CitiBike August 19th 2008 by George Portman

The Citizen Tuesday 19 August 2008

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MotoGP - Brno

By Dick Knowles

alentino Rossi swept to his fifth win of the year at Sunday’s (dry) Czech Grand Prix at Brno. The much anticipated war between Casey Stoner and Rossi failed to ignite. Stoner was again quickest in a soaking qualifying session that, behind Stoner and Rossi, would not give much indication of what was to happen on race day. The dominance of the Japanese Bridgestone tyres in both wet and dry vindicated Rossi’s adamant demands last year that Yamaha should make the switch.

The war of words that erupted at the previous round in America was glossed over, Stoner apologizing that much was said in the heat of the moment. Nevertheless, the serious faced little Aussie must have been mulling over the antagonisms that have been simmering, just beneath the surface, for the last month. Did that have an effect on what was to happen? The two protagonists sprinted from the line with surprise interloper John Hopkins (Kawasaki) matching Rossi’s Yamaha metre for metre. While Casey Stoner took advantage of the surprise intervention from Kawa, it was Rossi that had to make a desperate inside pass to ensure that Stoner did not clear off too far. Casey kept up the pressure with Valentino matching him tenth of a second for tenth of a second.

The gap stabilized at around 1.2 seconds with the promise of another ‘Laguna’ duel in the offing (if Valentino could keep up the pressure). He could, and to the sound of crunching carbon fibre it was Casey Stoner that folded, bike and rider sliding in to one of the generous Brno sand traps. Such was the pace of the two leaders that the race was essentially over there and then. Except that the second division tussle became the highlight of the show. Both Kawasaki’s, Anthony West and Hopkins, both Suzuki’s, Chris Vermeulen and fans favourite Loris Capirossi, were all in the mix, and all on Bridgestone tyres. While it was nice to see some different names up at the front, one wonders at the repercussions involved, a one tyre rule for MotoGP? Another rider on the move was second string Ducati rider Toni Elias. The demise

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MOTO GP Red Bull Rookie Cup SA boy shines

/From page 1 of Stoner plus the inability of Marco Melandri to get to grips with the second works Ducati gave Elias the spur he needed to get a move on. Swooping past both the lime green and powder blue opposition, the post race grin said it all, finishing fifteen seconds behind Rossi but on the second step of the podium. It was Loris Capirossi that was riding with some of his old élan to take third spot, quick enough to fight off yet another Bridgestone runner, Shinya Nakano revelling in the use of a new ‘works’ 800 engine from Honda. Rossi now has a fifty point lead, still over Stoner, with six races remaining. It would take disaster to prevent him securing his eighth world title. If Stoner’s crash removed the tension from the MotoGP race, the 250 result was only resolved two corners from home. Spaniard Alex Debon is often referred to as a veteran. At the age of thirty two he gambled on working as a development rider for Aprilia last year, hoping that a return to racing this year would pay off. Often accused of benefiting from factory favouritism, he is often considered ‘not a real racer’ relying on power or technology to take advantage of the conditions. Not on Sunday. Being beaten by someone who can only be considered a racer, Marco Simoncelli, it was Debon that stuffed his black works bike up the inside and held it home. Such was the determination of the move that Alvaro Bautista followed him in the ‘hole’ created and just managed to hold off a visibly deflated Simoncelli at the line. Not all doom and gloom for the rider with the biggest hairstyle in motor cycle racing! Simoncelli increased his Championship and heads to the Italian sea side for the next round. Surprise news in the 250s was the possible move to MotoGP by Honda faithful Yuki Takahashi. Hayden out and Dovizioso promoted? A comment must be made about the gargantuan support once more enjoyed by the bike GP, 144,000, most of whom had crossed the border to watch Gabor Talmacsi (the hero of Hungary) in the 125 race. A piece of bike history was made with Stefan Bradl of Germany following in his fathers footsteps, taking the 125 win. Helmut Bradl was a Grand Prix winner but can have some consolation as his chosen area of battle was the 250 field. Championship leader, Mike Di Meglio followed him home to consolidate his lead with ‘take no prisoners’ Joan Olive third. Crowd favourite Gabor could only manage a fourth, ironically a tough result at a race he must have fancied as helping him-still he will feel better when he really does race in front of his home crowd at next years inaugural Hungarian Grand Prix!

Casey Stoner Toni Elias

Loris Capirossi

Anthony West

Wagon wheels thingamus

e went along to Wagon Wheels Pub & Grub in the Vaal (082 364 0668) for the “CRUZAOKES” Motorcycle Club cancer charity run in aid of Dawie van Aswegen who has throat and tongue cancer. With stalls, music, Paint Ball shooting plus kid’s entertainment, it was a day out for the whole family. Biking causes like this are close to all our hearts so if you’re planning any day jols or charity runs, contact us, bike@citizen. co.za or sms 0795295650 with all the details and we’ll see if we can be there. A donation of R100 was asked for but for this you got a badge, raffle ticket and a block to put under your bike stand. We had to leave early to finish CitiBike but went back afterwards and continued the party! If you couldn’t make it on the day, please consider making a donation. It’s for a good cause. Contact Francois at 082 446 3090 Duifie 082 678 1963 Email fvs@hannainst.co.za

