
Rod Faggotter
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- September 18, 2023
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At 43, Rod Faggotter has an impressive race resume. The Longreach Yamaha dealer and bike mechanic is in a sweet spot in his racing career. Since we last spoke to Rod in issue #22 he’s been on the mainjet, including a strong finish in the 2020 Dakar. He also had a big involvement in the worldwide launch of the Ténéré 700.
AdvRider: A quick recap. Are you Longreach born and bred?
RF: Yep. Born and bred.
Mum and Dad have a property about 80km west of town. It’s roughly 42,000 acres. That’s small to medium size here. Dad passed away a few years ago, and Mum’s still there with my next-oldest brother. It’s where we grew up. We did School Of The Air, so we never actually went away to school until grade eight. Until we were 11 or 12 or what-ever, we’d always be at home, and schooled at home, and we used to ride bikes, ride horses, go shootin’ and work.