFFER </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">KTM Australia is teaming up with renowned sports exhaust manufacturer Akrapovic to release their latest promotion on the 2011 EXC model range. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Right now when you purchase a new 2011 EXC model you will receive a SXS titanium Akrapovic factory silencer for free. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Both the two and four-stroke silencers are made from the finest titanium and carbon-fibre and were developed in conjunction with the KTM factory enduro racing team. Each of the silencers improves performance on the track with lower weight, maximum top-end and the perfect torque gradient. Both silencers can also be maintained with re-packing kits available. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The promotion extends to the award winning 2011 EXC two-stroke range including the 200, 250 and 300 EXC. Also included is the championship winning 2011 EXC four-stroke range including the 250 EXC-F, 400, 450 and 530 EXC. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Akrapovic two-stroke silencer has a RRP of $1,188 and the four-stroke silencer a RRP of $1,218. The promotion begins April 15, 2011 and runs while stocks last. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For more information visit </span></span><a href="http://www.ktm.com.au/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.ktm.com.au</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> or visit your nearest KTM dealer to take advantage of the SILENCE promotion.</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-80562968256600257222011-04-26T13:33:00.001-07:002011-04-26T13:46:28.793-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6mdSR3XbBOMnjlaf2MsjIS6LL9t2rDBd2As67o8a14v315m6PM74tWnjTJ86uX9mPfcKp1zhF5BaRQlhMQdqTzzAg1-461q9ZmejbR_pddxyiB5uzwwdYTDE_sBbTV-LiSPlQLUPr6E/s1600/joakim_ljunggren.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6mdSR3XbBOMnjlaf2MsjIS6LL9t2rDBd2As67o8a14v315m6PM74tWnjTJ86uX9mPfcKp1zhF5BaRQlhMQdqTzzAg1-461q9ZmejbR_pddxyiB5uzwwdYTDE_sBbTV-LiSPlQLUPr6E/s320/joakim_ljunggren.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599995980812745506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TRAIL BOSS BLOG:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">THE SMELL OF PREMIX IN THE AIR ... IN THE WORLD ENDURO CHAMPS!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The 2011 Maxxis FIM World Enduro Championship has fired into life in recent weeks with back-to-back events in Spain and Portugal.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the E1 class, Husqvarna is celebrating the efforts of Juha Salminen, who is atop the points standings after four days of competition, leading Ereo Remes (KTM) and Rodrig Thain (Honda).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the E2 division, the much heralded arrival of KTM's new fuel-injected 350 EXC-F thumper didn't quite go to plan at the series kick-off in Spain, with KTM team leader Johnny Aubert sidelined by mechanical hiccups on the new bike and leaving the two days of competiton with zero points.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So Team Husqvarna rider Antoine Meo made hay while the sun shone and ripped off two bigs wins in Spain, then backed it up with more strong results in Portugal to now sit atop the world title standings ahead of Pierre Alexandre Renet (Husaberg) and Ivan Cervantes (Gas Gas).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Aubert meanwhile fired back to top form at the second event in Portugal, ripping off back-to-back round wins and now sits seventh in the championship with a lot of ground to make up.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the big-bore E3 class, Mika Ahola has stepped up to the heavyweight division with Honda and holds the championship lead aboard his CRF, but he's making a lonely stand for the thumpers in the class. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Save for Team KTM's David Knight who is eighth in the title chase (after DNFing the first event with a hip injury), all the other bikes in the top-10 of the E3 class are two-strokes. That's right, the smell of premix lives on in the World Enduro Championships!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Gas Gas rider Christophe Nambotin and Husaberg team rider Joakim Ljunggren (pictured) hold down second and third in the E3 battle and both are on big-banger strokers and are aiming to take the fight up to Ahola's four-stroke all season long.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Another 12 rounds in six countries of World Enduro Championship competition continues.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-74395438336009359512011-04-24T18:52:00.000-07:002011-04-24T19:00:20.802-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZwZzehKyVrSIkdjFLkpJ-hNifUy5JFqUScqdTigRH33ZiaHoURn3QKsPvckBAR_qV27rBPyjir60cDMNhcKpgr_bquDBoQFuyukWWy77WSX4xUSipVMJC7WCdb4hFo8OXx74YvhrLjQ/s1600/dakar-workshop+flyer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZwZzehKyVrSIkdjFLkpJ-hNifUy5JFqUScqdTigRH33ZiaHoURn3QKsPvckBAR_qV27rBPyjir60cDMNhcKpgr_bquDBoQFuyukWWy77WSX4xUSipVMJC7WCdb4hFo8OXx74YvhrLjQ/s320/dakar-workshop+flyer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599334744794113042" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">INVITATION:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DAKAR RALLY WORKSHOPS IN AUSTRALIA WITH CHRIS EVANS </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Have you ever dreamed of racing the Dakar Rally? Yeah, that's a loaded question: because we've all dreamed of doing it!