Thames rider Natasha Cairns
(KTM 150XC-W), leading the way in
the A grade in this season’s New
Zealand Enduro Championships
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there and tough it out.
“I don’t think a lack of horsepower is actually a
disadvantage for me. It’s all about the person
on the end of the throttle. If you can get over
the fear and twist it on hard, you’ll probably do
okay,” said Cairns, one of the women who was
instrumental in organising the inaugural Rise of
the Queens women’s ride weekend in May, that
event jointly sponsored by KTM and Motorex.
“It was an outstanding event, with 150 girls
joining in. We did trail riding, had a few training
sessions and some equipment clinics too... it had
a bit of everything.
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