Daytona Blues Festival Kicks Off Biketoberfest 2010

Nationally known Blues artists roll into town for the Daytona Blues Festival, Friday to Sunday, Oct. 8 - 10 at City Island in downtown Daytona Beach, Florida.
Come for a day or come for all three days!

Tickets are available online.

The VIP package includes reserved parking and seating and the Saturday night VIP party.

SPECIAL ROOM RATES:  Book rooms at Ramada to enjoy $62 special room rates during the Daytona Blues Festival - Oct. 8 to 10. FREE HOTEL SHUTTLE to Blues Festival. 

STAY FOR BIKETOBERFEST for $115 per night with a 3-night min. or $159 single nights. For these Ramada rates, call the Ramada front desk at 386-255-2422 
or 800-352-2722.

Concert Schedule at Jackie Robinson Ballpark
105 E. Orange Avenue, Downtown Daytona

Friday, October 8 - beginning @ 6 p.m. - Matt "Guitar" Murphy w/The Nouveaux Honkies - Mike Zito - Damon Fowler - Ben Prestage.

Saturday, October 9 - beginning @ 12 Noon - Candye Kane Band -Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - Victor Wainwright & The Wild Roots - Nico Wayne Toussaint- The Nouveaux Honkies - 6th Street Rhythm & Blues Review - Darren Johnson.

Sunday, October 10 - beginning @ 12 Noon - Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers - J.P. Soars & The Red Hots - Eden Brent - Sean Carney Band w/Paul Stott - Albert Castiglia & A.J. Kelly.

Lone Star Rally in Galveston To Top 350,000 For Military Salute

Join 350,000 plus people Nov. 4 to 7 at the Lone Star Rally in Galveston, Texas to Celebrate The United States Military, past and present.

Events include a Biker Promenade and Best Decorated Bike & Rider Contest

Check out this example by 3D Custom Paint & Body Art

Then, get ready to promenade down Strand Street on your decked out bike to show your patriotism or just get wild and crazy. This year anyone with a costume and a matching bike can sign up on site to enter the decorated bike and rider contest. Grand Prize: $500.    Costume Contest Promenade Rules.

Harley's Angels Cruizin' to a Cure women rider's event, Sat. Nov. 6th.

Outlaw Dave's Ride from Stubbs Harley-Davidson in Houston to the Seawall in Galveston, Nov. 6th.

Plus The Official 2010 Lone Star Rally Poker Run and Crawl

Register at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Friday or Saturday morning at the Poker Run booth for a fun event that takes you around the island in hopes of ending up with the best hand. Donations of $10 will go to a worthy charity and the winner will receive a gift certificate for a 2 night stay in a Gulf view, 2 bedroom condo at the beautiful Galvestonian Luxury Resort Condominiums. www.galvestonian.com

So put on your red, white & blue and join in the fun!

REMEMBER THIS? Guinness Prime Time 1996

This was an episode of Guinness Prime Time on which I appeared. It has been shown world wide since we appeared on it in about 1996. Julia's facial tattoos are way brighter then than they are now. She has been undergoing laser treatments to lighten and remove some of the work so that she can re do and re design her facial tattoos.

This show went world wide. A few years after the show aired in the U.S. and North America, I received a letter (not even an email, a paper letter!) from a friend in South Africa who said he saw it! Another in Australia... it had been translated into several languages and shown world wide!

Wanna say thanks to Daniel for forwarding me the link to this show!!

10th Annual Thunder Beach Autumn Rally Revs Up

Look for Wikked Steel's Area 51 bike at US Rider New's
Best Of The Beach Custom Bike Show, Sat. Oct. 2nd
at the 10th Annual Thunder Beach Autumn Rally in Panama City, Florida. U.S. Rider News Custom Bike Show.

The biggest and best bike show on the Gulf Coast, the official bike show of the Thunder Beach Rally, presented by US Rider News. Free cleaning supplies given to every pre-registered bike. Over $10,000 in prizes and cash given away at this show. $1000 Best of Show winner!


Photos of the 2010 Best of Beach Show sponsored by HHI, Custom Dynamics, Kuryakyn, Best Western, Jireah Cycles, RC Components, Renegade Wheels, Two Brothers Tires, Wimmer Machine, Luster Lace, Wizards Products, and Steel Horse Law.


Bike show registration: 9:30 a.m. to noon, Sat. Oct. 2nd at Pier Park. Awards at 4 p.m.


The most beautiful beaches in the world are on the Emerald Coast in Northern Florida that hosts a spring and autumn Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally, the first weekend in May and the first weekend in October.

Without a doubt, the Panama City area beaches are my favorite in Florida!

Both of the rallies are free to attend, but the 10th Annual Thunder Beach Autumn Rally kicks off with two parties - at Shores of Panama and Bay Point Marriott, Sept. 29th and Sept. 30th 2010.