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But if you're actually even halfway serious about making that dream a reality, then you have to take note of this message we just received from Aussie Dakar racer, Mark Davidson:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Hi Clubby: Please find attached a flyer outlining a series of Dakar Rally workshops facilitated by Chris Evans. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Chris is the UK and Australian representative for ASO (organisers for the Dakar Rally) he has been Cyril Despres’ team manager for the past three years and has been involved in the last 14 Dakars. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The purpose of his visit to Australia next month is to help those who are thinking of competing in the Dakar hit the ground running and maximise their potential. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">He will be holding two workshops: one in Sydney on May 14 and the other in Perth a week later on May 21, 2011. The workshops are free but numbers are limited. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Justin Hunt of the Australasian Safari has been kind enough to lend us his database to help get the word out, but I’m concerned we may not reach everybody who is thinking about running in Dakar. So could you please please place this information on your web site?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">-- Mark Davidson, via www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">No worries, Mark, can do! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So there you go all you Dakar dreamers: get along to a Dakar workshop near you next month and start to turn your Dakar dreams into reality! </span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-91177506744062842792011-04-20T03:03:00.000-07:002011-04-20T03:06:04.471-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXSz0S2_CXxuLpON5VGiICFBgWQWV7aIHdxeiYxuu0G3NTtRJ7Z6oFiLx65irnzPwmYmLA8mN01HpmgaFg9gSnfOjX7F3eAx5CmqnZ4ljRAue4Q4wa-_-Ad2mIjxMOSQGhRUUu1D1ifE/s1600/Coma_Renner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXSz0S2_CXxuLpON5VGiICFBgWQWV7aIHdxeiYxuu0G3NTtRJ7Z6oFiLx65irnzPwmYmLA8mN01HpmgaFg9gSnfOjX7F3eAx5CmqnZ4ljRAue4Q4wa-_-Ad2mIjxMOSQGhRUUu1D1ifE/s320/Coma_Renner.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597604714060523202" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TRAIL BOSS BLOG: </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DAKAR CHAMP FLIES HIGH WITH FMX HERO<br /></span></span><div edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What happens when Dakar Rally champ Marc Coma hooks up with American freestyle MX gun Ronnie Renner? </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You get some impressive aerial antics ... at least from a bloke on a 450cc rally bike who is normally best known for belting through the countryside at 170kmh with both wheels firmly planted on the ground! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Check out this photo of Coma and Renner getting big-air together, after they recently hooked up in the Arab Gulf states of the middle east. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Their free-ride session came just days after Coma had won the annual Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, and saw the Spanish ace take on a few tips from his fellow Team KTM rider. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Clearly Coma put Renner's tips to good use ... and how!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-1682710148946411282011-04-17T23:48:00.000-07:002011-04-17T23:57:17.368-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JJlF-XtoIQgB-m2nxu4CMCJNY0PQcWsR7mO3AUjdzoGq__vITeajE78tezDb8kOUUz67NHY9lHKHyFPtcgTyrBAylKV6GeCuzaICfqx6P5vuc6E3-hUvJ7DH72XDilepsgQuRe_g_gs/s1600/Honda+XL350.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JJlF-XtoIQgB-m2nxu4CMCJNY0PQcWsR7mO3AUjdzoGq__vITeajE78tezDb8kOUUz67NHY9lHKHyFPtcgTyrBAylKV6GeCuzaICfqx6P5vuc6E3-hUvJ7DH72XDilepsgQuRe_g_gs/s320/Honda+XL350.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596813543903479026" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ASK DR PHIL:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TIME TO PUT HIS XL350 IN STORAGE</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hi Dr Phil: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have a Honda XL350 '73/'74 in good condition. I was wondering if you could help me: I am planning not to ride it for two or three years. Can you please tell me what stroke the motor should be left on? Should I drain the tank? Will it go rusty? Should I drain the carby? Any other advice would be much appreciated. