The weekend saw the Australian Motorcycle Expo roll into the Gold Coast, bringing with it the latest in moto technology and some of the nations top freestyle riders.

We went along to check out the action, and were lucky enough to get the full tour courtesy the one and only Kain Saul. There were so many laughs, and Sauly knows how to turn heads! We took a camera along to cover it all, so make sure you keep an eye on th Unit Blog for a video later in the week.

One of the highlights had to be the injured Steve Mini, who was having his first go at announcing a freestyle show. Steve and Kain are best of mates, so it was a huge laugh to here Steve quizzing Kain in front of over 1000 people, about his recent relationship break up and his hunt for a new lady! hahaha

Kain also mentioned he was not going to be riding at the Nitro Circus tour, as previously announced in their press release, instead he will be performing the insane Harley Davidson backflip, on every stop of the Crusty Demons regional tour! Remember, Kane is the only rider in the world to actually land this amazing feat! So that will definitely be one to check out.

• By Allan H

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Dan Reardon has been having a hard time getting the top results he was hoping for before this season started. A nasty concussion and shoulder injury has forced him to miss a bunch of rounds, and now that he is back on the bike, he is fighting to hold the speed of the top runners. But Dan is optimistic he will be up around the podium soon.

Check out this sweet video, Racer X recently did with Dan.

Racer X - Dan Reardon Video

• By Allan H

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The weekend is over, and so much cool stuff went down. Almost the whole BMX team was in town including Cam Pianta, Dane Searls, David Girsch and of course local Nick Cooper for the King Of Dirt contest that goes down every year. We also had the pleasure of catching up with Beenleigh legend Richo, and are proud to announce Richo is the newest member of the Unit BMX Team.

Richo is known for his amazing style, and ability to go huge on any setup he rides, so we are stoked to have him repping Unit.

King Of Dirt is one of the last remaining Aussie dirt competitions left, and although the rider line up this year was incredible, the dirt jumps left alot to be desired. The huge amount of rain lately has made it hard to keep the jumps in prime condition, but the small size of the jumps in general had alot of riders wondering how the competition could possibly claim to be the 'KING' of dirt.

Colin Mackay took out the top spot, with some crazy 3 combos and 720's, while Dave Dilleward was a very close 2nd. Ryan Guettler also had a go, and in the 'best run counts' final format, was forced to give it everything and unfortunately went down on a midest 720.

Unit athlete Dane Searls was on fire, and although he couldn't  nail his last run perfect, still managed a strong 4th. Searlsy was throwing down all day, with massive supermans, flip no handers, dipped 3 whips and more.

Dave Girsch rode well, and nailed some bangers like a 720, 3 truck and more, but messed up a couple of heat runs, and missed out on the final by 1 place.

We will be putting an edit together this week of all the action that went down, so stay tuned to the Unit Blog for that to drop.

• By Allan H

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