Then get ready for Edgar Winter and Molly Hatchet (FREE) concerts on Friday and Saturday nights, Oct. 1st and Oct. 2nd. 

Back by overwhelming demand - "The Sauce Boss" will be playing the blues and cooking up some authentic gumbo at the Bay Point Marriott VIP Party. We saw him not long ago at the ZRooms in Orlando, and boy can that old boy sing and play and rock the place!... and his gumbo was not a stage prop - it was Delicious!

Bill Wharton, "The Sauce Boss" comes from the deep roots of the Florida Cypress Swamp. Haven't heard him play? You’ll never forget him once you do. With his distinctive slide guitar sound, wroght out of his ’53 Telecaster like a man beggin’ for mercy, and slung through a 1948 Fender amp like a dark horse running through the night, the Sauce Boss has a truly authentic sound that leaves you looking for something you thought you’d lost, but in fact you never knew you had. Read more.

Come check out the Old Skool Road Show, a one of a kind traveling antique motorcycle experience.  After approximately 20 years of collecting antique motorcycles and keeping them for private enjoyment, Alan Smith (founder and collector)  decided to take them on tour and let other people enjoy them as much as he did!  While most museums allow you to look at their bikes, Alan prefers you to look at, sit on and take pictures with his bikes.  They don't mind starting the bikes and showing what makes them tick, literally.  Presented by the 10th Annual Thunder Beach Autumn Rally - the first mobile collection of antique Harleys and Indians in the world, ranging from 1914 - 1957. 


Get details at Thunder Beach Productions.com.

ARON MCKENZIE IS BACK AT FUNHOUSE

Aron McKenzie is back at Funhouse Tattoo after some time away tattooing all over Canada, he's back in Vancouver! Aron and Mark used to work together years ago in London Ontario. Though their styles are different, their dedication to the perfection of their art is the same.

Aron has over 15 years tattooing, he has experience in every style.... black and grey, traditional...portraits... freehand... you name it. Even if you have purple skin, he can make the lightest colors show up!!! If you want a kitten chasing a ball of yarn, he's your guy... if you know any deers who need to be put out of their misery... he's your guy... if you need any advice on natural cures or remedies... maybe ask some one else!

He has tattooed coast to coast and has some of the best stories around... no f*cking joke. Come down and get tattooed by Aron!

Please call the shop to make an appointment. 604-879-4114

Belt Drive Betty's Cross-Canada Ride Lit A Fire

"I am back ....and a F.I.R.R.E. WAS LIT!"  - Belt Drive Betty, Sept. 20, 2010. 

If you would like to start a chapter of F.I.R.R.E., contact our Canadian National Chairman  - Scott Paulin at: firre@bikerider.com 

Renee “Belt Drive Betty” Charbonneau traveled 34 days and spoke to more than 2,000 riders and community leaders in eight Canadian provinces on her Congo of F.I.R.R.E. en route from Alberta to the Wharf Rat Rally in Nova Scotia. 

This is her final account of the ride across 8 Canadian provinces that included the opportunity to meet Chelsea and Paul - students at Canada's only high school chopper building class - The Bike Klub in New Brunswick, where she sat on "Betty Bobber."

The bike named after her won the Donny Smith Invitational High School Chopper Challenge.... This is Rene, Belt Drive Betty's story:

The trip was gruelling and satisfying all at the same time. My husband and I crossed most of Canada - 8 provinces inluding 3 territorie - round trip in the same time it took the Motorcycle Ride of Dad 10th Anniversary Tour to cross Canada one way.

We visited about the same number of cities as they did too. It was challenging as we had to travel on average 500 KM per day plus meet people, and for me - meeting with the press and blogging about the trip.

The next time I do something of this magnitude I at least understand more about the time requirements and sponsorship needs to make this happen the way I would like it to.

 

Pacrim Hospitality along with Choice Hotels supplied rooms for our Awareness Conga and they also supplied special rates for riders who joined us along the way.

The trip itself was impressive and amazing - seeing our country by motorcycle has been rewarding. I have been across by car and train but this was my first time across the country on a motorcycle.

Th Go-Pher Run - A southern Alberta treat!

The road between North Bay & Sault Ste Marie in Ontario offer up some incredible sights along te shores of Lake Superior.

If you want to see more, visit my Travel Blogs - the links to them are located on the home page of beltdrivebetty.com/.

It was so rewarding meeting so many that until now I have only known by email or letters, including the Ontario Chrome Divas, Crystal, Danni & Members of the Kawartha's Bikers Church, Pastor Dave & his wife Karen.


It was equally rewarding to have interest for starting new chapters of F.I.R.R.E. - it looks like we will have new chapters in Saskatchewan before long - the paper work has just gone out to Terry Hartshorn and Dave Adrian (Preacher) of the Saskatchewan Lone Wolves. If you are interested in joining F.I.R.R.E. or finding out more about who we are and what we are doing please visit: www.firre.ca/

There will be a SPECIAL F.I.R.R.E Annual General Meeting for October 3, 2010 at the Carstairs Community Hall - 1100 Lackner Way in Carstairs Alberta. The meeting will begin at 2 pm - come find out what is on the go!