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Graham Camm, via www.trailzone.com.au </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Thanks for your message, Graham. First of all, mix up some two-stroke fuel in a drum at 20:1 or 25:1. Fill the bike’s tank with this mix and also flush the carb with this mix and then turn the fuel tap off and drain the fuel from the carb and leave it in this state. The other thing to do with the carb is to fill it with light oil, such as sewing machine oil. Remove the spark plug and pour in a tablespoon of engine oil, then with the spark plug still out, slowly turn the engine over with the kick lever. Now replace the spark plug and turn the engine over by HAND with the kick lever and leave it when you’re on the compression stroke -- this way all the valves (both inlet and exhaust) will be closed and the combustion chamber will be sealed with some oil left inside. Also plug the muffler hole with a bung or cloth. It may also be an idea to remove the air filter element as foam filters can disintegrate over time and turn to a nasty powder that can later block the carby jets, so cover the air filter cage with a clean cloth soaked in heavy oil -- just note that some of this may drip out over time, so leave a cloth or old newspaper under the bike. Another good idea is to leave the bike elevated on a workstand with the wheels up OFF the ground, as this saves suspension springs and components. Lastly spray all metal components with a WD40 type spray.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Dr Phil, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-89490426154419688242011-04-14T21:07:00.000-07:002011-04-14T21:25:10.435-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBDqijpqOIKPP09_HcukDLSLtKdSQP_gwirLDpMu9012TGDNTKs-Hd-MlLMSS3Uttr4DOdHLO5nxuNER6sOCnCUMj8GTQ6UOEvwynYpxjUMQckdoK-7VPNhH1GJnYDigETEISI5CRyWc/s1600/BMW+Safari+2011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBDqijpqOIKPP09_HcukDLSLtKdSQP_gwirLDpMu9012TGDNTKs-Hd-MlLMSS3Uttr4DOdHLO5nxuNER6sOCnCUMj8GTQ6UOEvwynYpxjUMQckdoK-7VPNhH1GJnYDigETEISI5CRyWc/s320/BMW+Safari+2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595659522684880178" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TRAIL MAIL:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DEAR DR PHIL: IN DEFENCE OF ADVENTURE BIKE RIDING </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Howdy TRAIL ZONE: Now, Dr Phil, re your story in the new issue if TZ, On The Trail to Misadventure, s</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">o you don’t like adventure bikes -- that’s okay, mate. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If everybody liked it, it would be no fun. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Celebrate the diversity in motorcycling and motorcyclists. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We can’t all be like you and you probably wouldn’t like us to be. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I love all aspects of motorcycle riding and for an old pr*ck like me (56) who can’t race anymore, adventure</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> riding means I can still get out there and enjoy myself. I have many bikes, o</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ne of which is a KTM 990 Adv and I’m loving it. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I do enjoy ADVrider and have had the pleasure of meeting many of the members all over our </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">wonderful country. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cheer up, mate, don’t be a snob, ya never know you might change your mind one day -- LOL. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Until then, enjoy your style of motorcycling. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Peter Browning, via www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You know, Pete, I've been trying to say exactly the same thing to the good Doctor for ages now, and keep inviting him out on rides on 200kg-plus machinery to far-flung corners of the country, but he always replies that he's busy that weekend washing his hair or mowing the lawn ... sigh. One day he might just see the light and enjoy the rich tapestry of riding delights that come with being a true fan of trail, enduro and adventure bikes, for that is truly life in the TRAIL ZONE.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-39880936413817614652011-04-12T23:32:00.001-07:002011-04-12T23:38:25.551-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj-lSGTRNmfk7NHwYYo7WCM2nteKWpChg5e2ejPO0TE53j1J2Ds6nr-GWN0KWMI6RKg6m4WwWs2mP9acx5RMJGZjeqaRFb8gNE7q6sRSKy3YEM9nGF0z6vk84HolsFdP_ks49WeeFMzk/s1600/2012+TZ+HCT+NZ+Flyer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj-lSGTRNmfk7NHwYYo7WCM2nteKWpChg5e2ejPO0TE53j1J2Ds6nr-GWN0KWMI6RKg6m4WwWs2mP9acx5RMJGZjeqaRFb8gNE7q6sRSKy3YEM9nGF0z6vk84HolsFdP_ks49WeeFMzk/s320/2012+TZ+HCT+NZ+Flyer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594952920598456466" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TRAIL BOSS BLOG:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">GET THE ANZAC SPIRIT & RIDE NEW ZEALAND'S SOUTH ISLAND WITH TRAIL ZONE! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There's a lot of places in the world we love to go trail riding, but one of the best of all is the South Island of New Zealand, which is just a couple of hours flight away from the east coast of Australia. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The mountain trails of the NZ South Island are simply spectacular and we rate them as a ride of a lifetime.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Now here's your chance to come ride them with us!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TRAIL ZONE has teamed up with Robbie Crickett and the professional team from High Country Trail NZ to put together the Anzac Spirit trail ride, which will take place out of Queenstown from February 7 to 10, 2012. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Robbie has put together a five-night package that includes bike hire (aboard a Yamaha WR), four days riding, accommodation, fuel, guiding, land access fees and back-up crew.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The cost is just NZ$2,800 -- which includes everything but your drinks and your flights to/from Queenstown.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you're toey to come ride with us in the South Island of NZ, then get your skates on, because there are just eight slots available for Aussie riders on this trail ride. And they're already filling up fast!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So email</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><a href="mailto:robbie@highcountry.co.nz"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">robbie@highcountry.co.nz</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and get more details and then get in on a ride you will never forget!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Clubby,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.trailzone.com.au/">www.trailzone.com.au</a></span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-78850927861493126112011-04-12T22:12:00.000-07:002011-04-12T22:19:29.780-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tLh3-f5xN3BSOnxaCbP6W9ScCMFkexKAKsXWHyNgXQ0xYD0MRp6Zp6GoASMhxKPf7dJE6zB_yTvzo9-J-6FYqrpaxr1cnm2nFYkU6H_iUo3GNa_GIU9DZ4A6LJPZdogDBlB-FN9rShw/s1600/TZ%252335_01_OFC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tLh3-f5xN3BSOnxaCbP6W9ScCMFkexKAKsXWHyNgXQ0xYD0MRp6Zp6GoASMhxKPf7dJE6zB_yTvzo9-J-6FYqrpaxr1cnm2nFYkU6H_iUo3GNa_GIU9DZ4A6LJPZdogDBlB-FN9rShw/s320/TZ%252335_01_OFC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594933075321617106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">TRAIL MAIL:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">WHAT'S THIS? ADVENTURE ZONE?! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Hi Guys: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Just received my May/June copy of TRAIL ZONE to which I was very disappointed to discover that from the 94 pages you offer over 30 pages were articles, advertising or a reference to Ducati, BMW, Tenere and other 300 kilo pieces of sh*t they call adventure bikes. What the hell is going on when seven pages are dedicated to some lump of crap called a Tenere and a lousy two pages for the new 350EXC? What's going on? This is not what I subscribed to TRAIL ZONE to read. A truly disappointing edition.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">-- Terry Howlett </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">(Potential ex- suscriber), via www.trailzone.com.au </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Thanks for your email, Terry: That's what we like, clear concise no-holds-barred opinion. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The TRAIL ZONE masthead has always described our mag as a "Trail, Enduro and Adventure Riding Magazine". So that's what you're going to get: trail, enduro and adventure bikes. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">As for advertisers choosing to run Ducatis, BMW and Teneres in their advertising, well, that is entirely their right. Just like another advertiser electing to run a full-page advert on their sponsorship of a motocross series (as Moto National did in this issue), or Kawasaki and Suzuki running adverts for their motocross bikes (as they have done in previous issues). We don't tell them what their advertising content should be: unless it is offensive. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">As for the seven pages on the Tenere Tragics ride, come on mate, we ran that event, it was the first time we ran it, and we are Tenere enthusiasts, so of course it is going to get a big chunk of coverage in the mag. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">As for the three-page feature and the front cover on the new KTM 350 EXC-F, remember this is a bike that is not even in series production yet, but we gave it such a big slice of prominence in this issue because we are stoked on that bike and can't wait until we can ride it and give it full coverage in the mag. And if KTM Australia let us hang onto one as a Project Bike for six months, you bet we will. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The content of the mag is always going to bounce around and the ratio of trail versus enduro versus adventure bikes will vary, too. And sometimes we will take the piss as well -- just like Dr Phil did this issue in his 'Misadventure' story. You did read that story, didn't you? Because it sure sounds like he shares some common opinions with you. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Thanks for your support in the past and here's hoping we can continue to earn your support in the future.