John Hopkins

Stefan Bradl

athew Scholtz won his first Rookies race with a superb win over Sturla Fagerhaug and Matthew Hoyle in desperately slippery conditions that saw both JD Beach and Luis Salom crash as they chase overall victory in the 2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The 15 year old South African started from Pole after two soaking wet qualifying sessions and despite a lack of wet weather experience he charged into the lead chased by the more experienced 16 year old Norwegian Fagerhaug and 17 year old Briton Hoyle. Quickly into 4th was 16 year old American Beach ahead of 17 year old Spaniard Salom. With the Cup at stake both were determined to grab any advantage possible. Beach was first to make a mistake, thrown off just before the completion of lap 5. “I didn’t feel I was going any faster than I had before but the back just came around on me and then high-sided me. I was lucky because when I landed I was sliding towards the bike and just picked it up as fast as I could. I hurt myself though, my lower back was real sore and now that I’ve got off the bike my right shoulder is also painful so I’m going to have them looked at. My back was hurting in the race and I didn’t want to keep going but I thought I had better.” That gave Salom the advantage in the Cup chase but he was not content with just going after a good finish. The second half of the race saw Scholtz leading and Salom getting the better of a superb battle for second that included not only Fagerhaug and Hoyle but also 13 year old Austrian Nico Thoeni and 15 year old Scot Deane Brown. Scholtz had gained himself a 2.2 second advantage but lost almost all of that in one big slide that put Fagerhaug right back on his tail. Salom saw his chance of another race win, went past Fagerhaug and set his sights on Scholtz. With 4 laps to go Salom had his KTM snap sideways just a few metres from where Beach had suffered the same but the Spaniard’s bike was not then ridable. “Luis is just no good in the rain,” said Salom afterwards. He then laughed at himself. “Well actually Luis is very fast in the rain.... but....” and added a wry grin and exaggerated

shrug of the shoulders. “Tomorrow we will see. I am just going to do what I can. Hopefully it is going to be dry but whatever it is I will do my best. You know I really thought the win was possible today, well it was possible, it just didn’t happen. The bike was perfect it was just me.” Salom’s fall had even more of an effect on the race result as it gave Scholtz back a breathing space over Fagerhaug, Hoyle, Brown and Thoeni in their intense battle for second. It could have gone to any of them and Thoeni had his chance in second along with the others. Brown was also riding superbly on his return to the Rookies Cup from the broken leg he sustained in a British Championship race early in the year. In the end it was a very cool Fagerhaug who took second spot and was only slightly disappointed. “I wanted to win that one. Early in the race Mathew was just too fast but then towards the end I closed back up to him and pulled the others with me. I thought I might be able to win but when Luis crashed we were all in a bunch and that gave Mathew the chance to get away.” “It wasn’t easy at all out there,” said Scholtz. I just tried to go as fast as I could without making any mistakes. I had one really big slide and thought I was going to crash but didn’t. Then I just had to concentrate again and it is so great to get my first win. For tomorrow I don’t know. It will be very hard again but I love the track and I’ll enjoy it.” Thoeni made a big play for third at the last corners on the final lap but that almost ended in disaster and he did well just to stay on with Hoyle crossing the line in third just ahead of Brown with Thoeni 5th. “I want the win,” said third placed Hoyle. “I tried but just couldn’t do it today, I just didn’t seem to be able to get the drive coming out of the corners. Wet or dry tomorrow I am going for my first Rookies win, it’s my last chance.” Into the final race Beach has a 20 point advantage over Salom but as the American must still drop one round the 5 points he scored with his 11th place finish today are discounted to give him a 15 point lead.

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RIDES

HAYABUSA BREAK AWAY RUN Words & Pics: Dean & Diana

inally the time had arrived, the morning was upon us. Not only was it going to be the start to a great and fun filled biking “break away run.” The run was organized by Ronnie and Anne-Marie, the owners of Bauman’s – Vereeniging. The Vaal’s Suzuki dealer had once again put so much time and effort into making this another experience to remember, but for us the greatest excitement was going to experience the next 700km trip which lay ahead, not on our own 1996 Suzuki GSXR 1100WP, but on the “new Suzuki K8 Hayabusa”. After meeting at the Spur in Vereeniging (the only place in our town that is open for breakfast at 7.00pm), the 81 bikers and the 50-60 odd bikes – varying from Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, BMW’s to a lone MV Augusta, all revved up and ready to ride. The first 65km stretch to Oranjeville was amazing, the handling of this machine, the humming of the engine, the secure feeling I experienced as a pillion on the seat was most comforting. The feeling of the power is phenomenal but the best was I didn’t feel whip-lashed on any of the gear changes. A true testimony to the smoothness of the K8 Hayabusa. The sounds of the bikes woke up the town and even managed to get the little pub opened for some of the thirsty bikers.

in Bethlehem. Okkie, the co-owner and the locals were super friendly and we were warned of a road block between Bethlehem and Fouriesburg. So we decided to go via Clarens to Ficksburg, but needed to refuel again as we had another 125km to go and we’d planned not to stop on route to Ficksburg. This was a great ride on the Hayabusa as the road had long high speed sweeps which made the ride worth it. The bike got to stretch it’s legs, the performance, stability and handling of this powerful hypersports tourer two up in the high speed sweeps was awesome. As a pillion it would have been a lot more enjoyable if my V-bone hadn’t felt like it had suddenly turned into a T-bone on a hot braai. We arrived in Ficksburg in about 35 minutes with very little fuel left after the 125km high speed experience which still made the Hayabusa shine as some of the others actually ran out of fuel on their way in. Bauman’s had booked out the ***

Highlands Hotel in Ficksburg for the night. It was very comfortable and hospitable, the dinner and breakfast was great, good selection of wines, well stocked bar. Recommended for an over night stay anytime - to book call (051)933-2214. Then the party began …… socialising, eating, drinking, laughing, joking and much, much more. After a late night and early breakfast the only thing on our minds was to get home as quick and safe as possible (with or without sore backsides), which I believe we all did. We would like to take this opportunity to thank CitiBike, Suzuki SA and Bauman’s for a great weekend. Suzuki SA (011) 974 1200 Any club/organisations planning runs etc, contact bike@citizen.co.za and we may come along!

