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Gripe of the year 2009
Plenty of variationThe Bikesales Network mob is a forgiving bunch, but they can only be pushed so far... Eventually, under the weight of corporate hospitality and marque largesse something has to give and that's when they snap... Like coiled spring!
What cheesed you off about the motorcycle world in 2009? Here's what we ranted about...
Mark Fattore
Motorcycle Editor
Motorcycle Editor
The ongoing hysteria created in the general media where motorcyclists and their 'behaviour' are concerned - and ads like the insipid TAC effort in Victoria only add to the ignorance. It's also indicative of the dearth of informed and incisive comment about motorcyclists in the general media.
Feann Torr
News Editor
News Editor
Where are all the electric bikes? We expected to be flooded with new electric models but the Zero was the only real offering.
Rod Chapman
Contributor
Contributor
Victoria's recent Traffic Accident Commission TV ad - which effectively pushed the underlying message of 'ride a motorcycle and die', and worried riders' mothers sick.
Ken Wootton
Contributor
Contributor
Motorcycles continuing to pay the same toll on Sydney motorways as fuel-guzzling 4WDs and other four-wheel vehicles. Why is Australia's most populous city not encouraging two-wheel transport?
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