Honda to Offer CRF450 Rally Machines to Dakar Privateers
21 Jan 2014, 12:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With Honda back to Dakar racing with quite a bang and missing the podium only because of bad luck, things are about to change for the future. HRC announced that the CRF450 Rally will be offered to ...
2014 Dakar: Stage 3 Claimed by Honda, Navigation Problems Occur
8 Jan 2014, 08:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The third stage of the 2014 Dakar brought another victory for Honda as Joan Barreda Bort claimed his second win this year. He was followed by reigning champion Cyril Despres (Yamaha), 4'41"...
2014 Dakar: Honda Claims the Second Stage
7 Jan 2014, 08:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Honda is really up to spectacular deeds in the 2014 Dakar, as HRC rider Sam Sunderland claimed the victory in Stage 2. The general rankings still don't see the Big Red in the lead...
2014 Dakar: Joan Barreda Bort and Honda Claim Stage 1
6 Jan 2014, 07:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team HRC made a spectacular comeback into Dakar racing, with the team's Joan Barreda Bort claiming the victory in Stage 1, Rosario to San Luis, in Argentina. Though the 37 seconds lead over ...
2014 Dakar: Official Teaser Out, Expect Hardcore Racing in Bolivia
3 Jan 2014, 13:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like pretty much all of the racers and teams who will start the 2014 edition of the Dakar rally are a bit worried about the unknown dangers which expect them in Bolivia. Nevertheless, th...
2014 Dakar: Watch What Training Means for Cyril Despres
30 Dec 2013, 10:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Cyril Despres is doubtlessly one of the great Dakar champions, with no less than 5 victories, 2 runner-up positions and one 3rd place in the last 10 years. After parting with KTM, Despres was welcom...
2014 Dakar: Gas Gas Announces All-Spanish Team
27 Dec 2013, 16:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spanish manufacturer gas Gas announces the factory team for the 2014 Dakar. An all-Spanish affair, bikes and riders, the team comprises no less than 4 pilots: Gerard Farres, Marc Guasch, Dani Oliver...
2014 Dakar: Jordi Viladoms Replaces Late Kurt Caselli in the KTM Team
19 Dec 2013, 13:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM announces that the rider who will replace the late Kurt Caselli in the Red Bull KTM team at the 2014 Dakar is Jordi Viladoms. The 2014 Dakar will be the Viladoms' 8th Dakar since 2006, w...
2014 Dakar: Yamaha Shows Despres' YZ450F Rally Bike
18 Dec 2013, 14:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here are some nifty photos of the bike Yamaha prepared for the 5-time Dakar winner Cyril Despres, who decided to part with his traditional team Red Bull KTM and go Team Blue for the 2014 Dakar. Y...
2014 Dakar: Watch Ruben Faria Training with KTM
13 Dec 2013, 12:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ruben Faria is the 2013 Dakar runner-up and Cyril Despres' "shadow". He finished under 11 minutes behind the standing champion and did this riding in a lot of pain after injuring one ...
A Tribute to Kurt Caselli
5 Dec 2013, 17:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One month ahead of the 2014 Dakar, the motorcycling community is still mourning the passing of Kurt Caselli, KTM factory rider who died in the 2013 Baja 1000 rally last month. Caselli, 30, had re...
How About a 69... Dakar Motorcycle Team?
26 Nov 2013, 13:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sounds funny, and maybe a bit crazy, but the 2014 Dakar Rally will see a team whose name is.. 69. No, it's not Nicky Hayden going cross-country: we're dealing with a team ran by adult movi...
Honda Presents the 2014 Dakar Team in Paris
20 Nov 2013, 16:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda decided to present their team for the 2014 Dakar in Paris, France. Choosing Paris for this event is even nicer, as this city has been the starting point of the initial rally for a long time, s...
Kurt Caselli Dies in the Baja 1000 Rally
18 Nov 2013, 07:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It is with grief that we have to report the death of motocross and cross-country rider Kurt Caselli. He succumbed to massive injuries he sustained in his head after reportedly hitting an animal and ...
Tacita Electric Enduro Bikes Present at EICMA 2013
10 Oct 2013, 16:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember the awesomely cool electric rally-raid motorcycle Tacita T-Race? Well, news from these guys have been quite scarce during the last year, but it looks like things are one the move in their c...
GS Trophy 2014 South African Team Announced
26 Aug 2013, 13:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / An August full of off-road adventure and tough obstacles for sixteen BMW riders in South Africa. They 16 motorcyclists have been the finalists of the South Africa GS Challenge aiming to provide thre...
This Ural Motorcycle Runs on Wood
26 Aug 2013, 11:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A bike what would run and run and keep on running into the deepest corners of the wilderness, hundreds of kilometers far from the nearest gas station sounds pretty much like a dream, doesn't it...
2014 Dakar: KTM Prepares Major Upgrades and a Completely New Chassis
6 Aug 2013, 15:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In an interview on the company's blog, the KTM CEO Stefan Pierer spoke about the plans for the 2014 Dakar rally and mentioned that the new motorcycle the Austrian manufacturer is working on wil...
Terry Hershner Second in Canada to Mexico Electric Rally
17 Jul 2013, 15:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / You should already know Terry Hershner from his previous electric motorcycle adventures, including continental crossing and long-range touring. Well, it looks like Terry's cross-country riding ...
2013 BMW Motorrad GS Trophy Germany Winners Announced
26 Jun 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In preparation for the bi-annual BMW Motorrad GS Trophy, Germany has just had its home round of the qualifying,and after several days filled with all sorts of fun off-road riding and thrilling conte...