NOUGHTY BUT NICE

When the year 2000 began, the world went nuts. People were either partying like it was 1999 or standing around watching their TVs and computers waiting to see what the “millennium bug” was going to do. The party people and the pessimists woke up disappointed. The big news s in in Australia was the count down wn to to the the Sydney Olympics but dirt riders iders didn’t give too much thought t to to that that..

We were more interested in our our forthcoming round of the 500cc cc World Motocross Championship p at at Broadford, Victoria. Anything else lse would be a bonus. What we didn n’’tt bank on was the variety of killer bikes that made the 2000s one hell l of of a time to be riding.

HONDA A XR650R

release of 2000 was a big bike. Honda’s mighty XR650R wasn’t the big-bore