Paris Dakar Steamer

[threepot]

Apparently ridden by Ivo Kasten in 98? Anyone know any info?

[nickjtc]

Cool!! Did he finish??

[BruKen]

Now I love my Steamer but he must have done that on a dare! 

[Bixxer Bob]

I cannot comprehend what it must take to do the Dakar on a big heavy beast like the Steamer; but - there again - I cannot comprehend what it must take to do the Dakar on anything....

[Dyn Blin]

I cannot comprehend what it must take to do the Dakar on a big heavy beast like the Steamer; but - there again - I cannot comprehend what it must take to do the Dakar on anything....

11 years later that Czech was just as "adventurous" :  getting ready to crack the Ton on a Monkey replica:

https://youtu.be/xApslV02Nz8

Back to the Tiger Dakar run- There's a few pics and Ivo commentary on the "Desert Pistons" FaceBook Site (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.340941346025886.1073741825.279902065463148&type=3)

It wasn't the Tiger that stalled:  On the Dakar 98 bike worked perfectly, but in the eighth stage Zouerat - El Mreiti in Mauritania, the organizers had a lack of fuel for motorcyclist in the middle stage, the next 350 km sand only 20 lt for each. We did not want to risk and waited until morning. At this stage terrorist attacked the Czech trucks, so TSO had other worries than bringing gasoline to us. In the group, about 30 bikers returned in one week in Dakar city. Big adventure.....

I seem to recall somewhere they spent about $45k on that bike all-in...

[Bixxer Bob]

Watching the coverage last night on Eurosport, there's a French privateer called Sylvan Espinasse still running although well down the order.  He's on a 125cc 2-stroke Husqvarna.  Fair play to him 

He coped really well with the mud earlier in the week, but is screwed on the 150kph stuff they're into now