Riding a Dakar Rally motorcycle

[@LitoGeorge]

Catered to the amateur, this is still a well spoken and presented segment.

[@ericnordquist6197]

those fuel tank/fairing kits cost about 2,000. total bill on a fully prepared dakar bike comes in at 70,000$ and that is without logistics and spare parts. I am glad to see honda motorcycles back in dakar these last few year. the honda CRF250L Rally is a dakar style street legal bike that tries to mimic the ability of a dakar bike at a low price point.

[@MyWeedgrower]

if your paying 2k for that stuff your getting ripped off. you can get all that stuff online for 10x less

[@iamtheblank]

@@MyWeedgrower Please share your source. I'd love to see where you can get a custom fairing for $200.

[@donbrashsux]

The water under engine would be great for a hot coffee given the temp the engine would be running at..

[@motorcyclerepairvideobangla]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@shannons1886]

Fantastic video. Very informative, especially on the pricing and difference in setup.

[@albertptran]

More bike reviews like this please

[@vyal4297]

And u told nothing about how it feels and handles

[@ivok9846]

@@jongarcia2041 no, he has a point. and la times has another one of those "men and women" people. i expect 1000s of women on dakar indeed! ouhgm...subject is bike, and bikes are about riding. for this bike weight is important thing for handling, and he said zilch, just like you.

[@aluisious]

@ur gf thinks im fly Yes idiot, a guy who doesn't ride just rode a Dakar bike 80km in the desert.

[@Janika-xj2bv]

I wonder how many Dakar appreciators didn't know this. I'm one of them. Excellent video. Thank you, LA Times.

[@emmettstark9331]

When the title says riding a Dakar bike but all he does is talk about it

[@edgeyt1]

You can add the KIT690 to an everyday KTM 690 Enduro to get almost the same bike but with more power for less money.

[@KTMcaptain]

Ed Wilson I know. it's literally a 690 frame with custom fairings and front tanks with works suspension. I could build that for $15,000. or, just buy the enduro r, and add some custom valved sxf aero forks and modded shock.

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

Much worse suspensions, lot more weight. Does it really compensate when you're focusing on long-distance offroading?

[@TheBalrog111]

Yep and race it to the coffee shop

[@sinimini]

Firestarter, There is so much more to it than that.

[@zachp7603]

Oh ed you simpleton.

[@Grim214]

we have 2 of these bikes at my work. i did t know they werent sold in the US but i saw another one at a husqy warehouse in murrieta

[@woodsmanjay5833]

Riding my pops huge Honda XL 600 was awesome

[@dallasluchini1184]

Points to a “water” tank under the bike with a cap clearly labeled OIL. 😂

[@Filip_Phreriks]

Dallas Luchini It says 710. It's upside down.

[@zdenekbaca5743]

And you thing there is no possibility to fill the tank with water as long the cap says oil?

[@hiko8822]

Definitely says oil, you don't label caps by anything else.

[@dallasluchini1184]

@@hiko8822 people are still replying to my comment 3 years later lol. Definitely says oil but doesn’t have to be oil in that tank.

[@AMOROLD]

there are cheaper kits that you can get for the bikes, to transmute them into rally bikes aka dakar bikes.

[@TommyNitro]

Concise and informative. Well done.

[@Motobikereviews]

How is 25000 euros worth 40000 USD?

[@motorcyclerepairvideobangla]

wow nice video sir thank you nice bike thank you sir ❤❤❤❤❤

[@wimm1392]

Thanks Mr.

[@ThisTall]

I’m not sure Dakar is 800km per day is it?

[@capscaps04]

More or less 800 km. For example one of the track in Argentina in the dakar 2018 wich was between the province ofTucuman and Cordoba was 750 km long.

[@Jakeserra]

I feel like the water jug on the bike could be very dangerous if you start to use it when it gets to half level wouldn’t it throw the balance of the bike off due to sloshing water?

[@secretsolddad]

half level of 3 liters is 1.5 liters is 1.5kg based on the bottom of the bike, the effect is negligable :) If you ponder further about your question then what about the fuel tanks which carry a lot more weight.. So potential danger of the water jug on the bike is a non issue ;)

[@CanadianMang]

I wish he explained that rolling paper navigation device.

