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Riders will be spoilt for choice this November as two major motorcycle events compete in NSW. The events will be run over consecutive weekends, stretching the motorcycle industry resources. Meanwhile, the Melbourne Moto Expo returns next year as other states are missing out altogether. Competing events The Moto Expo has been held in Sydney and …
Amateur riders will be able to slide their bike around the Melbourne Showgrounds Main Arena dirt track with Troy Bayliss and Jason Crump at the biannual Moto Expo in November 2018. While Melbourne lines up for its third Moto Expo, Brisbane still hasn’t had a return event since the first and last Moto Expo in …
The 2017 Moto Expo will return to Sydney next year with Moto Expos in Brisbane in early 2018 and Melbourne in November 2018. The announcement of the Sydney event was made today at the opening of Melbourne Motorcycle Expo. Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries Tony Weber said the 2017 event would again be run by Troy Bayliss Events. …
Suzuki Motorcycles will not be exhibiting at the Moto Expo in Melbourne, but has confirmed eight of nine new models unveiled recently will come to Australia. The missing model will be the V-Strom 250. Suzuki national marketing manager Lewis Croft says the V-Strom 250 is “still under market evaluation”. The baby adventure market is only …
Visitors at the 2016 Moto Expo in Melbourne will get their first glimpse of the future as Harley-Davidson sees it with their electric Livewire motorcycle. It is the first time the bike has been shown in Australia. However, a production model is still some years away. The Moto Expo which starts tomorrow (November 25-27, 2016) will …
There will only be one Moto Expo in Australia next year after two were staged this year. Troy Bayliss Events team will operate the Sydney Motorcycle Show on November 20-22 at Sydney Showgrounds, Homebush. The company this year ran two Moto Expos, in Brisbane in March and in Melbourne last weekend. After the successful running …
A stellar line-up of riders will compete in the Moto Expo Baylisstic Scramble at the Melbourne Showground this month. The Baylisstic Scramble teams dirt track event will feature some of Australia’s best road, dirt track, speedway and motocross racers in the main arena at noon on the Saturday and Sunday with entry included as part of the general ticket price. The 20-rider line-up includes …
Riders will tackle obstacles such as logs, rocks and tyres in an EnduroCross event run in association with the Moto Expo in Melbourne next month. It’s wild and exciting and will include 20 of the world’s best off-road racers at Melbourne Showgrounds on November 28-30. Event organiser Troy Bayliss says the star-stuided line-up of riders …
Melbourne’s famed automotive exhibition, Motorclassica, is on in October and new and historic motorcycles will again be featured. Event director Paul Mathers says entries are now being received and compiled for the Concours d’Elegance and historic motorcycles area, with about 40-50 bikes expected. “Confirmed entries so far include a 1948 Ariel VG and a 1975 Kawasaki …
Riders are the winners in the recent “battle” between Troy Bayliss and the motorcycle industry representative body. The Australian motorcycle industry has taken a rare common sense approach by granting Troy Bayliss Events approval to run official motorcycle shows. The result will be well-organised events with full industry participation and loads of entertainment and displays …