Snowy participant wins VFR1200F
The grand prize at the 2011 Snowy Ride was the Honda sports tourer, and the lucky winner recently picked up his steed to sit in the garage alongside a GoldwingPerfect weather conditions greeted over 3000 riders as they rolled into the alpine region for the annual Snowy Ride in late 2011, but only one lucky winner was awarded the grand prize of a Honda VFR1200F.
Adrian Ikin, a keen motorcyclist, almost missed the announcement of his huge win at Thredbo, but he definitely wasn’t behind the eight ball in picking up his new Honda sportstourer last week.
“It was my first Snowy Ride and my friends and I had a great time even before the announcement of the win!” Adrian said. “The best thing about the ride was the sense of community, everyone was there for a common goal and everyone was open, friendly and chatty.”
Adrian said he and his friends were sitting towards the back of the crowd when the announcement was made and didn't hear his name called.
“I was so excited that someone had won the Honda VFR1200F and was having such a good time relaxing that when my friend came running towards me screaming that I'd won I really didn't believe him.
“I was wearing a bright t-shirt and for the whole evening people recognised me as the winner, the celebrations were pretty huge!"
Adrian, who rides a Honda Goldwing, said the VFR1200F will be perfect for commutes to work and he anticipates it will handle the roads in his area of Gippsland incredibly well.
“I'll save the Goldwing for really long trips; my wife says she enjoys riding pillion on the Goldwing so much she's able to fall asleep.”
The Goldwing is in fact the reason Adrian and his wife went to the Snowy Ride in the first place.
“I had wanted a Goldwing for a long time and after purchasing one in the middle of 2011 I knew I absolutely had to attend the Snowy Ride.
“Thanks to the organisers, volunteers and sponsors involved, including Honda and the Steven Walter Foundation, it is truly a wonderful weekend for a worthy cause.”
Honda Australia has supported for the Snowy Ride since its inception 11 years ago. The ride is run by the Steven Walter Foundation and raises money for children's cancer research.
For more information on the 2012 Snowy Ride visit www.snowyride.org.au.
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