Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar2013: Day 3 plus 5 more

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• Dakar2013: Day 3
• 17 Photos Of Bombed, Burned and Exploded Motorcycles - Part 4
• USA: Bonhams Auctioning Off Motorcycles and Memorabilia
• Dakar2013: The Lonely Bultaco Is Back
• France: Motorcycle Cops On "Strike" Because Of Helmets
• Dakar2013: Day 2

Dakar2013: Day 3 Posted: 07 Jan 2013 09:15 AM PST #Dakar - We're really in the Dakar now, and in day 3 we've seen several motorcycles disappear from the leader boards. It's time for the pure professional now to show their stuff, and stage 3 was no disappointment. It looks like Despres's new frenemy is Chaleco, with Marco Coma's inability to play........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

17 Photos Of Bombed, Burned and Exploded Motorcycles - Part 4 Posted: 07 Jan 2013 08:00 AM PST Part 4 of photos of motorcycles that have been blown up, burned and destroyed beyond recognition. What a violent lot we are, we humans.... Warning: If you are any bit squeamish for the site of dead motorcycles, for crying out loud, DO NOT LOOK AT THESE PICTURES. These 17 photos are pictures of motorcycles that have been totally destroyed.... ...

USA: Bonhams Auctioning Off Motorcycles and Memorabilia Posted: 07 Jan 2013 04:00 AM PST In the city of lights (and other things), Las Vegas, on January 10th, Bonham is auctioning off many old and vintage motorcycles and motorcycle memorabilia. In total they've got 476 items for auction. Among the old motorcycles are some exceptional bikes from manufacturers like BMW, BSA, Triumph, Honda, Harley-Davidson and Norton. Or you can go even more classic with bikes from Rudge, Scott, Ariel, Douglas, ACE and even Puch mopeds. You don't need to be a zillionaire to buy these bikes, amongst others a 1958 Berini Moped or 1976 Puch M50 Grand Prix should fetch between US$300 and US$500, and there are many more like that........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Dakar2013: The Lonely Bultaco Is Back Posted: 07 Jan 2013 01:30 AM PST It takes a brave person to race in the Dakar on a motorcycle, and an even braver person to race on a very old motorcycle, in this case a 1978 Bultaco Frontera. Igancio Chivite is a 48 year old Spanish racer, and crazy about the old, and demised, Bultaco. Despite the demise in 1983 of the "old" Spanish motorcycle manufacturer (the company was started by the former MotoGP racer Sete Gibernau's grandfather), Chivite tried racing the motorcycle in the 2011 Dakar but had to retire due to problems in the 6th stage (and he had to spend 3 nights sleeping in the desert). Now he's back, with the another "old" bike (and some modifications), and with a Herculean effort, he's going to try to finish this year. Currently, stage 2, he's in the respectable position of #150........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Motorcycle Cops On "Strike" Because Of Helmets Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:00 PM PST ATGATT is not only the fact that you need to wear all your safety equipment all of the time, but also that the equipment is in good shape. And that's something that is not the case for the motorcycle gendarmes in Morbihan (in Brittany, France). The motorcycle cops had received new helmets in 2007, and today these helmets have become unusable, the paint is flaking, the shell has deteriorated, and the helmets do no longer sit properly on their heads. Also the visors have become foggy and scratched. The cops have been trying to get replacement helmets, but the authorities are not listening and just paying lip-service........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Dakar2013: Day 2 Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST Saturday’s opening stage of Dakar 2013 may have been largely ceremonial but on Sunday riders plunged into some difficult territory in a loop circuit around Pisco tackling difficult dunes on Peru’s desert coast. KTM factory riders Ruben Faria and Joan Pedrero finished 2-3 overall behind leader Joan Barreda while Red Bull KTM title defender Cyril Despres is overall fifth........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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