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Title: Dakar is now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: aeronca on December 16, 2008, 04:39:32 AM

here we go baby :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aujHcH62 ... e=related# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aujHcH62doo&feature=related#)

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Post by: Stretch on December 16, 2008, 04:55:56 AM

I see it's being held in South America this year, due to the terror concerns that cancelled last year's rally (in Africa).

http://www.dakar.com/2009/DAK/presentat ... cours.html (http://www.dakar.com/2009/DAK/presentation/us/r3_5-le-parcours.html)

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Post by: fano on December 16, 2008, 05:44:20 AM

Oh, yeah. El Dakar 2009.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mob6XHFZ1oQ

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Post by: Stretch on December 16, 2008, 06:08:10 AM

Looks like Vs. (formerly Outdoor Life Channel) is providing coverage again. No mention of Dakar 2009 on the Vs. website, though. Hmmm...

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Post by: fano on December 16, 2008, 06:19:22 AM

:rock
copied and pasted from Rally Pan Am team website.

NEWS

December 13th, 2008

Versus, who will have coverage of the Dakar in the US, has announced their schedule. It may change, so you might want to check on their website as it gets closer: http://www.versus.com/schedule (http://www.versus.com/schedule) . All times are presumable eastern...

SUNDAY 1/4/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
MONDAY 1/5/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
TUESDAY 1/6/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
10:30PM - 11:00PM
WEDNESDAY 1/7/2009 1:30AM - 2:00AM
3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
THURSDAY 1/8/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
10:30PM - 11:00PM
FRIDAY 1/9/2009 1:30AM - 2:00AM
3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
SATURDAY 1/10/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
SUNDAY 1/11/2009 6:30PM - 7:00PM
MONDAY 1/12/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
TUESDAY 1/13/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
10:30PM - 11:00PM
WEDNESDAY 1/14/2009 1:30AM - 2:00AM
3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
THURSDAY 1/15/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
10:30PM - 11:00PM
FRIDAY 1/16/2009 1:30AM - 2:00AM
3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
SATURDAY 1/17/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
SUNDAY 1/18/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
MONDAY 1/19/2009 3:30PM - 4:00PM
6:30PM - 7:00PM
SATURDAY 1/24/2009 3:00PM - 3:30PM

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Post by: Stretch on December 16, 2008, 06:20:50 AM

Ah HA! Thank you.

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Post by: fano on December 16, 2008, 06:23:58 AM

Go Jonah!!! :5moped

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Post by: aeronca on December 16, 2008, 06:56:14 AM

oh man, i think im going to wet my panties just thinking about this. i've been on the dakar web site for weeks now, and i cant wait. :wav :new_all_coholic :5moped :eusa_clap :headbang :occasion14 :eusa_dance :party thats probably enough emoticons.

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Post by: aeronca on December 16, 2008, 07:19:53 AM

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90043 (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90043)

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Post by: abruzzi on December 16, 2008, 08:15:17 AM

Interesting looking at the competitors, about:

1 Kawsaki
1 Suzuki
1 Husky
2 Jincheng
3 Betas
3 BMWs
3 Shercos
4 Gas-Gas
25 hondas
50 Yamahas
150 KTMs

This is definitely KTMs game.

Geof

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Post by: aeronca on December 16, 2008, 08:48:05 AM

please for give me, i hate to say this on a triumph forum, but, go yamaha. i had an xt 550 - the best bike i ever owned(i loved that bike(and yes, i would marry it)). i wish triumph would build a proper ds bike again(like the steamer) :D

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Post by: abruzzi on December 16, 2008, 04:46:37 PM

Quote from: "aeronca"please for give me, i hate to say this on a triumph forum, but, go yamaha. i had an xt 550 - the best bike i ever owned(i loved that bike(and yes, i would marry it)). i wish triumph would build a proper ds bike again(like the steamer) :D

They would have to build a single to compete in Dakar. Since sometime around 1995 motorcycles were limited to 1 cyl and I believe 650cc.

Geof

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Post by: REGULATOR on December 17, 2008, 04:28:13 AM

was that to keep the speeds down?

cause the Cagiva elephant I rode was FAAASSSTTT for a big ole dirt bike

had a Ducati V twin in it If I remember correctly ( just 1 test ride)

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Post by: fano on December 17, 2008, 07:12:15 AM

Oh, what a beautiful bike it was

(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n223/fano1/cagiva09.jpg)

and that Steamer

(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n223/fano1/311787263_FcmXr-L.jpg)

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Post by: REGULATOR on December 17, 2008, 07:48:35 PM

would love to have either..

I just remeber blasting down a dirt road at over 90mph and feeling like I was only doing about 50mph

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Post by: blacktiger on December 20, 2008, 11:58:30 PM

Quote from: "abruzzi"Interesting looking at the competitors, about:

1 Kawsaki
1 Suzuki
1 Husky
2 Jincheng
3 Betas
3 BMWs
3 Shercos
4 Gas-Gas
25 hondas
50 Yamahas
150 KTMs

This is definitely KTMs game.

Geof

Except when Peterhansel was riding Yamahas and except when BMW won for a couple of years. KTM win it because they have the mostest bestest bikes most of the time. Except when another manufacturer puts in the required cash.

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Post by: aeronca on January 01, 2009, 03:04:56 PM

DONT FORGET - THIS WEEKEND IS DAKAR. THE TV CHANEL VERSUS IS SHOWING HIGHLIGHTS ON SUNDAY AND EVERYDAY AFTER.