The next pit stop was 55km away in Frankfort at the Riverside restaurant & pub, to wet the throat and refuel. This was a much slower ride for us as we decided to follow in convoy with the Monarchs biking club (great guys). It appeared that neither ourselves nor the Hayabusa were comfortable cruising in the crowd, although slower riding had a great impact on the fuel consumption. When leaving Frankfort we decided to ride the next stretch with our regular breakfast run friends and in particular our good friend Claude Brancato who has been riding Hayabusa’s since 2000 and now owns a K8 himself. Claude explained the difference in power characteristics between the previous generations and technology (quite interesting if you are a technical service engineer). It was on this next stretch when we experienced that the extreme power of this bike makes it quite difficult to keep the front wheel down under hard acceleration using maximum revs, but then again who can stay down under hard acceleration (ha ha). On route to Bethlehem we found ourselves in a very small one horse town (not one cop and the horse must have died too). This little pub in Tweeling “Skipskop” (between Frankfort & Reitz) was, without doubt, the warmest and friendliest pub we’ve been to. Dawid Gerber, the owner, was great and very biker friendly. His bar was clean and well stocked (he even had Oelofberg brandy) plus he fed us homemade biltong and dry wors which he maintained was “Jakals biltong & Ystervark droe wors”. Yeah right. Well worth popping into when passing through. Tel : 0824897424, (By the way George – we’ve been invited back for a free spitbraai (hint, hint). Makes one wonder where the only horse has gone! Heading for Bethlehem, with 80km ahead of us, the roads were quiet and the surfaces good. We found no need to gear down as sixth gear was ideal for high speed cruising. Another great feature of the new Hayabusa is the onboard gear display. This eliminates the irritation of looking to find another gear. It was at this stage when I started feeling pain in my neck and shoulders. The wideness of the back seat also started getting to me. Thankfully, we stopped for a light lunch at O’Hagans

Not all Suzuki’s...

Although there were more Suzuki’s ...

Ronnie & Anne-Marie of Bauman’s Suzuki

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BITS & BOBS Think Bike takes it to the schools

hink Bike is a safety awareness campaign that, as the name implies, encourages other road users to spare a thought for those on two wheels. “We are saving lives by raising awareness,” says Blackie Swart, chairperson of the non-profit organisation that aims to create awareness and educate motorists, motorcyclists and cyclists on the dangers of commuting on our roads. “We hope to reduce unnecessary accidents through education.” The original Think Bike campaign was started back in the 1980s by Tony Day and had some success, but soon fizzled out. In 2005, a number of online bikers decided to revive the campaign due to the rising death toll of bikers on our roads. Swart says all Think Bike members have two things in common: their love for biking and their passion for road safety. “Think Bike is funded entirely by sponsorships, donations, membership fees and regalia sales. We have no employees,” says Swart, “and no funds to pay them. Everyone working for Think Bike is a volunteer with at least one fulltime job – not to mention family responsibilities.” Although its aims sound like upholding the law, Think Bike is not a law enforcement agency. “Of course we do not condone the breaking of the law – whether it is speeding or drunk riding. Our aim is not to police, but rather to encourage bikers to think! Promoting the use of protective gear, sensible restraint when riding in traffic or in dangerous conditions and considerate riding habits, form part of this.” This is done by distributing bumper stickers, banners, T-shirts, reflective vests and information pamphlets. Swart says Think Bike is trying to address this by encouraging bikers to be visible at all times by riding with their headlights on and by wearing bright colours — “like our Think Bike reflective vests”. He says they also encourage bikers to get rider training, because you can never ride too well. “We live by the concept of ATGATT — All the Gear All-theTime. Wear protective clothing! In a very serious accident it might not save your life, but it can save you months of pain, skin grafts and surgery. Dress for the fall, not for the ride.” Think Bike has just launched a campaign to reach scholars, called “Take it to the schools”. “We felt it was necessary to take our message to a next generation, and create behaviour of awareness” says Swart. “In consultation with the principal of the school, we send a group of Think Bike members to address a whole school. We ride four motorcycles into the assembly hall and show the kids exactly what we mean when we say dress with ATGATT. Four bikers get on stage and take off their safety gear, showing proper helmets, gloves, jackets, boots and pants with body armour. “We also do a slideshow presentation showing the effects of a car vs motorcycle accident, and show how to minimise the risk of such accidents. The presentation is interactive and the kids really get into it. The aim is not to scare children into never riding bicycles, scooters or bikes, rather to make them aware of the dangers and the safety aspects around riding bikes or driving cars. “We tell them that, even though they might not be bikers and might

not become bikers either, they will be motorists soon and we need them to be on the look-out and to Think Bike!” he says. The campaign is still in its pilot phase, but the first official visit to a school in Randburg was very well received. Swart says the word has spread quickly and they now have interest from Joburg’s North and

the West and East Rand, Centurion, Pretoria North, East and West, Witbank in Mpumalanga and Bloemfontein in the Free State and Cape Town. “We are slightly overwhelmed by the interest, but are working hard on getting our teams out there. As a non-profit organisation, the problem remains one of

resources. We use family time to prepare for presentations, we have to take time off work to go to the schools and we have to foot the costs of printing promotional material and, of course, the costs of getting to the schools where we do the presentations. “But we’re not complaining. We are passionate about biking and passionate about road safety and about our children. Informing a next generation about safety issues

is an excellent opportunity. We hope that our children will become the next generation of bike-aware motorists and will help make the roads safer for all road users,” says Swart. Issued by Réhann Coetzee, Media officer, Think Bike Safety Awareness Campaign Further information: Blackie Swart Chairperson, Tel 082 444 8849 email: Blackie@ThinkBike.co.za Réhann Coetzee, Deputy chairperson and media officer Tel 084 587 3770 email: BMWfan@ThinkBike.co.za

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RACING

CitiBike SUZUKI TEAM GETS FIRST PODIUM

fter only three races this season the CitiBike Suzuki team got its first podium finish at the 5th round of the Regional Championships at Bridgestone Adrenalin Raceway in Vereniging on Saturday. CitiBike Pilot Greg Moloney entered the S2 class to get some more valuable seat time on his RM450Z to be surprised with a top three finish at the end of the day. Moloney was very surprised to see the lack of national competitors who had not entered the race day and it was a grave concern for the organizer and track owner, Patsy Roos, who had put a huge

amount of effort into preparing the track for the day. She too was worried about the fact that numbers seemed to be decreasing and asked Dick Shuttle, MSA Clerk of the Course to raise it with the competitors at the riders briefing. Unfortunately, he was preaching to the converted as all the riders that had entered had shown their support. “The National riders need to show support to local events and should be here. These tracks put a lot into supporting us and we need to do the same for them,” said local Super Moto voice Matt Smith.

