Rides Events Clubs Groups York Motorcycle Festival 2017

The annual York (WA) festival was on today and the turnout was spectacular. Police estimate 6500 motorcycles turned up and about 20 000 people. The main street was closed off and every street in the town had hundreds and hundreds of bikes parked in every scrap of space. Frankly, it was a bit overwhelming and everywhere I turned there was more amazing bikes to drool over so I didn't take anywhere near enough photos but these few shots might give you a bit of an idea. Traffic was a nightmare but I only saw one speedtrap and no coppers at all in the 350k round trip. Great selection of stalls and most of the major brands had 8 - 12 new bikes on display.

 

You're not wrong, Grey, and, for most people going back to Perth, you then have to deal with 50 k's of twisty, one lane road, with only three overtaking zones and 80% double white lines before you get back to the highway.

 

In general, motorcycling is going okay here in the West but it's not running on all cylinders. The biggest issue we have, Frankster, is that there is no motorcycle racing in any form, including track days and advanced rider training, allowed at Barbagallo Raceway anymore. Given that is the only track in Perth, that is a big problem and a lot of riders are very angry and disappointed. Even the Perth round of the Superbikes had to be cancelled.

 

If anyone is interested in the whole, complex, disappointing saga there is an excellent FB group called 'We need our track back." But, be warned, it's no longer a simple issue.