The wall of coolness

**Paladin** · 12th March 2009, 23:11

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

i feel this chap shoud have a space on your wall.
hes just going in to town to buy a bottle of milk....

LOL! Is that tank even bigger than yours?

Originally Posted by topo

A wall of cool bikes has got to have a legit Dakar weapon - SURELY?

Good call!!!! Lookin VERY cool!

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

do you think them pipes would fill up with water.

When they're goin thru all that water in the desert you mean!!!!!!

**cooneyr** · 13th March 2009, 07:03

Originally Posted by Paladin

When they're goin thru all that water in the desert you mean!!!!!!

Like the year (93 or 94 was it?) the Dakar was stopped short cause they couldnt cross a river? Peterhansel was the only - and I mean only- person to get across.

Cheers R

**Oscar** · 13th March 2009, 07:03

The original...

**NordieBoy** · 13th March 2009, 07:16

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Like the year (93 or 94 was it?) the Dakar was stopped short cause they couldnt cross a river? Peterhansel was the only - and I mean only- person to get across.

Cheers R

Yeah, that's the one...

**Waihou Thumper** · 13th March 2009, 07:45

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Like the year (93 or 94 was it?) the Dakar was stopped short cause they couldnt cross a river? Peterhansel was the only - and I mean only- person to get across.

Cheers R

Apparently Yamaha withdrew in 1994 because of a disagreement with the rules.
Peterhansel didn't compete as a result.
I think also that the stage was cancelled after the bikes got through. The trucks couldn't make it and the decision was made to cancel the stage
Cagiva took 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th place....There was a lone Katoom there though...

**cooneyr** · 13th March 2009, 09:47

Originally Posted by NZKTM

Apparently Yamaha withdrew in 1994 because of a disagreement with the rules.
Peterhansel didn't compete as a result.
I think also that the stage was cancelled after the bikes got through. The trucks couldn't make it and the decision was made to cancel the stage
Cagiva took 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th place....There was a lone Katoom there though...

Seems I better go back and watch the Legends of Dakar series again

What a chore that will be

Cheers R

**Paladin** · 13th March 2009, 11:16

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Seems I better go back and watch the Legends of Dakar series again

What a chore that will be

Cheers R

Ooh I think I need to see that too!

Trust you lot to know what year my little joke with Joe could be turned on its head - bloody knowledgeable bastids!

Great photo from Nordie though!

**Waihou Thumper** · 13th March 2009, 11:46

Originally Posted by Paladin

Great photo from Nordie though!

It took to get that out, and did it run again?
Bet it fired up first time.....he he

**Waihou Thumper** · 13th March 2009, 11:49

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Seems I better go back and watch the Legends of Dakar series again

What a chore that will be

Cheers R

I haven't got past the first few episodes yet...
AND as far as the rest of the 2009 event, I haven't seen stage two on....
Man, I gotta spend more time inside....OR less time at work!

**cooneyr** · 13th March 2009, 12:26

Originally Posted by NZKTM

....Bet it fired up first time.....

Doubt it, it is a duke (cagiva) after all!

Originally Posted by NZKTM

I haven't got past the first few episodes yet...
AND as far as the rest of the 2009 event, I haven't seen stage two on....
Man, I gotta spend more time inside....OR less time at work!

Wifey and I watched the whole series over about two weeks. Serious dakar fever at the end of it but that has settled a little at the moment. I recon I could have talked wifey into selling the house for a dakar car at feaver pitch (a car would be better than not doing it at all!!!).

Cheers R

**Paladin** · 13th March 2009, 15:50

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Wifey and I watched the whole series over about two weeks. Serious dakar fever at the end of it but that has settled a little at the moment. I recon I could have talked wifey into selling the house for a dakar car at feaver pitch (a car would be better than not doing it at all!!!).

Cheers R

Oh you've got the fever reeeeeal baaaad!!!!!!!

(It's ok we totally understand!

)

**Rosie** · 13th March 2009, 15:57

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Wifey and I watched the whole series over about two weeks. Serious dakar fever at the end of it but that has settled a little at the moment. I recon I could have talked wifey into selling the house for a dakar car at feaver pitch (a car would be better than not doing it at all!!!).

Cheers R

Sell the house, get a dakar truck and convert it to a motorhome

**junkmanjoe** · 13th March 2009, 17:06

SO THERE PALADIN the pipes might fill up with water......
be a shame to see the ktm in same place as the white bike.

**Paladin** · 13th March 2009, 17:42

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

SO THERE PALADIN the pipes might fill up with water......
be a shame to see the ktm in same place as the white bike.

Yep I've been

for that one mate!!!

**Waihou Thumper** · 13th March 2009, 18:35

Originally Posted by Rosie

Sell the house, get a dakar truck and convert it to a motorhome

Two French competitors, all set up and at the end of the day converted the truck into making Pomme Frites (chips) for the competitors and support...
The truck was a real real Dakar entrant and they finished, set up the chippie and cooked!
I would have to say that they would have been millionaires, I mean, F@@K,

why do it other than you are mad or rich, just to cook french fries at the end....lol