Even though there were a smaller amount of riders than usual it did not detract from the racing, and as always Super Moto proved its worth in terms of supplying great action. Some of the small crowd saw Gary Petersen (Motorex Red Bull 2 Wheels TV KTM) get penalized for a jump start in the S1 category only to be given warning by his pit crew that he was under investigation for the jump start, to which he replied with a ride that saw him finish 34 seconds clear of his closest rival and still winner of the race, despite the 30 second penalty which was given to him. Other class performances came from

the likes of Graham Obery in the S1 class for the first time on board his UTC Campbell Kawasaki and local favourite Tom Maritz on his 650cc Husaberg who looked to be the class of the field in the all tar class. The day also saw the welcome return of some of the injured riders of this season, including Matt Smith (Rezist Energizers Monster Energy Drink KTM), Shaun Jubber (Acid Extreme Team), Carl van Niekerk (Kawasaki), Jordan Marsh (Husquvarna) and Douglas Lang (West Rand Honda) who also took the Comeback Kid award.

All in all a great day was had by all and topped off with some of Bridgestone Adrenalin Raceway’s continued hospitality in the pub for the prize giving. The Vodacom Pinetown Street race is the next round of the Mr. Price National Super Moto Calendar and takes place on 7 September in Pinetown. This is one event on this years calendar you should not miss. CitiBike Suzuki team will be there so come on down to Pinetown and have some fun with us. It’s an event that really shows what Super Moto is all about. See you there.

KIRSSI COMES OUT ON TOP AFTER TOUGH GCC BATTLE

MW Motorrad Motorsport’s Simo Kirssi had a tough, but well deserved victory at the fifth round of the German Cross Country Championship in Mühlhausen, near Nuremberg. The BMW factory rider had a twohour duel with the French Supercross star Cyrille Coulon, which entertained and enthralled spectators in equal measures, before Kirssi claimed the victory that keeps him at the top of the 2008 championship leaderboard. After a perfect ‘Le-Mans’ start Kirssi and team-mate Bert Meyer took an early lead, before Coulon made his way past the young rider from Saxony. At the front, Kirssi was pushing hard, and had edged out an advantage of around 10 seconds. A new part of the Mühlhausen track included an extreme section, built with trees, and it was here where Simo was able to put his newly acquired Enduro World Championship experience to great effect in front of big crowds of cheering spectators. By half race distance, the 28-year-old Finn had increased his lead to about 40 seconds, but a few mistakes in the closing laps allowed his French rival to close the gap right up, although Simo was still able to cross the chequered flag with a six-seconds advantage to take the win. “After the start I forced an early lead and then tried to increase the distance between myself and the chasing pack,” said the ‘Flying Finn’. “I rode as hard as I could and set the pace for my rivals to try and match, which worked well until the pit-stop, by which time I had a comfortable 40second lead. Then I started to make a few mistakes and also lost time lapping some other riders. Before I knew it Cyrille was getting close, so I had to increase the pace again, and I was glad to see the chequered flag because by then I was exhausted! Many thanks to my team because the

BMW G 450 X worked well and the settings were perfect – you can’t win a race like this without the support of your team.” Berti Hauser, director of BMW Motorrad Motorsport, had been following the race-long battle with interest, and was delighted to see Simo chalk up yet another victory on the BMW G 450 X. “That was a really heart-stopping finale. Congratulations to Simo and to Cyrille Coulon as well – they both provided the spectators with fantastic racing from start to finish. Simo’s victory is a just reward for the team, who improved the suspension setting again, and it’s also a great birthday gift for Simo’s brother Juho, who prepared the bike for him.” The head of the team, Wolfgang Fischer was delighted with Simo’s performance at the Mühlhausen track: “Simo rode the perfect race and this is another important step towards securing the 2008 GCC championship,” he said. “However, there are still two rounds left in this year’s series so Simo will have to defeat Coulon in every race. This promises to be an incredibly exciting finale to the season for all enduro fans. After all, the Frenchman has shown his competitiveness and he always comes strong during the second half of a race, which was one of the reasons why it was such a close finish in Mühlhausen.” Unfortunately, Bert Meyer’s race didn’t go according to plan due to a technical problem. The talented young rider was running in third place but during the middle of the race his bike stopped suddenly and could not be restarted. He had to push it back to the pits and once there, the mechanics were able to start it, but by then a podium finish was out of the question. However, this didn’t prevent the 21-year-old from remounting and finishing the race, showing his strength and determination on the G 450 X.

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LONGTERMERS

NEW HORIZONS!

CitiBike 7

At last, the running-in period is over! For our new little Hannspree this meant “Road Trip” - our first family vacation. Bags packed and a full tank of high octane juice for our little RR, we just couldn’t wait to finally break free of the city limits. Like any proud parent, my expectations were high and I was excited to see what she could do?

