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*Liam's Wild Ride*

Actually, it was a wine shooter :laughing

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There were tons of local police cruising around on these old Beemers.

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Is this a Lotus Elise on Steroids?!? I didn't know who made these cars, but there were quite a few and they looked the business!

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Believe it or not, this is the factory grill off a street legal H3.

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Enough with the four wheelers for now, on to the bikes! There were literally hundreds of them sitting, waiting. Most of them had the GPS equipement removed and when the riders showed up early on Race morning, many were carrying their gear in plastic bags. A couple of them forgot things at the hotel and there were frantic taxi rides back and forth to insure everything was exactly where it belonged. Once the riders entered the fenced off area on race day, the rules kicked in. No Assistance!

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To my complete delight, Yamaha had decided to run their 50th anniversary colors, the Barda Bee scheme!

Who's bike is that in the background (#42) and how is he doing currently?

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As far as I could tell, this was the lone Suzuki entry. . .

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Ahhhh, www.hogwildracing.com

These guys were a little crazy, building their own frame and front end to run the Dakar in the sidecar category. Overall, it was a burly beast, with HUGE tires. No other sidecar has successfully navigated the Dakar, except for one. And they cheated by circumventing the Sahara and taking a time penalty. I'm not sure how they're doing right now, since I haven't seen any coverage. Speaking of coverage, every night at 10:30 here there is a Dakar Update on Eurosport. Several channels always seem to be playing footage from that day's section and I'm glad to see motorcycling getting some airtime!

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I have to get some rest, it's late at night over here (again!). I'll leave you with this since I probably won't be posting for a day or two:
What is this, where is it from, and who makes it?

I had a fantastic time in Lisbon, and the outlying areas. I had some good food, met some interesting people, and really got a kick out of the architecture, the rich history, and dipping a toe in the Atlantic for the first time! Naturally, documentation of the journey will make it to Barf, just not as rapidly as normal. I have a hectic couple of days coming up and within a week I expect to be somewhere very unique. . . .

Where will I be on January 15th? Yes, it's motorcycle related, but not related to the Dakar. . .

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Robo50 said:
I have to get some rest, it's late at night over here (again!). I'll leave you with this since I probably won't be posting for a day or two:
What is this, where is it from, and who makes it?
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that looks like the new 2 wheel drive yamaha
 
This was really nice to see. A message in French from the rider's daughter and wife. Watching the start of the race in the morning, I saw a group of people (obviously family members of the pilot) who broke down in sobbing tears as he took off from the first checkpoint. It must be extremely nerve-wracking to know your partner is going to be in the middle of nowhere for the next two weeks battling the elements and mother nature in some of her worst conditions.

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Great stuff Liam...

Dakar... nice :thumbup

Keep 'em coming man..!!!!!!!!

Enjoy 2006 brother.. we are all pulling for ya!

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Yes, it's the two wheel drive Yamaha. Now how about some background about the system? I saw a thread about it a couple days ago (maybe weeks) but most of the replies and posts were uninformed so I didn't join in :) How soon will this system be on a streetbike? How does it work?
 
Robo50 said:
Yes, it's the two wheel drive Yamaha. Now how about some background about the system? I saw a thread about it a couple days ago (maybe weeks) but most of the replies and posts were uninformed so I didn't join in :) How soon will this system be on a streetbike? How does it work?
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it's hydrolic. i first read an article about em about 6 or 7 months ago. pretty neat....but i'm not sure i'd personally like it on a dirt or street application. i dunno though. can't hate it till you try it. :)
 
budman said:


Dakar... nice :thumbup

Keep 'em coming man..!!!!!!!!



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Hiya Dennis! I'm counting on you guys for support, cause basically you're all I gots! As for Dakar, here's some more photos, before I break into the rest of my Portugal travels. Here's Rauseo's and Krynock's bikes before the big test.

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More of Yamaha's 50th party! One of these bikes was piloted by a very attractive woman :) Sexy!

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Here's Rauseo's bike's MUG. On every bike I saw, the pilot's name was next to his country's flag. In this case, Charlie and crew were running the Skull and Crossbones. . . . . why?!?

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Some shots from the museum/conference hall next to the bike parking. What's that in the background?

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