It's starting...
http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf...utineering.htm
Armature speller
Forum whore
Holey Hell i want one of those support trucks for towing my bike trailercool pics,... that wiring looks like its a nightmare job,
if you think life is 2 short , get a taller one
Fatboy Racing
yamahawk racing enterprizes
IM DAM SEXY racing
Garmin Geek
Originally Posted by NordieBoy
Every Stage covered on Eurosport, it includes interviews, behind the scenes and everything...
I gave a copy to Crazyfrog when he picked up Miss Katie M...
Anyway, I will be hoping to get some coverage to download of this event, I even got my bandwidth enlarged from Telecom and then it was cancelled...
Had to view porn instead to use it up...lol
I meant you tube and the news.....
Forum whore
Every Stage covered on Eurosport, it includes interviews, behind the scenes and everything...
I gave a copy to Crazyfrog when he picked up Miss Katie M...
Anyway, I will be hoping to get some coverage to download of this event, I even got my bandwidth enlarged from Telecom and then it was cancelled...
Had to view porn instead to use it up...lol
Had to view porn to use it up
if you think life is 2 short , get a taller one
Fatboy Racing
yamahawk racing enterprizes
IM DAM SEXY racing
Royal Enfield user
Hope my Enfield goes through ,,,Ive even pumped the tyres up a bit and given it a shine ,,,should sail through !
The Dakar ...Love it !
Stephen
"Look, Madame, where we live, look how we live ... look at the life we have...The Republic has forgotten us."
Armature speller
That was a bit of a bummer for the competitors.
Line up at the start and get told it's off.
The South American Dakar shouldn't have that problem though
Forum whore
Ooooh you'll be a shoe-in, mate. Piece of piss with a bike like that. I imagine the South American terrain will suit it very well; the sprung seat will soak up the hills just lovely.Hope my Enfield goes through ,,,Ive even pumped the tyres up a bit and given it a shine ,,,should sail through !
The Dakar ...Love it !
Stephen
Yeah, you never hear of any sort of unrest or trouble and strife in a place like South AmericaThat was a bit of a bummer for the competitors.
Line up at the start and get told it's off.
The South American Dakar shouldn't have that problem though
BMW Motorrad
Why are they taking robots to a bike race/ endurace event??
If you can make it on Kiwibiker you can make it anywhere.
Garmin Geek
There was a 660 Ralleye KTM for sale on Trade me. It was from Australia.
I remember the set-up, it was fantastic. It looked great and was ready to go. It belonged to a Privateer and for $20000 you could have the bike, it all set up and included the shipping crate made specially for the event.
I think the competitor used it in the desert race over in Australia.
Fantastic engineering, if only money was no object...
Garmin Geek
Have you ever wondered about the entry fee for a privateer on the Dakar?
I downloaded the entry form just out of curiosity....
Forget about the 20% needed for a mortgage deposit, the money the Dakar asks for in unbelievable.
I think off hand it was over $100,000 NZD after converting to the Euro...
Insurance, air-lift out, sentinel, comms, etc etc, but once in everything is free, including all the food you want to eat - 24 hour canteen, drink etc..
Mind you, finish a stage at 1am if late and as a privateer rookie, out the door again at 4am, no time for food...lol
The thing that gets me is, I believe it is worth it but the privateers that do this race on their own back and with limited sponsors, albeit a bike shop for tyres or similar.
These guys front up year after year and I remember the year before last there was some Scotsman that was nearly or at 70 years old!
Shit! couldn't belive it, AND he was doing it for the umpteenth time.
So, after seeing Charley enter it and do it before he broke his wrist, the only respect I had for him was the fact that he tried it. The entry, the sponsor etc was all taken care of and all he had to do was front up after a bit of training (all paid for in the desert in Africa, the odd Enduro event in UK)
We really need to appreciaite Joe Bloggs here that turns up and is given a small crate for everything, spare parts, tools and living gear for the next three weeks....
This is a truely amazing event for a motobike enthusiast, my hats go off to these fellas!
Garmin Geek
I was scrolling through the competitors and saw this entrant?
A kiwi, this is cool....Who is this?
Sponsor is Desert Rose Racing
234 SHEPHERD MICHAEL KTM NZL DESERT ROSE RACING
Garmin Geek
Vends KTM 690 factory novembre 2007. Réalisé Hongrie et transorientale 2008.Excellent état origine + roues completes + kit pieces dakar 2008 + accessoires divers. 2ico + dérouleurs + speedox + répetiteur.
Vends avec 4 deserts + mousses AR et idem AV.
20.000€
tel +33673880394 ou herve.theuriot@orange.fr
Visible en bourgogne(89000)et photos sur demande.
So, that works out at a pprox $40000 something NZD for a race ready machine. All I have to do now is pay the entry, train and get a container of spare parts.....
Armature speller
Here's an interview with him on day 4...I was scrolling through the competitors and saw this entrant?
A kiwi, this is cool....Who is this?
Sponsor is Desert Rose Racing
234 SHEPHERD MICHAEL KTM NZL DESERT ROSE RACING
Armature speller
Mike Shepherd has finished Day 5 in one piece.
Adventourious Maxiumus
http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar2009/#
This site has pretty good vid/summary coverage.
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