Words Ryan Shapiro/Pics Tarryn Olivier

wanted our first trip to be a most memorable one so I carefully selected destinations that would provide our Hannspree with all types of road conditions and scenic backdrops, Mpumulanga has it all! The first stretch from JHB to Belfast on the N12 is long and boring but gave us time to bond and get to learn more about each other. This was the first opportunity I got to truly feel the full extent of the torque and acceleration delivery through each gear. Once again I was shocked at how responsive she is low down, quick to pick up and clean revving all the way through! Gone are the days where you need to down shift for thrust, this 600cc has it in every gear. Cruising on the highway in sixth is smooth and effortless, roll on the throttle and you

quickly reach speeds of 260kmh +. The performance and power to weight ratio is phenomenal! The highway stretch passed by quickly and a much needed pit stop in Dullstroom was in order. I was craving a fresh smoked trout for which this town is renowned, and at this pace the Hanspree had worked up quite a thirst (11.5km/litre). After lunch we set off for Lydenburg, the fun begins! No more boring straights, just tons of fast sweeps and tight twisty roads ahead. Light, nimble and completely manageable, this model is definitely my first choice for such an occasion! Here a 1000cc is a handful and where you gain in power you loose in finesse. The smoother you are through the turns, the quicker you’ll be overall. Honestly, the bike felt as if it were on

a fixed rail – ever so solid and easy to flick. Over the bumpier sections I found the standard suspension settings a little too hard so a quick adjustment and all seemed to work just fine. We’ll discuss correct settings in our next update of the life and times of our Hannspree at the track with our resident racer on board to advise. Day one ended in Hoetsprit, we checked into a private game lodge and after a full day on the road and some 600km already travelled, we got some much needed rest. My bum was a little sore and Hannspree’s tyres were very hot! I was surprised at how easy it was to cover the distance on a bike not designed for touring comfort. As mentioned previously, the seating position on the CBR600 is neutral and doesn’t place any pressure on the arms and wrists. I have done this trip many times on a touring bike that “is” built for comfort and after six hours in the seat you still not exempt

from an aching rear-end. Day two, an early morning start and Hanspree’s first game ride. This was a real treat for her as she had only seen cats and dogs running across the road in the big city! We had breakfast in Graskop, lunch in Sabie, juice for junior in Hazyveiw and pit-stop for the rest of us at a saloon in Pilgrims Rest. We all thoroughly enjoyed the riding and I was now in love! The 2008 CBR600RR is as perfect as you could want a sport bike to be. Suspension, braking, agility and torque are all inherent in this model. Handling and performance is superb! The road from Sabie to Nelspruit is full of long high speed sweeps and it is here that you truly get to experience this bike’s supreme stability. Smooth and quick, my little Hannspree could definitely take on the bigger dogs on the road with the 160bhp that they’ll never get to fully use in the twisty bits. I was incredibly proud

of her performance amongst the 1000’s and never once suffered from an inferiority complex. She quickly gained the respect from others and we look forward to seeing how she flairs on the race track against her bigger rivals. As we all know, “it’s not the size of the dog that counts but the fight within”! If that’s the case then this is one furious Pitbull that is ready to race! We covered 2500km in three days and if we didn’t have work to get back to I could’ve easily stayed for three more. Sadly, the party was over and we were left with just the highway home. Hopefully this was the first of many trips to come, travelling on this bike is an absolute pleasure and for the most part, effortless! Our little Hannspree did us proud and we look forward to brining you the next exciting update on her track performance with her new found friends / rivals…

World champions ride Honda. Now you can too.

“We thought it fitting to celebrate both James Toesland (CBR1000RR) & Kenan Sofluoglu (CBR600RR) winning their respective World Championships for 2007. In commemoration of the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team’s proud success this year, Honda is releasing a special replica edition of the CBR600RR in full HANNspree Ten Kate livery that evokes the winning spirit and passion for racing that have made such a mark on the World Supersport and Superbike racing circuit. Available soon at official Honda dealers.” www.honda.co.za

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BIKE LISTINGS

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0-150CM3 APRILIA RS 125 HERO PUCH AG SMART HONDA CBR125R NXR125 XLR125LA 1 HUSQVARNA SM125 HYOSUNG GT125 RT125 RX125 KAWASAKI KR150K(ZX1) KYMCO HIPSTER 125 STRYKER125 LINHAI LH125-8 LONCIN LX125-6V LX125GY SUZUKI TF125 YAMAHA DT125 T105E CRYPTON XTZ125E XTZ125K YBR125SD YT115 ZONGSHEN ZS125 GY-A ZS125-32 ZS125-4 ROAD 151-800CM3 APRILIA PEGASO 650 Strada SHIVER 750 BMW F800S F800ST CAGIVA RAPTOR 650 DUCATI M 695 HONDA CBR600RR7 CBX750P VFR800 GT250 GT250R GT650R HUSQVARNA SM450R SM510R SM610 HYOSUNG GT650R TTC GT650S KAWASAKI ER500 ER650A7F EX650A7F EX650B7F GPX250 ZR750K ZR750L7F ZX600P7F KYMCO VENOX 250 SUZUKI DRZ400SM GSF650 GSF650S GSR600 GSXR600 K7 GSXR600 K8 GSXR750 SV650S TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE DAYTONA 675 TRIPLE YAMAHA FZ6SHCG7 XT660X YZFR6BG7 ZONGSHEN ZS200 GS ZS250GS ROAD 800CM3+ APRILIA TUONO 1000 R TUONO 1000 R Factory RSV1000 R RSV1000 R Factory

R 57995 R 4999 R 6500 R 22500 R 17500 R 25717 R39990 R 20500 R 16495 R 19495 R 25995 R 21499 R 18995 R 8500 R 9750 R 12250 R 19200 R 20995 R 10501 R 19994 R 17500 R 13500 R 12540 R 11500 R 10900 R 10900

R 72995 R 89995. R 81850 R 87050 R 59990 R78900 R 86999 R 96000 R 93000 R 26995 R 32995 R 46995 R76500 R78500 R70000 R 55995 R 39995 R 41900 R 62500 R 64500 R 67800 R 34750 R 68995 R 69995 R 79995