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-72689864677551040062011-04-12T20:40:00.001-07:002011-04-12T21:17:18.408-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rJM_qrx_BkPDAcvltrVj-s777C4VvcwZAR9g7VSbmfWgbsqvSqkboP4RaqN8r4F-AxWZAgakAY2Rgq5Mrr00vg1ru1W56zauy-fg5lL-s_YGKnr5TExaekmxIWqmtq0CDukPEsz7-58/s1600/Broomy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rJM_qrx_BkPDAcvltrVj-s777C4VvcwZAR9g7VSbmfWgbsqvSqkboP4RaqN8r4F-AxWZAgakAY2Rgq5Mrr00vg1ru1W56zauy-fg5lL-s_YGKnr5TExaekmxIWqmtq0CDukPEsz7-58/s320/Broomy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594910935315727746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TRAIL BOSS BLOG:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">R.I.P. PAUL BROOMFIELD</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Well, there was some pretty crappy news this morning: MX hero Paul Broomfield passed away in the early hours of today, succumbing to a blood disorder that he had been battling for some months.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A recent bone marrow transplant had proven unsuccessful and Broomy was put on life support yesterday, before passing away this morning.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Being taken way too young is an absolute pisser and in this case Broomy was one of the fittest blokes you could ever meet. And he was an absolute top bloke, too. And he leaves a wife and young family, which makes this morning's news all the more sad.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've got a huge framed montage of photos and images on my office wall, and right there amongst a lot of memories of my many years in magazine publishing is a photo of Broomy that we used in an advertising campaign for ADB magazine when myself, Tommy TBAM and Lac Mac worked there in the late 1990s. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We needed a pro rider that we could deck out in ADB riding gear, put atop our 'Hurricane' yellow-kitted Yamaha YZ400F and go hammer the sand dunes at Stockton. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If memory serves me right, Lac Mac shot the photos that day and came back with some ripper images of Broomy dragging the bars in the sand.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've always liked the photo and the finished ADB advert, and the way Broomy just came in and got the job done for us. Which was a hallmark of the guy's career, be it as a racer, a trainer, a tutor, a team manager and, quite likely most recently, as a family man.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rest in peace Paul Broomfield.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:x-small;"><i>Note: Paul Broomfield's funeral will be held at 12:15pm on Monday, April 18, at the Macquarie Park Crematorium on Plassey Rd, North Ryde, NSW. It will take place at the Palm Chapel. The Broomfield family wants to celebrate his life, and therefore requests attendees turn up in riding jerseys, team shirts, etc to brighten up the day. Dress is strictly race spec! </i></span></span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-55220860658206937282011-04-12T15:51:00.000-07:002011-04-12T16:06:56.776-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL0I4k4z1OiciW6yJo_u308kvXWuQZmhPAGAO9wasihsmwT17kxMsChTQY2wbTcF-CHf40ZzNsx3h8hsElLhK_pqmrR_tH6RdvDeaeSKaZirBunsWngvORpxPs_AQ_XYtU3-b9E7-83k/s1600/KTM_625_SXC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL0I4k4z1OiciW6yJo_u308kvXWuQZmhPAGAO9wasihsmwT17kxMsChTQY2wbTcF-CHf40ZzNsx3h8hsElLhK_pqmrR_tH6RdvDeaeSKaZirBunsWngvORpxPs_AQ_XYtU3-b9E7-83k/s320/KTM_625_SXC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594836775642943602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TRAIL MAIL:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CUTTING THE WIND ON KTM'S 625 SXC </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hi: I am going to be doing the APC Rally in July and am in the process of setting-up a 2006 KTM SXC 625 for the ride. I took it for a run on the weekend to iron-out some of the bugs and have found a few things I would like to modify. One of those is to fit a windshield to give a bit more protection on the longer runs. The problem is the only company I can find that makes one has discontinued the line. Do you know of anyone that makes something or of anything that is close that can be modified to fit? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have also looked through your back issues for any info on the 625 and am unable to see anything that will help with set-up tips and things to check that have potential to go wrong. Any useful info will be appreciated, as all my riding over the years has been day rides on lighter enduro bikes and once I head off on the Rally, there will be no going back to the shed to change anything. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">I look forward to your magazine coming out every couple of months and enjoy reading the technical articles. If I rode a DR650 there seems to plenty of info but not much for the KTMs. Do you mob have shares with Suzuki or do they need that much work to get them up to speed? I took a standard DR for a ride and don't know how you could ride one in the bush at speed: it was like riding a fridge in a wheelbarrow! I have also found the SXC has a speedo built into the engine: when your vision goes blurry from the vibrations you're going fast enough!