Flaming motorcyclists
From the red bunker: Honda Australia and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) have joined forces to create Australia's first "Fire Bike".As well as its MFB livery including red and blue lights and sirens, Honda has fitted heated hand grips to the ST1300 for those frosty Melbourne winter mornings.
The bike also sports electronic cruise control, as well as a fire extinguisher and first aid kit.
According to Leading Firefighter Adam Smibert, who Honda has had a long association with through the MFB Honda Race Team, the Bike is already being utilised in a variety of ways.
"For the last four years MFB Racing has been using Honda's CBR600RR as their road safety bike," Smibert explained.
"We felt it was time to create a bike that is more suited to road safety and more identifiable. The ST1300 was the perfect choice for this purpose as it is a fantastic touring machine."
The Fire Bike has been created to make both riders as well as car drivers more aware of the safety issues relevant to them as road users.
"The MFB and other road safety authorities agree that that motorcycle road safety is a shared responsibility," Smibert said.
"Further, the need for motorcycle road safety is becoming increasingly important because the purchase and use of motorcycles in this country has sky rocketed.
"We take the bike to display at community fetes, festivals, motor shows, open days, shopping centres, schools and charity events, and also use it as part of Victoria Police and MFB Safety Programs."
"I recently went on a group club ride interstate and it was amazing how much interest it generated wherever we went," Smibert said.
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