BMW K 1200 LT-FL K1200GT K44 K1200R K1200RS-FL ABS K1200S R1200R R1200RT R1200S R1200ST BUELL CITYX XB9SX FIREBOLT XB12R LIGHTNING XB12S XB12SCG XB12SCG LIGHTNING LOW XB12SS MV AGUSTA F4 1000R312 DUCATI S2R 1000 S2R S4R S4RS ST3 ST3S ABS Hypermotard 1100 Hypermotard 1100 S Sport 1000 Sport 1000 Bip Sport 1000 S 1000 GT 1098 1098 S 1098 S Tric HONDA CBR1000RR ST1300 KTM 990 SUPER DUKE BLACK 06 KAWASAKI Z1000 ZR1000B7F ZR1200A ZX1000D7F ZX10-R ZX1400A7F ZZR1200 ZZR1400 ABS SUZUKI GSF1250S GSX1300R GSX1300BK GSXR1000 SV1000S TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE 865 BONNEVILLE T100 865 DAYTONA 955I SCRAMBLER SPEED TRIPLE 1050 SPRINT ST 1050 SPRINT ST 1050 PANNIERS SPRINT ST1050 ABS SPRINT ST1050 PANNIERS THRUXTON YAMAHA FJR13EG7 FZ1SBG7 FZ1SBG7 FAZER MT01AG5 TDM900DG7 XJ900P XJR1300 YZFR1CG7

R 180150 R 148350 R 121550 R 129600 R 135950 R 105050 R 128750 R 115850 R 111250 R 85000 R 105000 R 100000 R 103000 R 103000 R 105000 R 230000 R 107000 R 94900 R 126900 R 151500 R 116500 R 130000 R117500 R137500 R 114900 R 114900 R 123700 R 106500 R 166500 R 207900 R 241500 R 115000 R 125000 R 99999 R 79995 R 89995 R 76995 R 104995 R 94995 R 109900 R 94500 R 114995 R 86000 R 129500 R 128500 R 118000 R 79500 R 69995 R 76250 R 87500 R 64995 R 98500 R 94995 R 104495 R 99500 R 109450 R 69995 R 129999 R 89995 R 89995 R 98927 R 79995 R 69540 R 86640 R 121995

R 34500 R 58800 R 56500 R 71200 R 69900 R 85200 R 96500 R 108000 R 66700 R 64995 R 89995 R 69995 R 67995 R 87500 R 15995 R 21995

R 122995 R 139995 R 125995 R 159995

TRAIL 151+ APRILIA PEGASO 650 Trail CAPONORD 1000 ABS BMW F 650 GS (FL) F 650 GS DAKAR (FL) G 650 X CHALLENGE G 650 X COUNTRY G 650 X MOTO R 1200 GS R1200GS ADVENTURE R1200GS HP BUELL XB12X ULYSSES DUCATI Multistrada 1100 Multistrada 1100 S Multistrada 620 Dark Multistrada 620 HONDA XL1000V XL650V KTM 625 SXC 05 640 DUKE II

R 74995 R 109995 R 67800 R 72700 R 73150 R 70600 R 75500 R 114200 R 125900 R 139000 R 110000 R 116900 R 134800 R 82800 R 89500 R 97800 R 63700 R 64999 R 61999

640 LC4 ADVENTURE 05 640 LC4 ADVENTURE 06 640LC4 SUPERMOTO 690 RALLY FACTORY REP 690 SUPERMOTO 950 ADVENTURE SILVER 950 SUPERMOTO BLACK 06 990 ADVENTURE BLACK 06 990 ADVENTURE ORANGE 990 ADVENTURE S (BLUE) KAWASAKI KLE500B7F KLE650A7F VERSYS KLR650 KLR650A7F LONCIN LX200GY-4A LX250PY SUZUKI DL1000 DL650 DR200 DR650SE TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 TIGER 1050 ABS YAMAHA DT175 XT660R ZONGSHEN LZX200 GY-2 ZS200 GY-A

R 67999 R 79999 R 64999 R 285000 R 84999 R 84999 R 99999 R 116000 R 116000 R 116000 R 48500 R 64500 R 43995 R 42995 R 13599 R 24590 R 93800 R 71500 R 29800 R 51000 R 103995 R 108950 R 24500 R 65500 R 14900 R 12495

OFFROAD COMPETITION APRILIA ENDURO 450 2007 R 80995 ENDURO 450 2008 R 88995 ENDURO 550 2007 R 80995 ENDURO 550 2008 R 90995 MOTARD 450 2008 R 89995 MOTARD 550 2008 R 91995 HONDA CR85RB R 33586 CRF150RB R 32500 HCRF250R7 R 52999 CRF450R7 R 59999 KTM 125 SX 06 R 54999 250 SX 06 R 61999 250 SX-F 06 R 62500 450 SX-F 07 R 67999 505 SX-F R 67999 525SX 4T 05 R 68999 560 SMR 06 R 71999 65 SX 06 R 28999 65SX 07 R 29999 85SX SW 06 R 32999 85SXBW 06 R 32999 KAWASAKI KX125M7F R 39995 KX250R7F R 47995 KX250T7F R 49995 KX450D7F R 53995 KX65A7F R 20995 KX85A7F R 25500 KX85B7F R 26500 SUZUKI RM125 R 43800 RM250 R 56500 RM85 R 28950 RM85L R 29950 RMZ250 K8 R 57200 RMZ450 R 72000 YAMAHA YZ125/2007 R 48995 YZ250/2007 R 52995 YZ250F R 54995 YZ450FE07 R 61995 YZ85AS7 R 29995 YZ85EGS5 L/W R 29995 YZ85ES5 S/W R 27995 YZ85FGS7 R 30995 OFF ROAD HONDA CRF230F CRF250X7 CRF450X7 HUSQVARNA CR125 WR125 WRE125 WR250 TC250 TE250 TC450 TE450 TC510 TE510 TE610 KTM 200 XC-W 07

