2013 Dakar: Stage 11 Means Dangerous Dunes Prone to Cause Navigation Errors
16 Jan 2013, 10:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Heat is building up in the 2013 Dakar Rally with only 3 stages left in this tough competition. Stage 11 links La Rioja and Fiambala in Argentina, and brings 256 km of liaison and a short but hard 2...
2013 Dakar: Stage 10 Is About Fast Technical Riding
15 Jan 2013, 22:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 10 in the 2013 Dakar was a medium-length one with alternating terrain, with the riders’ navigation skills put to rest, as riding the 37 km liaison and 357 km of special stage were more a...
2013 Dakar: Despres Takes Stage 9, Casteu Retires after Crasing Hard
15 Jan 2013, 10:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 9 of the 2013 Dakar Rally was long and hard: 176 km of liaison and no less than 593 km of special stage have put both man and machine to a very brutal test. Favorite rider Cyril Despres took t...
2013 Dakar: Rookie Caselli Takes Stage 7
12 Jan 2013, 09:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nice surprise for the Stage 7 of the 2013 Dakar held between Calama and Salta: Kurt Caselli, placeholder for KTM's last year champion Marc Coma, takes the stage, and proves again that rookies a...
2013 Dakar: Full KTM Podium in Stage 6, Top 3 Overall Are French
11 Jan 2013, 07:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 6 of the 2013 Dakar (Arica- Calama) brings a full podium for KTM, with Chile's Lopez in the 1st position, followed by Portuguese Faria and the favorite Despres in third. However, in t...
2013 Dakar: French Yamaha Riders Take Stage 5, KTM Gets Podium, Too
10 Jan 2013, 10:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 5 meant a good race for the Yamaha bikes, with two Frenchmen (Casteu and Pain) finishing in the first 2 positions and Spaniard Pedrero on a KTM coming in 3rd. Favorite Cyril Despres keeps ...
Final 2012 Sales Figures for BMW Show Two-Digit Increase for December
9 Jan 2013, 10:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's been a good year for BMW Motorrad, and the sales figures for 2012 clearly show this: with a 2% sales increase worldwide, the German manufacturer reaches a new all-time record of 106,358 mo...
2013 Dakar: Despres' Hesitations in Stage 4 Cost Him Time
9 Jan 2013, 10:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As we reported earlier, Joan Barreda Bort took Stage 4 of the 2013 Dakar for his team Husqvarna by Speedbrain. Despite him starting the race in position 24, it looks like barreda managed to find the...
2013 Dakar: Barreda Bort Takes Stage 4, Pain Becomes Overall Leader
8 Jan 2013, 21:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here we are at the end of the Stage 4 of the 2013 Dakar rally. This day was a long one, with the riders having to cover a 429 km special stage coupled with a 289 km liaison. The fourth Dakar day&rsq...
Termignoni Exhausts, Back in Dakar after 19 Years
8 Jan 2013, 12:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's been 19 years since Termignoni exhausts have equipped a Dakar motorcycle. Back then, those glorious years saw Edi Orioli winning the 1994 and 1996 Dakars, riding a Cagiva Elefant 900 and a...
2013 Dakar: Chivite and His Bultaco Withdraw, Along with Other 17 Riders
8 Jan 2013, 10:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember Ignacio Chivite, the privateer riding in the Dakar Rally with the old Bultaco? Well, it looks like the 2013 Dakar was no better than his last rallies: Chivite withdraws during Stage 2,s o h...
2013 Dakar: Barreda Found Out That Leading Isn't Always Fun
8 Jan 2013, 10:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / So a lot of us wondered how come the Stage 2 winner Joan Barreda lost so much time in the Stage 3 of the Dakar. Well, he found out that leading the pack and starting first is not always as good as i...
2013 Dakar: Cyril Despres Takes the Lead, Husqvarna Gets Podium
7 Jan 2013, 20:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s an early statement for 2013 Dakar favorite Cyril Despres. After yesterday’s 2nd stage with Despres making a costly navigation error and missing the front pack, the 3rd stage brings ...
What Will 2013 Bring in the Motorcycle World?
4 Jan 2013, 15:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hi folks, thanks for checking with us for the year's first editorial. 2012 was quite an interesting year, and looking back, I'd say that it was also a good year. A lot of good things h...
Ignacio Chivite, Riding the Only Bultaco in the 2013 Dakar
3 Jan 2013, 15:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "An 1978 Bultaco to ride the 2013 Dakar? You must be kidding me", that's what some guy told me. Well, smiles or not, here we are, introducing to you the only Bultaco to ride this year...
2013 Dakar Official Schedule Announced, Video Trailer Available
3 Jan 2013, 10:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With just two days before one of the world's toughest rally kicks off, here's the official announcement on the scheduled stages of this 5,239 mile (8432 km) race. The 2013 Dakar teams will...
Marc Coma Won't Ride in Dakar 2013, Replaced by Kurt Caselli
22 Dec 2012, 08:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sad news for both KTM and Dakar fans: Spaniard Marc Coma will not be riding in the South American Dakar 2013 rally. The official announcement has been made hours ago by KTM Team Managers Alex Doring...
Honda Revises Dakar 2013 Plans with a 3-rider Line-Up
21 Dec 2012, 09:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With weeks before one of the toughest cross-country rallies kicks off in Lime, Peru on January 5th, Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) announces a three-rider line-up for Dakar 2013. The trio trying to ...
KTM's Marc Coma Uncertain for Dakar 2013
21 Dec 2012, 08:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 3-times winner of the Dakar rally Spaniard Marc Coma is yet uncertain for running the 2013 Dakar as his former shoulder in jury in Morocco is still causing problems. So far Coma is skipping all t...
Multiple Dakar Winner Cyril Despres (KTM) Signs with LS2 Helmets
15 Dec 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 4-time Dakar winner French legend Cyril Despres signs with Spanish LS2 Helmets. With less than a month until 2013 Dakar kicks off in South America, Despres, riding for the KTM Red Bull team is q...