By 9.30am 11 riders had assembled eager to go, especially Bob wanting his FIRST ride on the new 05 525, just a slight step up from the XR4.

Another first for AMTRA this ride as the ride leader Tom is an L plater! He also was keen to ride again after a month off while waiting for KTM to do the right thing & replace the cracked crank. To their credit, they provided the crank complete with conrod, big end, mains & gaskets even though it was well out of warranty. We completed the big reassembly job the previous arvo.

We did a loop on our property, introducing Bob