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Post by: Stretch on January 01, 2009, 08:46:10 PM

Be there or be square.

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Post by: fano on January 04, 2009, 11:16:32 PM

Some highlights here.

http://player.sbs.com.au/dakar/#/dakar/ ... e-2-Bikes/ (http://player.sbs.com.au/dakar/#/dakar/highlights/latest/playlist/Dakar-2009-Stage-2-Bikes/)

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Post by: Stretch on January 04, 2009, 11:30:05 PM

Bitchin'! Thanks for the link!

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Post by: aeronca on January 05, 2009, 12:28:01 AM

this is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
marc coma is riding great, but what a finish for cyril despres. finishing on a tireless rim - wtf :shock: the guy's a steed. thanks fano for the the link. much better than the tv coverage.

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Post by: aeronca on January 06, 2009, 12:43:50 AM

bu-buy cyril, looks like coma may be king this year, maybe, just maybe street can catch him and take the finish. so far it's been a pretty cool race. 8)

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Post by: Advwannabe on January 06, 2009, 09:31:25 AM

Those guys are all legends, even Charlie Boorman when he entered and he whined a lot.

Was gutted when they didn't run this in '08

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Post by: Bixxer Bob on January 06, 2009, 10:25:47 PM

Just imagine.... Jo Street was offered a Water Carrier ride for KTM factory team, he turned it down in favour of a privateer ride.... there'll be red faces all round at the factory if he wins. Go Jonah!!!!

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Post by: fano on January 07, 2009, 12:10:33 AM

Jonah is the second overall after today. :rock-1

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Post by: aeronca on January 07, 2009, 02:56:59 AM

YEAHHHHHHHHH. JONAH STREET IS DA MAN. god i wish i was there. :wav

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Post by: fano on January 08, 2009, 04:12:40 AM

Jonah is the winner of todays stage. :P

http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar2009/ (http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar2009/)

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Post by: aeronca on January 12, 2009, 05:20:31 AM

man, jonah's got to fix that wrist, and get up to first. marc coma is a great rider though!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by: John Stenhouse on January 12, 2009, 04:56:17 PM

Jonah retired yesterday as he couldn't hold the bike up with that wrist, shame he was doing good too

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Post by: aeronca on January 13, 2009, 02:41:43 AM

WOW, now thats a let down. but hey, thats racing. the guy did great though. Marc Coma is an excelent rider and is doing good, and Cyril is coming back. what impressed me was the yamaha wr450's. they are really doing well against the big KTM, and BMW backed machines. that tells me alot about the riders. man i wish i could ride 1/1,000,000th as good as those guy's, and gals. im torn between what is the greatest race for me - the "Isle of Man", or "Dakar". this new Dakar is really proving to be good.Damn Good!!!!!!!!!!!!! :twisted:

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Post by: aeronca on January 17, 2009, 07:26:22 AM

hey, here's something cool. Ivo Kastan, the guy who rode the tiger in dakar many years ago did this years race - it was his 9th race. this year he entered a 110cc honda :ImaPoser . he made it 4 stages befor it pissed out so much oil that he could'nt finish and he scratched. he got it running again and is following the race along on it because his wife is a reporter covering it. the guy's got some huevos. his bike looked pretty cool, like a pit bike on steroids. http://dirtyhabits.ie/smf/index.php?topic=174.0 (http://dirtyhabits.ie/smf/index.php?topic=174.0)

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Post by: abruzzi on January 17, 2009, 06:24:29 PM

Damn. I want a wife who is a reporter covering the Dakar.

Geof

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Post by: John Stenhouse on January 18, 2009, 01:29:25 PM

Coma won, and De villiers in the cars, Volkswagen 1,2 . Robbie Gordon 3rd in the Hummer

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Post by: aeronca on January 20, 2009, 03:21:51 AM

this was a really good race. i liked the course, and the fact that they were able to race with out some friggin terrorist trying to kill them(or threatening to kill them). and right on Marc Coma. and thanks again fano for posting that link. :D

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Post by: HappyMan on January 20, 2009, 05:26:07 AM

I'll second that thanks to Fano for positing the link! Thanks Fano!!

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Post by: fano on January 20, 2009, 03:20:46 PM

No problem. Between SBS and ADV, it was really good coverage.

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Post by: aeronca on January 30, 2009, 08:33:23 AM

here's your chance to buy ivo's pit bike :D check out the photo's further down in the thread. :lol:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=427731 (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=427731)

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Post by: steammoto on January 31, 2009, 02:32:46 AM

found this link to Dakar photos over on the HUBB

http://vientoderipio.blogspot.com/ (http://vientoderipio.blogspot.com/)

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Post by: HappyMan on February 11, 2009, 05:13:18 AM

Not to drag out an old thread but this seemed the appropriate place to put this. This is some nice video of riding along with Jonah, albeit low quality still a great ride.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SujM5fHn2w

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Post by: aeronca on February 11, 2009, 06:18:23 AM

right on. great vid. imagin riding like that all day :shock: . i love how the helmet stays stable and you see the bike pop up and down. thanks happyman :headbang as far as im concerned, dakar is always on :twisted:

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Post by: HappyMan on February 11, 2009, 06:35:01 AM

Quote from: "aeronca"right on. great vid. imagin riding like that all day :shock: . i love how the helmet stays stable and you see the bike pop up and down. thanks happyman :headbang as far as im concerned, dakar is always on :twisted:

No kidding. I loved how the bike popped in and out. It was a great feel watching that video. That's why I posted it. Jonah's an animal!

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