Webmaster posted on November 26, 2009 15:28
To notch up 25 years in business is a major landmark by any measure, and 2009 marked precisely that milestone in the history of Australian handguard specialist Barkbusters.
To mark the occasion, Barkbusters CEO Matthew Phillpott invited members of the now global Barkbusters family to Bateman's Bay on the NSW south coast for two days of dirt and adventure bike riding.
In attendance were Barkbusters staff members, many of the brand’s distributors from both Australia and the rest of the world, and a select number of motorcycle journalists.
Also present was company founder and Australian enduro legend, Ted Goddard and his wife Anne. Ted created the Barkbusters brand in the early 1980s and lodged the Barkbusters trademark in 1984 ... and the rest, as they say, is history!
When Ted and Ann sold the business to Matthew and his wife Di almost 15 years later, the company was turning out around 2,500 units a year. Today, with a wider product range and extensive international marketing, Barkbusters produces over 20,000 units a year.
The Barkbusters 25th Anniversary event included two days of top notch riding on the NSW south coast, with the rides split into two groups: a trail group lead by local KTM Trail Tours trail boss Lindsay Bond and his crew, while the other group mounted on adventure bikes was lead by yet another Australian enduro legend and now NSW south coast local, Chris Cater.
In addition to the two days of riding, an official dinner was held, which saw an emotional Ted and an extremely proud Matthew cut the ceremonial 25th anniversary cake and toast the next 25 years of Barkbusters.
100% manufactured in Australia with a commitment to continued innovation, Barkbusters is a brand that leads the world in the area of hand protection for trail, enduro, adventure and street bike riders.