[@Brand-yk6dw]

roll of paper in the nav tower is called a Roadbook its given by the even organizer before the run; its kinda like a regular rally car pace notes but because its all desert there's no set road its just land so they use noticeable land depictions on what to look (example: "if you see a cactus in a sand dune your halfway there") but in shortened and sometimes words in acronyms for in order to give you a general area of where you are they are normally written or acronym in french. along with that is the type of terrain and what to avoid such as large dips or hard to spot bumpy crest hills that can flip all vehicles if you speed over one or to follow breaks in between hills that cant be climbed. in that case you'll see them marked by the driver in different highlights in order to prioritize what's dangerous and what to follow most. the numbers on each of the notes tells what distance marker your at along with an electronic distance marker on your nav tower there's usually 2 notes at a time to tell what you pass and what to expect next in case your lost or went too far and missed a checkpoint. within the nav tower are the electronics; usually 2 distance trackers for the road book to you exactly how far you've traveled but not uncommon for only 1 but it doesnt give you the general area. the GPS given by organizers shows where you are you but only generalize cause thats why its your job is to navigate of course but will give you one ping of your direction and location exactly once you pass your mandatory checkpoints which are set to act as your waypoints so for your loose guide through the endless sand so you can easier manage your nav and focus on your best line from each checkpoint till you get to the end of the stage

[@AlejandroLZuvic]

@@Brand-yk6dw I don't want to complain because thank you for your explanation really. But a few points and commas would be nice. Thanks!

[@infirmux]

Nice piece. Everytime I hear the Baja1000 guys boast about long, hard race, I chuckle :) Don't get me wrong, Baja is fine.

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

"To ironman the Baja 1000 you have to be crazy. I might try to ironman a Baja 500 later in my career." - Gerard Farrés, currently 4th in this year's Dakar Rally

[@accorsistudios]

25 hours straight on a bike. No breaks, no support, other riders. Dakar rules are so strict, but this year's Dakar was grueling. Check out some of the videos I shot with Ironman Pro Tony Gera... kid won the 1000 Pro Ironman class. He's an amazing story.

[@iridemanila]

great video

[@burnoutmaster494]

Why does the "water" tank say oil on the filler cap?

[@xGxPhantomZzz]

Price, they got thousands of "Oil" caps lying around and "Water" would have to be made in really small numbers.

[@MotoWorld777]

25T euro is 40T US, You need a caluculator bro. :)

[@mmmmmmmmmmm10]

great vid

[@craigshaw7659]

I thought they woukd be bigger than a 450 least 650 in my eyes especially when carrying extra weight

[@shewcrafter]

I know you made this comment a year ago, but modern 450 race bike engines make a surprising amount of power, especially compared to your standard 650 dual sport. A Honda CRF450 makes about 53 hp, vs the XR650L, which makes 40 hp. Granted, the XR650R makes about 60, but any 650 will weigh more than a 450, and weight is a big deal in enduro/rally. Either way, the Dakar regulations limit engine size for bikes to 450cc

[@3232ins]

Thank you for this super video!

[@brunobio-marino2352]

25000€ are about 30000 USD, not 40k!

[@reddurt8153]

I know its a water tank , but the cap says oil,..1:34........?

[@notfish9445]

It's water, they don't want to order a custom cap that says water if they already have a cap

[@sirfiola9226]

Ok so basically the price of this bike is over 120 000CND

[@chownful]

How is the handlebar navigational equipment expensive? I was expecting some LED multipoint touchscreen with anti-glare features or something advanced, but it's a piece of paper and two monochrome gauges? I don't see what you would need other than a GPS transponder and maybe a backup one, or require the riders to carry a satellite phone. There should be no reason the whole navi should cost more than a few hundred.

[@harryWRC]

root It's far more complicated than that, actually. For starters,the Nav. Tower is made of Carbon Fibre. Then, the road book is held inside this display which enables the electronic advance of the instructions (called tulips) of the road book. That is, forward advance and retraction to previous toulip, through switches on the left handlebar. Then there are a couple of GPS transponders (Iritrack and a backup one) which are of the expensive kind. Then there is the "Sentinel", a device that picks ups nearby competitor vehicles and creates a noise to notify the rider. I' m pretty certain I am omitting some of the devices hooked to the tower. All these deevices shall be made to withstand extreme cold (they pass through some bolivian regions which currenlty have 0oC temperatures) and extreme heats (in Argentina, temperatures upwards of 50oC are common, this time of year), constant bashing, rain, fine dust, mud. Hence the cost. But even removing all electronic devices, just designing an ASO rule book compliant CF nav. tower should be a rather expensive exercise, I believe.

[@AlejandroLZuvic]

Touch screens riding a bike 120 kph in the middle of the dessert with the sun making it impossible to read it and gloves making it impossible to use it accurately. Great idea.