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Bruce Nolan, via www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Now, Bruce, that was a subtle little dig you slipped in there about TRAIL ZONE's share holdings. No, we do not have shares in Suzuki. Yes, you do have to do that much work to the DR650 to get them up to speed in the bush. And do you mean it felt like riding a mini-bar fridge in a wheelbarrow, or a dual-door Kelvinator with ice-maker?! Now, seriously, I've got a couple of tips for you about the 625 SXC and finding/making a windscreen for it. First up, try contacting our ol' mate Don McGrath at Cycle Products West in Perth on (0419) 717 970 as he's the bloke that builds the Australian Safari winning KTMs of Ben Grabham and company, and he fabricates screens to run on their EXCs, and may well be able to make a screen to suit your bike, or steer you in the right direction. Another bloke worth contacting is Geoff Henning from Sunny Corner Trail Bike Tours in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, as he and his team are also closely familiar with KTM's SXCs and would be able to offer you plenty of info if you ask them nicely and say TRAIL ZONE sent ya. You can track down Geoff via the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">www.sunnycornertrailtours.com.au</span> web site. As for free tips on racing the APC Rally: here's a few obvious ones: get out there and ride, ride, ride and ride. You will need to be bike-fit for 14 days on the bike. Get your luggage load sorted. Work on your bike at home with just the tools you are carrying in your bumbag and on your bike. Then during the ride, look after your bike and body as best you can, get as much rest each night as you can, and ride smart! The goal is to finish the ride, not snot yourself part way through and have it all end in tears. Good luck, mate, and enjoy the ride!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-49123164762367544452011-04-12T15:20:00.000-07:002011-04-12T15:50:19.768-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xgnUcCFnhpZCI-eAoL0VDdiUvb46GYjji7MJ0Bc-EE0o2N9YDeTmooYLRh4LTRf0Kgwvju1Yk-vMKzW4YzRpOkbLXvQkAH5xS3nXLyeJdwycFnGrjaxfeKih9tjo9WOSo4zu-55WUNY/s1600/DR+Tragic.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xgnUcCFnhpZCI-eAoL0VDdiUvb46GYjji7MJ0Bc-EE0o2N9YDeTmooYLRh4LTRf0Kgwvju1Yk-vMKzW4YzRpOkbLXvQkAH5xS3nXLyeJdwycFnGrjaxfeKih9tjo9WOSo4zu-55WUNY/s320/DR+Tragic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594827973629221586" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TRAIL MAIL:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DR TRAGICS? </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hi guys: I just read about the Tenere Tragics ride in your new issue of TRAIL ZONE, and it sounds like you guys had a great time. But what about the DR Tragics?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Shane, via www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yes, Shane, we sure did have a great time on the Tenere Tragics ride. The ride was a stack of fun and was all about a bunch of 50 blokes being brought together in the middle of nowhere by one type of motorcycle. We've talked about doing similar rides for other types of bikes, but the thing is, we're not in the business of running rides. There's a whole lot of motorcycle tour operators that do that, so for us, running a big ride like the Tenere Tragics is going to be limited to that one event a year. That said, however, that shouldn't stop anyone else from putting together a DR ride -- in fact I've seen some talk of exactly that on web sites like <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">www.advrider.com</span>, so get in there and fire things up and make it happen and all you DR Desperadoes can get together and spend endless hours around the camp fire comparing fuel economy figures and figuring out just which air box, jetting and muffler mods really do work best!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-25093462665767315512011-04-12T15:09:00.000-07:002011-04-12T15:20:39.547-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LRfBRv_XagqlsnYGjxL6qB-vVuvU0zE7TWCpQmBVvcDgIHsEDTmupfcC-3nU5M944Vmlo6QmW_Zx2nvYa4VifXtbEzFIbQbMeNZ1iTtmRdmlrrK0akkUa986j-WM2LwEqSj2p-sl1oc/s1600/2002-Suzuki-DR-Z400E.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LRfBRv_XagqlsnYGjxL6qB-vVuvU0zE7TWCpQmBVvcDgIHsEDTmupfcC-3nU5M944Vmlo6QmW_Zx2nvYa4VifXtbEzFIbQbMeNZ1iTtmRdmlrrK0akkUa986j-WM2LwEqSj2p-sl1oc/s320/2002-Suzuki-DR-Z400E.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594824002675514050" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TRAIL MAIL:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">LOVES THE MAG, BUT WHAT ABOUT A SPECIAL-EDITION: BOX-TRAILER ZONE?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hi Guys: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just wanted to say thank-you for producing one of the best quality dirt bike mags I have come across, as I have recently jumped back into dirt bikes after a far too long absence. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I purchased a 1985 Yamaha DT175 that required a lot of TLC and I got so carried away I restored it to pristine condition -- to the point my mates said it should be kept as a garage queen. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Er.... gee you're right guys, so I purchased a 1989 Yamaha DT175 badly in need of some TLC and completely restored this one much to my ever patient wife's outstanding tolerance and our financial detriment. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Currently I have a Suzuki DR-Z400E 2002 model that I have again spent far too much on but enjoyed every minute of the journey from the outstanding and patient advice I have received from experts like Brian Connors Motorcycle Centre in Brookvale to the excellent articles I have discovered on DR-Zs. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just a thought though, guys, as the articles on motorcycles are always very informative, how about one on bike and box trailers? As in keeping them prepped and in good order instead of having a wheel bearing give up the ghost 200km out of Sydney. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As I have recently acquired a box/bike trailer and discovered a number of quick fixes that have not been so quick or easy to fix.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- Phil Garrison, via www.trailzone.com.au</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You know what, Phil, we can truly understand and appreciate the passion and labour of love that it takes to bring an old machine back to its former glory, while at the same time keeping in the good books with the missus -- congratulations on your juggling skills, well done, son! I will forward your idea of a tech story on bike trailers to Dr Phil, our esteemed Technical Editor. Somehow, though, I think he might just keep that one on the back-burner for a while, as he has a mountain of bike tech stories to get into the mag that will take priority. But thanks for the thought -- and send us a pic of the restored DT!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-71792367054954338182011-04-04T13:05:00.000-07:002011-04-04T13:15:00.391-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwF2Dl9_-1NB8uVSHNw8Ngp7-RNzF2xH2e6UeOeYvGbBCyWeBWFqUL2muncIv5ZpTEUuz_W13EJsRgogAxDT-0VluxJzxCGpzdoBb-HXiXZjQ-KCgFkuKYxu5auQ7IZnCg3B8rTNzyaeA/s1600/2011+Watagans+Poster.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwF2Dl9_-1NB8uVSHNw8Ngp7-RNzF2xH2e6UeOeYvGbBCyWeBWFqUL2muncIv5ZpTEUuz_W13EJsRgogAxDT-0VluxJzxCGpzdoBb-HXiXZjQ-KCgFkuKYxu5auQ7IZnCg3B8rTNzyaeA/s320/2011+Watagans+Poster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591822354576361698" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TRAIL BOSS BLOG:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">WIN A YAMAHA WR250F AT THE WATAGAN TRAIL BIKE RALLY!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After all the action of last weekend's Kowen Forest Ride trail bike blast at Canberra, it's time to start looking ahead to the next big trail bike bash on the NSW calendar: the annual Watagan Trailbike Rally on June 25/26!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rated a must-do ride (and we'll agree with that rating!), the Watagan Trailbike Rally is staged in the Watagan forests between Wyong and Newcastle on the NSW central coast.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Once again the major backer of this year's Watagans ride is Yamaha -- with one lucky entrant set to win a brand spanking new Yamaha WR250F!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Prepaid entries in the event are open now and cost $145, while late or on the day entries will cost $160.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The course will be open for riding Saturday and Sunday and all entrants also score brekkie and lunch on Sunday, with camping available on-site and a raft of trade displays to check out in the parc ferme all weekend long.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For more details on the 2011 Watagan Trailbike Rally, call Trailbike Rallys on 0427 277 888 or email rodcart@bigpond.com.au for an entry form to be sent to you.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And we'll see you there!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- Clubby, www.trailzone.com.au</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-61654326126032532362011-03-31T16:38:00.000-07:002011-03-31T16:44:42.761-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">P</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">RESS RELEASE:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">AUSSIE YOUNG GUN ASHLEY DAY ON THE PACE IN USA </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">fter a wet build-up in the area, round 3 of the AMA GNCC series at Steele Creek in North Carolina looked as though it was going to be a soggy one. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The track was hilly with a red clay base, together with a flowing lay-out along the river and a famous </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">bridge to go under. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Knowing that he really needed a good start to keep with the front runners, Ashley’s class had a grid of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">21 riders and was the third class to start after the Pro line. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Heading into the bush mid-pack, Ash was </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">working his way through the field when a mistake sent him over the edge of the track and down a steep </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">scrubby embankment. Having to drag and manhandle his bike back up on the track, the two classes </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">behind Ashley’s passed him before he could get going again. He set off, coming through the first lap in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">20th position, he pushed on with making his way back into the points. Lap two saw him in 12th place in class and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">estimating he had passed around 40 riders to get there, he kept going. