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Gripe of the year
We all like a good whinge, and we've managed to identify a few prickly issues that have come along in 2012 -- as well as recycling an old chestnutMark Fattore – Bikesales Network editor
The ham-fisted way the Western Australian government has introduced the Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme, which is now coming on-line in January, 2013. We've heard boo apart from a few lines here and there for most of the year, and all the state's transport websites have just about been silent on the topic -- until now. You'd think the roll out of the new scheme would be seamless -- after all, WA has sat back and watched every other state and territory introduce LAMS over the last decade, starting with NSW in 2002.
Rod Chapman – Bikesales Network contributor
An on-going one, really – why do vehicle registration and insurance costs apply to each vehicle, and not to each individual motorist? I mean, you can only ride or drive one bike or car at a time, right? Of course, no Australian state government would ever seek to address this – it’s one cash cow that’s so fat they’d never be able to squeeze it through the doors of the abattoir…
Martin Child -- Bikesales Network contributor
That nothing more radical than KTM’s Freedride 350 has been launched in 2012. It feels like we’re in a bit of a new model holding pattern when it comes to standing out. Bring on the next generation of designers and engineers.
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