[Dwayne OMember]

They look the goods Moto The decals too I suppose (even for KTM) :laugh:

Keep us in the loop with the mileage, as I think Bridgestones are usually pretty good on that front, grip may be another matter though

Cheers

[Dwayne OMember]

Sad to see that a spectator has already been killed after an accident only 75ks into Stage 1 yesterday. He died in hospital overnight :unsure:
He was in a group that was hit by a car, they were not in an allocated spectator zone which is unfortunate. Crazy as it sounds, it is a common occurrence sadly

Can`t imagine how a competitor would cope with that sort of incident :huh: :dry:

[Dwayne OMember]

As for the 450`s, look how well Fretigne from France did last year on the WR 450 :blink:
He enen ran about 700ks in one stage with little or no engine oil from memory :blink:

I reckon the 450`s are the go, tight racing over that course & didtance, who would ever brlieve that to be possible ???????????

:woohoo:

[Dwayne OMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Don’t worry Eagle I knew what you talking about (which is scary within itself :huh:)
Be careful though when you correct him

Maybe the decision to go to 450’s will tighten the racing up which would be good, but imagine losing the whole thing by 3 seconds :angry:

Has either of you or anyone else seen the updates on SBS or whatever yet?

TB

Yeh, update was on SBS at 12 midday & again nightly at 6pm

[Dwayne OMember]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Thanx for that Steven,,,,
I actually cut that from the Dakar site And the ” means seconds si that makes the gaps soooo much bigger :laugh:

Plenty of good racing to come, along with awsome navigational skills, which is what really counts in this race

[Dwayne OMember]

MAL 5.1 will be chuffed that Frenchman Davis Casteau is currently leading the Dakar after stage 1 on his 450cc SHERCO

He is someone always full of surprises; like setting up his own team for instance, with French constructor Sherco, grabbing the opportunity thrown up by the switch over to 450cc for all the competitors in the bike race in the near future. David Casteu, often arbitrator in proceedings between Cyril Despres and Marc Coma, and 2nd in the Dakar in 2007 and 4th in 2009, has chosen to challenge his rivals on a newly designed and less powerful bike. The road is still long, but this bold decision has already been rewarded on the first special stage of the 2010 edition, in which the rider from Nice scored the day’s best time, 3″ ahead of Cyril Despres, and 12” in front of title holder Marc Coma. The gaps are small in light of what still awaits them, but this stage win is symbolically significant for brave David.

[Dwayne OMember]

Nice work on the vids Boll

Youtube works a bit quicker for the uploads & its is quicker to watch on here too, sorry :laugh:

I like how you blasted past the old bloke on the tractor in the first vid Nothing worse than being held up on the trails hey :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Have a good Holiday bloke & see ya in Feb at Chichester :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Dwayne OMember]

PDS is where the shock is connected directly to the Swingarm, No Linkages :huh:
When the rear wheel hits & rebounds, the action can be somewhat aggressive & well ask Menace what it can do to ya especially ya TOXIC BONE :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Its a KTM thing mate :laugh:
Although BMW & some other Euro brands also use it sometimes I think

I cant remember the exact phrase for what the P D & S stand for, but I hope this clears things up a bit for ya

[Dwayne OMember]

Onya Boonster,
Those steps do look a bit steep & slippery
Can`t be near as steep as Parachute Hill though

Nice way to see out the good old 2009 BTW, riding around with a mate (or should I rephrase that???) a Ratbag

Cheers boyz & See ya real soon

[Dwayne OMember]

Sweet as Ecks
Hope we meet up again in 2010 then on some great rides,,,

You are right, Hill End was a ripper :laugh:

[Dwayne OMember]

YEAH HAPPY BIG 40 MATE

Good to hear you are just about finished the recovery, albeit a little longer than you had hoped :blink:

Sorry to hear that the Beemer is gone,,,, are you looking for another now ???

I have been madly watching the Boorman dvd`s over Xmas while I have been sick & just today bought the last 2 two complete my set (Sydney to Tokyo & By Any Means)

Hope to see you out again on the trails one day soon ,,,,
Cheers

[Dwayne OMember]

Mick, that story is gold mate!!!
You & Moose are the best dads ever I reckon in the eyes of those young blokes

Awsome report & top pics, makes us all want to get out there & ride :woohoo:

[Dwayne OMember]

I think both you blokes are on a good trip :laugh:
Now shoosh up & go to nighty nights now

Big Party time tomorow night,,, :woohoo:

[Dwayne OMember]

XRTRAILHACK wrote:

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when I pick up my new toy on satdy it will be the first bike that i have ever owned with an electric leg :ohmy:

And you will enjoy it immensely & never want to go back :laugh:

[Dwayne OMember]

:laugh: Poor little TACKER,,,
Looks like he has rubber arms or something
Like how he just lies there till dad oicks him up & throws him back on :woohoo:

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