[@chownful]

@@AlejandroLZuvic You can specially design the screen for optimal viewing angle and conditions. Also touch calibration can be adjusted for use with gloves.

[@Brand-yk6dw]

theres 3 litres of water burried down under the skid plate me: that clearly says oil so what exactly have you been drinking

[@bikelifewill6483]

Absolutely rip snorting across the desert! Massive power

[@davidherman8244]

Now that's a dirt bike

[@tucut8054]

DAKAR FOR BIKERS IS ONLY IF YOU COMPETE BEFOR NOT FOR EVERY PERSON. THAT KIND OF PERSON HAVE SPONSORS EVER IF YOU BUY THE BIKE FOR 60,000 USD IT IS NOT TOO MUCH FOR 1 COMPETITOR. TRY TO MAKE A CAR..... OR TRUCK FOR THIS RACE

[@marckart66]

Really expensive bikes. People think they can convert their motocross bikes to one. Yeah you can get close but these are built from scratch. I'd love to have one as a daily bike but £35k is quite a bit lol... You can get 3 brand new bikes for that.

[@MyName-sx3mr]

I'm getting at least 7 second hand bikes for that, and fancy ones at that

[@PaladinMika]

depends on what you are looking for. I, for example, am looking for a bike that will get me anywhere under any condition, and this is the bike that does it. Harley davidson, on the other hand, costs as much and you can ride from one coffee shop to another.

[@jollibeetilao3604]

Thanks for the review,now i know how expensive is that.

[@poleradaria25]

Alguém pode dublado isso

[@RideRedRacer]

2:40 thats schmidt tunnel in california. i have walked through that hand dug tunnel

[@cs5842]

Err 800km per day for 10 days straight? No.

[@drz400sfinster4]

SICK😎

[@vimaljithkj3173]

Morningprayer

[@sdqsdq6274]

What happen to 1000 cc ?

[@cr88]

Not allowed in the Dakar. The max is 450cc.

[@danyhimawan1795]

Too powerful, too fast, too dangerous, too big for beginner/amateur....

[@malageb1]

Most importantly too heavy.

[@Smexy_af]

malageb1 high fuel consumption at that

[@zdenekbaca5743]

After the Dakar has ruled completly by the KTM bikes and specially the new KTM LC8 two cylinder 950 adventure in 2002 (Meoni won by massive 48 minutes), 2 cylinder engines with larger displacement than 450 ccm has been banned. And sice 2005 even the one cylinder engines have maximal allowed displacement of 450 ccm.

[@hambrgr6283]

I know this much 40k damn

[@Blake-pu3xc]

No way in hell this should be 40-70 grand. Ridiculous. Bet they keep going up in price too.

[@sinki19841984]

Low numbers bring production cost up. That and being a niche market.

[@pejapl13]

Ban a motorcycle from being sold in us to the public. Allow guns to be sold freely. Muricans....

[@theoprice721]

Liverpool Biker it's not banned it's just not sold

[@KoltFin]

the manufacturer is who wont sell it to the US public.

[@MrCTruck]

The same types of freedoms that make us citizens of our own country and not royal subject to the queens england. Suck it Britain

[@pollepost]

Husk-a-varna... :/

[@jamesbrown8173]

Husk varna there is no 'a'

[@scottdesmaretz5045]

👍👍👍👍

[@cesaralemao6591]

🇧🇷👍🤠💜

[@mjadv3680]

i can do wheelie on that bike easily

[@str5128]

Yeah, Right.

[@bornhunter100]

it big and expense my ass, it's a long piece of paper with directions on it.

[@scottdesmaretz5045]

BITCHEN !!!!

[@benspook1870]

Steel ball run

[@reneflippe3286]

Dangerous ? No ! Especially not on those 450cc mopeds >>>>

[@BikerGirlTraveler]

“Americsn riders,” hmm, from which country? There are many riders from different American countries. Because is case you did not know, there is no country named America. America is the name of a continent since 1507. Hundreds of years before the US became a country. Of course the one continent has now been divided into two continents, with an imaginary subcontinent called Central America, by the empire of the US. In reality, ANYONE born is ANY country in America is an American. Period, like it or not! The nice thing is that there is a movement (small but growing - started by truly yours) of people all over America reclaiming our rightful title of Americans. And in the next year to two years I’ll be taking that message through the rest of America (Mexico, Central, and South America) in person, no ot just on line. So, I assume that you were with Unitedstatian (a real word is Spanish, Estadounidenses) riders. Cool!

[@stubbybutt8839]

Triple tank duel pumps.