26th May 2026 Here we are in late May, and after some pretty devastating missteps along the way, the mighty Yamaha is back on track towards being functional and back in the race! back in one piece overnight is the plan!
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Starting to panic; nearly time to go. The challenge of fixing up an elderly bike for a tough race The Yamaha YZ250E 1978 has had all the TLC we can lavish on it. The question remained – will it go? We took it out onto the dirt and sure enough it spewed out smoke and
A big part of finishing a punishing dirt track race like Finke is preparation. The bike has to be ready, yes. But so does the rider have to be as fit as they can manage; with toughened hands to survive the distance. The hills surrounding Canberra are a treasure trove of practice tracks for dirt
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