Weekend Round-Up: 5 Inspiring Kurt Caselli Videos Our weekend round-up this week comes in the form of 5 inspirational Kurt Caselli videos. He recently died tragically while participating in the Baja 1000. By Sean MacDonald News - Nov 22 2013 -
2013 Honda NC700X Review We’ve ridden the Honda NC700X and are impressed. At just $7,499, averaging 64 mpg, it’s one of the most practical bikes there is. More in our NC700X review. By HFL Staff Reviews - Feb 26 2013 -
The top 10 Dakar photos, so far Dakar: most epic motorcycle race on Earth. Dakar: too big, too wild and too much for even its organizers to cover effectively. A list of names next to a list of times does little to capture the sheer magnitude of the undertaking. 5,000km, off-road, in 14 days. A minute-long video recap can’t do it justice, but somehow, frozen in time, images seem too. Take this shot for example. That’s just ... By HFL Staff News - Jan 9 2012 -
The 10 best 2011 Dakar photos Despite the new 450cc capacity limit and running all-new bikes (the KTM 450 Rally) Marc Coma and Cyril Despres gave KTM a one, two, marking the Austrian manufacturer's 10th consecutive rally win. But the Dakar isn’t just about KTM picking on everyone else, it’s really about you and I getting new desktop wallpapers. The rally produces some of the most stunning images of motorcycle racing ever c... By HFL Staff News - Jan 17 2011 -
The Dakar to-date As of this morning, with Stage 6 just setting off, KTM’s Marc Coma leads the 2011 Dakar closely followed by teammate Cyril Despres. KTM’s continued dominance even with this year’s 450cc engines isn’t surprising, but the spread of the field just below those two leaders is. There’s also an Aprilia, BMW and Yamaha in the top five overall, while BMW won yesterday’s stage with an Aprilia ju... By HFL Staff News - Jan 7 2011 -
How to follow the 2011 Dakar The Dakar is, much to our chagrin, impossible to cover effectively. Virtually no cohesive and certainly no comprehensive material escapes the wilds of Argentina and Chile, but that doesn’t mean that if you’re enthusiastic and determined, that you can’t get some idea of what’s happening in the race, which started yesterday and runs through January 16. Photos: Marcelo Maragni/KTM/Red Bull P... By HFL Staff News - Jan 3 2011 -
The Dakar Bultaco Ignacio Chivers has a dream. He wants to become the first Spaniard to complete The Dakar rally on a two-stroke Spanish bike and he’s not going to let the lack of eligible contemporary Spanish production motorcycles stop him. Instead, he’s goign to ride a 1978 Bultaco Frontera 370 in the 14-stage, 3,100-mile race through the deserts of Argentina and Chile. Where bikes like the KTM 450 Rally an... By HFL Staff News - Dec 6 2010 -
KTM 450 Rally: bespoke Dakar race bike This is KTM’s response to The Dakar’s new 450cc capacity limit, a bespoke race bike that has little in common with any production model. At first we assumed this was based on the 450 EXC, then we saw the massive trellis frame and the larger bore and smaller stroke, likely indicating that this engine has been tuned to rev higher for more outright power and less low-down oomph. Of course, there By HFL Staff News - Nov 3 2010 -
Video: Cyril Despres teases KTM 450 Rally The speculation is, that with maximum motorcycle capacity reducing to 450cc, Aprilia, BMW and the Japanese makers may finally be more competitive in The Dakar. Well, KTM might have a thing or two to say about that. This video of last year’s winner Cyril Despres practicing at his own private test track in the Pyrenees teases his new race bike, the KTM 450 Rally. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m... By HFL Staff News - Sep 26 2010 -
KTM quits Dakar Rally This morning the Dakar Rally announced it would limit all motorcycles to 450cc. KTM races 654cc motorcycles. So it's quitting. Full details below.>"Rally Dakar" - KTM withdraws! The limiting of motorcycles with a displacement of 450 cc forces the long term dominator of the Dakar Rally to withdraw. Following the announcement at a press conference on June 4, ... By HFL Staff News - Jun 4 2009 -