R 29500 R 53999 R 62000 R 52000 R54000 R39000 R65000 R68000 R70000 R73000 R74000 R75000 R77000 R69000 R 61999

250 XCF-W 07 250 XC-W 07 300 EXC-E 300 XC-W 07 450 XC-W 07 525XC DESERT RACING 525XC-W 07 950 SUPER ENDURO R 07 KAWASAKI KDX200H6F KLX450A8F SUZUKI DRZ125L DRZ400E YAMAHA TT250BOR7 TTR125BS4 TTR125BSS4 TTR125LWE TTR230 WR250FG07 WR450FEO7 CRUISER ZONGSHEN ZS250-5 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHRCI R/KING CLASSIC FLHRI R/KING FLHRSE ROAD KING FLHRSI R/KING CUSTOM FLHTCSE E/GLIDE CLASS SE FLHTCUI E/GLIDE ULT CLAS FLHTI E/GLIDE STANDARD FLHXI STREET GLIDE FLSTFI SOFTAIL FATBOY FLSTFSE SOFTAIL FATB SE FLSTI HERITAGE SOFTAIL FLSTNI SOFTAIL DE LUXE FLSTSCI S/TAIL SPRING CL FLTCI HERIT SOFTA CLASS FXDBI DYNA S/GL STR BOB FXDCI DYNA S/GLIDE CUST FXDLI DYNA LOW RIDER FXDWGI DYNA WIDE GLIDE FXDXI DYNA S/GL SPORT FXSTB FXSTBI SOFT NIGHT TRAIN FXSTCI SOFTAIL CUSTOM FXSTDI SOFTAIL DEUCE FXSTI SOFTAIL STANDARD FXSTSSE SOFTAIL SPRINGER VRSCA V-ROD VRSCAW V ROD VRSCB V-ROD/VRSCR VRSCD NIGHT ROD VRSCDX NIGHT ROD SPEC VRSCSE V-ROD VRSCX XL 1200L XL1200 XL1200C SPORTSTER CUST XL1200R SPORTSTER ROAD XL883 SPORTSTER STAND XL883C SPORTSTER CUST XL883L SPORTSTER LOW XL883R HONDA VT750C HYOSUNG GV650 AQUILA GV650 TTC KAWASAKI VN1600 CLASSIC VN1600 MEAN STREAK VN1600D TOURER VN2000 VN800B VN900B6 VN900B7 CLASSIC VN900C7 CUSTOM LONCIN LX250-8 LX300-8 SUZUKI VZ800 VZ800Z VZR1800 VZR1800N VZR1800Z TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE AMERICA BONNEVILLE AMERICA 865 ROCKET III ROCKET III CLASSIC ROCKET III TRIBAL ROCKET SPORT/TOURING SPEEDMASTER 865CC YAMAHA V-MAX XV17BUTX7 XV19CUC7

R 69999 R 65999 R 72999 R 67999 R 73999 R 75999 R 71999 R 115000 R 37995 R 59995 R 19500 R 52500 R 47500 R 22230 R 21389 R 26415 R 29730 R 58995 R 63995

R 22500 R 209000 R 199000 R 305000 R 209000 R 339000 R 245000 R 185000 R 219000 R 199000 R 269000 R 159000 R 205000 R 195000 R 209000 R 139000 R 149000 R 169000 R 175000 R 149000 R 215000 R 179000 R 185000 R 199000 R 154000 R 290000 R 170000 R 179000 R 185000 R 175000 R 185000 R 249000 R 150000 R 99000 R 70000 R 109000 R 99000 R 65000 R 85000 R 75000 R 79000 R 72200 R 56900 R 59995 R 104695 R 108995 R 119995 R 135000 R 58995 R 59995 R 65995 R 65995 R 24500 R 24500 R 68500 R 69500 R 128900 R 129500 R 129900 R 74995 R 75995 R 169500 R 176000 R 164000 R 165500 R 77995 R 83220 R 120000 R 135000

NUMBERS TO REMEMBER Suzuki SA 011 974 1200 Honda SA 011 847 9400 BMW SA 011 690 2600 Yamaha SA 031 710 6400 Full Throttle 011 452 2397 Motana SA (AGV, Pirelli) 011 974 1200 XVS11AGB5 XVS13AG7 XVS650

R 84500 R 94493 R 63954

QUAD - RECREATION ARCTIC CAT 250 DVX R 27999 400 DVX R 47999 50 DVX R 13999 90 DVX R 15500 ADLY 150SPORT R 21900 ADLY 300 R 29900 CAN AM DS 250 R 24900 DS650 X R 64900 RALLY R 29900 RENEGADE R 98900 AEON COBRA 180 SPORT R 18495 COBRA220S R 25995 DINLY DL801-270 R 24500 DL901-450 R 37500 HONDA TRX250EX R 34999 TRX300EX R 37500 TRX400EX R 48500 TRX450R R 62999 KAWASAKI KFX400 R 51500 KFX700 R 64495 KFX700A6 R 58995 KSF450B8F R 72995 KSV700A7 R 62500 KSV700B7 R 62500 KSV700C6 R 58995 KYMCO KXR 250 R 27950 MAXXER 300 R 29950 MXER 150 R 20000 MXU 150 R 21500 LIN HAI RUSTLER 300 SPORT R 31000 LONCIN LX150ST R 14708.75 LX300ST R 27665 POLARIS OUTLAW R 66500 OUTLAW 525 R 78500 PHOENIX R 29500 PREDATOR 500 R 65000 SCRAM 500 4X4 R 63000 TRAILBLAZER 250 2X4 R 35000 SUZUKI LTR450Z R 59800 LTR450 R 57800 LTZ250 R 32500 LTZ400 R 47500 LTZ400Z R 47500 YAMAHA BANSHEE350 R 49995 BLASTER 200AC7 R 28018 BLASTERAC6 R 27908 BLASTERBCX6 R 27908 RAPTOR 350AC7 R 44995 RAPTOR 660DC5 R 66241 RAPTOR 700BC7 R 69995 RAPTOR350ACX7 R 47500 YFM80BCG5 GRIZZLY R 17150 YFZ450EC7 R 59995 QUAD - UTILITY ARCTIC CAT 250 2X4 400 4X4 400 4X4 AUTO 400 4X4 VP 500 4X4 500 4X4 AUTO 650 H1 4X4 SE 650 V2 4X4 AUTO 700 DIESEL 4X4 TRV 700 EFI 4X4 AUTO LE ADLY ADLY 150 UTILITY ADLY 300 UTILITY CAN AM OUTLANDER 400 OUTLANDER 650 OUTLANDER 800 OUTLANDER 800 MAX

