Dakar Rally
Dakar Rally
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VIDEO: Chris Birch’s Coastal Adventure on a KTM 1090 ADVENTURE R
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Chris Birch is pretty handy off-road. He’s competed in the International Six Days Enduro, the Dakar and has done a fair bit of Hard Enduro. So who better to show us what the new KTM 1090 Adventure R can do. Birch has be out to the coast, taking the 1090 Adventure across sandy paths, wide…
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Alta Motors set to make electric motorcycle history at the Erzberg Rodeo
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Alta Motors is set to make two-wheel history as the first electric factory race team to compete at the Erzberg Rodeo – with Lyndon Poskitt and Ty Tremaine at the helm. Poskitt and Tremaine will be riding the next generation electric Alta Redshift, racing head to head against petrol-powered competition – as Alta Motors continues…
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WORLD RAID: Yamaha Ténéré 700 prototype to tour the world
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Yamaha has created the Ténéré 700 World Raid, a prototype model of its hotly anticipated T7 – which it’ll be putting through its paces on a challenging trip across the world throughout 2018. Since Yamaha’s new T7 first broke cover a year ago, it’s received widespread admiration across the motorcycle world – and now Yamaha…
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CONFIRMED: Dakar-inspired Moto Guzzi V85 on sale in January 2019!
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Moto Guzzi unveiled its Concept V85 at last year’s EICMA show to widespread admiration – and it’s been revealed that it’ll be heading into production sooner than we first thought. You’ll be able to buy this gorgeous thing in January 2019! Valentina Barletta, marketing director of Moto Guzzi in France has confirmed that the Paris-Dakar…
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SPY SHOT: Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 prototype caught in action in Milan
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The all-new Yamaha Ténéré 700 is one of the most hotly anticipated bikes of 2018 – and we’ve just been sent some shots of the prototype in action in the centre of Milan. The new Ténéré 700 is based around Yamaha’s infallible MT-07 – and seeks to recall the spirit of the original Dakar-inspired machine, with…
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Spain Classic Raid 2018 – now open to classic motorcycles
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Now’s your chance to cover over 2,000 km of Spain’s dirt roads – as the Spain Classic Raid 2018 has opened its doors to classic motorcycles for its fifth running, which takes place from October 20-27. If you’ve not heard of it before, that’s because until now the Spain Classic Raid has been exclusively for…
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VIDEO: The history of the Paris Dakar Rally from 1979 to 1997
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Held each year since 1978, the Dakar Rally is an event like no other. With sections containing treacherous rocks, vast open deserts and hundreds upon hundreds of kilometres of untamed wilderness, the Dakar Rally pushes the best drivers and riders to their limits as they use everything from nimble motorcycles to big rig trucks to…
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INTERVIEW: Marco Lambri – the man behind the Moto Guzzi Concept V85
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Moto Guzzi unveiled its Concept V85 at last year’s EICMA to widespread admiration – and to explain what’s going on with its Paris-Dakar inspired styling, here’s an interview with the man behind it, Marco Lambri. 1) You’re a member of The Clan and a diehard Guzzi fan. Where did your love for the “Eagle” originate…
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Yamaha Ténéré 700 one step closer to production
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It’s been a long wait for the arrival of the Yamaha Tènèrè 700 – but it looks like the wait is almost over, as the rugged rally-inspired lightweight adventure bike has been spotted tearing up the sand in Australia. First presented at EICMA 2017, Yamaha’s T7 Concept set the pulses of adventure riders racing the…
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Video: Best Bikes of the Dakar 2018
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Held each year since 1978, the Dakar Rally is an event like no other. With sections containing treacherous rocks, vast open deserts and hundreds upon hundreds of kilometres of untamed wilderness, the Dakar Rally pushes the best drivers and riders to their limits as they use everything from nimble motorcycles to big rig trucks to…