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lap three had him in tenth, lap four he was ninth, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">lap five he was eighth and with a big push on lap six saw him take three more positions and reach fifth place. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The final lap seven didn’t see any improvement and he finished a well-earned fifth in class, but well down the order at 48th out of the 242 starters, still not a bad effort. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“At least I had plenty of practice at passing people today!” Ash said after the race.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Aussie Suzuki rider Josh Strang took the outright honors in a titanic battle with KTM’s Charlie Mullins, who dropped his bike in the last corner before the finish. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ash would like to thank the following people and companies for their support: Josh Strang, the Watts family, Costanzo Racing Suspension, Force Accessories, Maxxis tyres, Fly gear , Shoei helmets , Sidi boots, Motorcycling Australia, The Butler training facility-Florida & Rock.</span></span></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213214748471500797.post-20220013431990156442011-03-31T16:32:00.000-07:002011-03-31T16:34:42.245-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPt5y0-PmaYh57GgIqxvPemKGuGhTwbefMpx5GZLNrjLBYxKueW1OY90ea4xqllkEEhFxM4fSfsuWIl6czBO8c2Vp841nC0g3RrIjUYfnZmCX5nflMwjem3gIguhaqYR1KJANgHcxl6Y/s1600/Ballards+2011+Team.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPt5y0-PmaYh57GgIqxvPemKGuGhTwbefMpx5GZLNrjLBYxKueW1OY90ea4xqllkEEhFxM4fSfsuWIl6czBO8c2Vp841nC0g3RrIjUYfnZmCX5nflMwjem3gIguhaqYR1KJANgHcxl6Y/s320/Ballards+2011+Team.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590391563656337602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">PRESS RELEASE:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2011 A4DE POSTPONED DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">Motorcycling Australia (MA) can announce the 2011 Australian 4 Day Enduro (A4DE) has been postponed to 7-10 July, 2011. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">The decision to reschedule the A4DE, originally set for 20-23 April, was due to the recent extreme weather conditions in the Mackay region, causing significant damage to the trails and surrounding areas.</span></div><div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">John Hand, from Gum Valley Motorcycle Club, said while disappointed the A4DE has been rescheduled, the decision was made with the upmost thought for the safety and welfare of all people involved in the event.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“For the month of March we’ve had over one metre (of rainfall) and for the period of January to March, a ridiculous three metres of rainfall,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“With further heavy rain forecast between now and Easter it wasn’t possible to run the event, and even if it had been, racing in such treacherous conditions wouldn’t be safe for riders or good for the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“We feel this (the new dates) is the best possible outcome for riders - July is always drier, cooler, and the new dates still fall within school holidays.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Aware of the implications on travel and transport arrangements the decision will have, Hand has encouraged those people with bookings to contact Mackay Tourism.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“We realise this postponement might create problems for riders with accommodation and holidays already planned,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“Mackay Tourism has agreed to help people re-book or transfer accommodation bookings, or find new accommodation.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The 2011 A4DE will now be held from 7-10 July, 2011 in Mackay.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The change of dates for the A4DE has created a calendar clash with Rounds 7 and 8 of the 2011 Australian Off Road Championship (AORC), scheduled to run with rounds of the Victorian Off Road Championship at Broadford, Victoria from 9-10 July.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The AORC Rounds 7 and 8 will be rescheduled to a date and venue that has yet to be confirmed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">An announcement from the AORC regarding the rescheduling of the Broadford event will be made in the near future.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For more information regarding the rescheduling of the A4DE contact:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">John Hand<br />A4DE Promoter<br />Ph: 0427 503 738<br />Email: </span></span><a href="mailto:gumvalley@mcs.net.au" style=" text-decoration: underline; color:blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">gumvalley@mcs.net.au</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Visit MA Website for more information regarding the A4DE as it comes to hand at: </span></span><a href="http://www.ma.org.au/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.ma.org.au</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></p></div></div>Trailzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856860620440780802noreply@blogger.com0