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ur favorite Aussie bike filmmaker (and
pure riding badass) Adam Reimann has
released his latest YouTube flick, this time
thrashing a brand new Husqvarna TE 300 two-
stoke around the bush in Western Australia.
But the video isn't just eight minutes of
Reimann living the dream and kicking up two-
stroke roost everywhere. The 42-year-old new
father is transitioning to life on his own farm,
enjoying all the challenges the venture brings
like making fences, mustering cattle, and carv-
ing out one truly epic enduro course.
It's worth a watch. CN
APRILIA LAUNCHES REVAMPED
MOTOGP EFFORT IN SPAIN
A
prilia Racing launched its
renewed MotoGP team in
Barcelona last week with two
new riders in Aleix Espargaro
and class debutant Sam Lowes,
and an all-new paintjob.
The RS-GP machine started
to come on strong towards the
end of last season with former
riders Alvaro Bautista and Stefan
Bradl notching 16 top-10 fin-
ishes between them, however,
this year the Gresini-run effort
knows it must begin to deliver
consistent finishes inside the top
10 to continue the evolution of
the second-youngest MotoGP
machine on the grid behind the
brand new KTM RC16.
Espargaro has been quick on
the machine in all three pre-
season tests, but has lamented
a lack of horsepower
compared to the
Ducati, Yamaha,
Honda and Suzuki
rivals, a claim made
especially by Bautista
last season.
"For us, 2017 begins with a
different situation compared with
last year," said Aprilia Racing
team manager Roman Albe-
siano. "We already know that we
have a bike, the RS-GP, which
has reached a good competi-
tive level. The initial feedback
has been encouraging. Aleix
likes the new bike and has some
rather clear ideas on which
characteristics have the most
room for improvement, so we
will be working in those areas
throughout the season. Our
goal, after showing that we can
consistently battle for the top 10,
is to improve further."
"It will definitely be a good
season," Espargaro said. "We
still have a lot to improve, but we
have undoubtedly gotten off on
the right foot. We have specific
goals and in order to achieve
them, both the team and I will
put all of our energy onto the
track. All that's left now is to take
on the first race in Qatar and
see where we stand against our
rivals." CN
Mama mia! The new RS-GP's paintjob leaves you
in no doubt as to Aprilia's origins!
RURAL EXTREME WITH ADAM REIMANN