R 29999 R 51999 R 57999 R 44999 R 59999 R 65999 R 71999 R 69999 R 104999 R 81999 R 21900 R 25415 R 64900 R 78900 R 88900 R 100900

Honda Edenvale Honda Wing East Honda Wing West Powerhouse (DynoJet) AMP ( Shoei Metzeler) WesBank Finance

OUTLANDER MAX 400 OUTLANDER MAX 650 AEON CROSSLAND 300 OVERLAND 180 HONDA TRX250TM TRX350FM TRX500FM TRX650FA TRX680FA KAWASAKI KLF250 KVF360A 4X4 KVF360B 2X4 KVF650F 4X4I KVF750 KVF750A6 KYMCO MXU 250 MXU 300 MXU 500 LINHAI RUSTLER 200 RUSTLER 260XL RUSTLER 300 2X4 RUSTLER 300 2X4 ANNIV. RUSTLER 300 4X4 RUSTLER 300 4X4 ANNIV. LONCIN LX250ST POLARIS HAWKEYE 2X4 HAWKEYE 4X4 S/MAN 500 S/MAN 6X6 SAWTOOTH SPORTSMAN 450 SPORTSMAN 500 EFI X2 SPORTSMAN 700 EFI SPORTSMAN 800 EFI SPORTSMAN 800 EFI X2 TRAILBOSS 330 2X4 MASAI A300 A450 SUZUKI LTF160 LTF250 LTA400F LTF500F LTA500F LTA700X YAMAHA BEAR TRACKER 250 2X4 BIG BEAR 400DCF5 BRUIN 250BVGR BRUIN 250KU5 WOLVERINE 350CSX4 WOLVERINE 450 YFM125AC5 GRIZZLY YFM125AC6 YFM125AC7 YFM250 2X4 BIG BEAR YFM350 GRIZZLY 2X4 YFM350 GRIZZLY 4X4 YFM450KUFA7 YFM66CCF5 GRIZZLY YFM66CCFG6 GRIZZLY YFM66CCFS5 GRIZZLY YFM70ACF7 QUAD - SPECIAL ADLY ADLY 100 AEON COBRA 100 II REVO COBRA100 MINI-KOLT REVO 100 REVO100 WITH REVERSE DINLY DINLI100 DL501-50 DL601-110 DL603 150 DL603-100 JP502-50 E-TON RXL-90 HONDA TRX90 HYOSUNG

R 76900 R 89900 R 28995 R 18995 R 34999 R 45500 R 59900 R 75500 R 72000 R 33995 R 49995 R 45995 R 72995 R 69995 R 69995 R 28950 R 32950 R 49950 R0 R 29950 R 32000 R 36500 R 37000 R 41000 R 25090 R 45000 R 51500 R 70000 R 70000 R 31500 R 66000 R 81500 R 75500 R 81000 R 96500 R 39000 R 21600 R 33030 R 21900 R 35200 R 53350 R 60660 R 62860 R 69200 R 36480 R 59964 R 38995 R 34309 R 51300 R 62693 R 20849 R 20849 R 24995 R 38995 R 44995 R 51500 R 68500 R 65108 R 65108 R 65108 R 79995

R 12500 R 14600 R 13995 R 8750 R 13995 R 14995 R 12750 R 9100 R 11460 R 14000 R 13750 R 8000 R 15500 R 21000

011 663 0800 011 826 4645 011 675 3222 011 618 4646 011 392 0770 0861 137 137

TE100 KYMCO KXR50 TXL90 LIN HAI FOX 100XL LONCIN LX110ST LX50ST POLARIS PREDATOR 90 SPORTSMAN90 YAMAHA YFM50ACR6 YFM80BCR5 YFM80BCR7 YFM80R RAPTOR SCOOTERS APRILIA ATLANTIC 500 MOJITO 125 SCARABEO 250 SCARABEO 500 ABS EAGLE-WING POWERMAX 125 RETRO 125 F4-125 LUX 150 LUX 250 DB250 SPORT DB250 STREET HERO WINNER HONDA ANF125 SCV100 KYMCO ACTIV 110 AGILITY 125 B & W 250 GRAND DINK250 KYMCO KIWI 100 MOVIE XL 125 PEOPLE S 200 TB100 XCITING 500 LIN HAI FORTUNE LINHAI EGGY MAINSTREET MONARCH PRINCE LONCIN LX110-3AIII LX110-4 LX125T-14 LX125T-15 LX125T-6 LX125T-C LX150T-C PGO G-MAX125 G-MAX125M G-MAX200 G-MAX250 PMX110 PMX110 NAKED T-REX 125 SUZUKI AN125 AN400 AN650 SYM JET100 JET100X SHARK125 YAMAHA BW100 JYM90T NXC125 XC125E XP500AGI T-MAX ZONGSHEN ZS100 T-8 ZS110-26 ZS125 T-30 ZS125 T-4 ZS125 T-8 ZS125T-7

R 11995 R 11995 R 15499 R 9950 R 10895 R 7175 R 17250 R 18250 R 16986 R 18557 R 19996 R 19996

R 49500 R 28500 R 36975 R 52500 R8400 R9500 R10000 R13500 R18900 R18000 R17000 R 7999 R 8995 R 12500 R 7495 R 11995 R 28000 R 29599 R 15500 R 13995 R 18995 R 13495 R 39995 R 8500 R 8750 R 21500 R 12500 R 6500 R 7030 R 6624 R 9256 R 10700 R 9199 R 10700 R 11725 R 17590 R 17590 R 23500 R 24700 R 11495 R 13495 R 13995 R 11900 R 44500 R 54500 R 10399 R 10399 R 14200 R 15995 R 11970 R 18995 R 12998 R 57000 R 8750 R 6995 R 9750 R 7499 R 10900 R 7995