2009 Sydney Motorcycle Show wrap up

The 2009 Sydney Motorcycle Show has once again put on a fantastic event. The media walk through demonstrated there are some exciting times ahead despite sales dipping over the last year.

First up was the Victory stand. A relatively new manufacturer to Australia, Victory is hitting our shores hard with plenty of models to shake up the US cruiser segment, dominated by Harley-Davidson and unveiled the Cross Country and Cross Roads.

This was followed by the 2010 BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster line up which includes the Spyder RS (Roadster Sport) and RT (Roadster Touring) models. Can-Am seem committed to the Aussie market, we just need to see more on the road!

Yamaha introduced a fresh paint range for the YZF-R1 along with the learner legal YZF-R125 and XJ6F. The 600cc XJ6F is a departure from the tiny, smaller is better approach to learner riding and could be a real hot seller for the Japanese brand.

BMW wowed everyone with their superbike S 1000 RR if not for the visual appeal then definitely for the price: $21,900 plus on road costs, which puts in square in the face of its Japanese rivals and undercuts the Italian competition quite a bit. Even speccing the bike up with the optional Multi-mode Race ABS with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) for $2,500, the Anti-Theft Alarm Systemfor $505 and the Motorsport Colour scheme for $765, the bike still represents fantastic value.

Miles Davis of BMW also showed off the Chris Pfeiffer Edition F 800 R and recently crowned Two Wheels bike of the year, the K 1300 R.

Moving along to Kawasaki there was an updated 1400 GTR as well as the 25th anniversary Ninja ZX10-R but not too much to report on for the Kawasaki road scene.

Ducati unfortunately couldn’t get hold of the new Multistrada 1200 for the show but they did manage to grab a couple of Hypermotard 796s as well as the 2007 MotoGP championship winning bike of Casey Stoner and another Desmosedici, which rarely gets tiresome to look at!

Triumph had their Roadster taking up half the floor with Lukey Luke’s Triple on display and in action later on. The Two Wheels ‘Readers Choice Award’ recently went to the Triumph Street Triple R meaning the trophy cabinet will just have to expand a bit for the popular naked.

Hyosung continued to push their range and welcome 2010 with EFI across most of the range.

Suzuki grabbed the services of Ken Wootton to deliver their news, despite not really having too many new models to shout about. Rather it was all about incremental changes and Suzuki’s commitment to Australian motorcycling by offering a diverse range from which to choose from. Not a bad thing at all.

Honda’s sports bikes took a back seat as their new cruiser the VT1300CX took all the attention. The bike really does look impressive for the Japanese brand but how the market will react to a ‘manufactured custom’ is another question.

KTM also had little to shout about by way of new road models but then again when your stand is bright orange, you can let the colours do the shouting for you. The RC8R and RC8 race bike were on show drawing punters in for a closer look.

MV Agusta have made small changes to their line up that only MV aficionados will really notice yet a positive sign that things are still happening for the exotic brand. They still produce some of the most delectable bikes on the planet and the range looks as current as any other.

Getting the Fischer MRX to the 2009 Sydney Motorcycle Show was an incredible achievement in itself and the stand, although small, attracted plenty of attention. It will be interesting to see if they can make it stick and with the bike looking as good as it does on the stand, they have every reason to be optimistic.

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Tags: 2009 Sydney Motorcycle Show, Fischer, Honda, suzuki, Victory, yamaha, Zero

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