We are growing and for a group that is only 5 months old we are doing really well at helping our fellow riders and are working hard to get our three committees up to speed. Those committees are: Rider Down - for rider and family assistance and support, Riders Rights, lobbying and support and Education for both the rider and the general public....F.I.R.R.E. stands for the Foundation for Injured Riders, Rights and Education.

We are in the process of looking hard at how we can work with the Downed Rider Society in Nova Scotia - after a great discussion in Nova Scotia there appears to be great interest in the two groups working together to serve riders and their families...

I hope to see a ton of you get on board because if you read the news feeds at all on http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/ you will see that we need to start working together as a family, a community again. We have to start working on the issues that affect all of us motorcyclists from safety to discriminatory bylaws...if we don't those who are working together - the anti motorcyclists will mow us over and there will be little left of our way of life.

 United we ride, divided we ride stock or bicycles...

Photos of Swiss Harley Days - European H.O.G. Rally 2010

Harley-Davidson Riders from all over the world participated in a "Ride Through Europe" in July 2010 to attend the 19th Annual European HOG Rally - Swiss Harley Days - Swedish and Norwegian national rallies, with a post-rally ride to The North Cape.

The Palermo, Italy HOG Chapter rode together for a month to reach the Swiss Harley Days in Lugano, then the Swedish National Rally in Åre, and the Norweign National Rally in Svolvær, where they were joined by even more riders who topped off the ride with a visit to The North Cape!

They were assissted by Rolf of Harley-Davidson Rindstad, HOG Life Member, (who rides a 2007 FLHR with 18" apes) - Rolf is a member of the Arctic Chapter Norway World Northernmost and Jamtland Chapter Sweden, where he lives.

These are photos taken on the road from July 13, and at the The 2010 European HOG Rally, Swiss Harley Days, July 16 to 18 in Lugano, Switzerland.  

You may want to view this awesome video and then make plans to attend the 2011 European H.O.G. Rally.

  

Click this link: North Cape on a Harley 2010

 

Indian Larry Motorcycles Grease Monkey Block Party Today!

BROOKLYN, New York - The Indian Larry Motorcycles Grease Monkey Block Pary is happening Today at 400 Union Avenue in Brooklyn. An opportunity to see again Larry’s bikes and original shop memorabilia, including his famous custom King Of Choppers throne.

The event includes 7 bands, well known builders, Sword Swallower “Fredini” of Coney Island Fame, live ice sculpting and food. The party is an annual reunion of Indian Larry's friends and fans.

Details:  IndianLarry.com

Gretchen Wilson Headlines Biketoberfest Jam for America

The 2nd Annual Jam for America will feature Gretchen Wilson, John Anderson, Bucky Covington, The JaneDear Girls and more, during Biketoberfest Saturday Oct. 16 at City Island Park in Daytona Beach.

Last year the Charlie Daniels Band rocked the City of Edgewater. This year, Jam for America is heading North and bringing Country to the City. Redneck Country's Gretchen Wilson will headline an all-star lineup tht includes the legendary John Anderson and American Idol star Bucky Covington, The JaneDear Girls and more! 

The event will be held on Saturday October 16th along the breezy banks of the Halifax River at City Island Park in Daytona Beach.


The legendary John Anderson will be performing "Straight Tequila Night" and other hits at KRO Country's 2nd Annual Jam For America.

Tickets are only $25 in advance and $35 day of show, plus kids 12 and under are FREE! Tickets are available online at JamforAmerica.com.

Gates will open at 2pm
 Jam for America will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, whose mission is to honor and empower America’s wounded service men and women.

Jam for America is once again being presented by the Law Firm of Rue and Ziffra and Daytona’s Country Music station WKRO 93.1 FM.

For additional information and sponsorship opportunities, visit JamforAmerica.com or call Horizon Events at 386-322-3600.

Rat's Hole Biketoberfest Show, Sat. Oct. 16 Daytona Beach

The Rat's Hole 18th Annual Biketoberfest Custom Bike Show will be back at Daytona Lagoon Water Park, next to the parking garage on Earl Street, Daytona Beach. The all-day show will feature 22 classes of motorcycles, Good Times MC Radical Randy, Tattoo Contests and Ratmate Contest.

"We are glad to be back at the water park, where people can park next door at the parking garage," said show owner, Ted Smith. "There's also less of a traffic issue for people trying to put a bike in the show."

To register a bike, go online to http://www.ratshole.com/.

Cannonball Run 2010 from Kitty Hawk to Santa Montica

Cannon Ball Run 2010 is underway from Kitty Hawk, NC to Santa Monica, CA. (Sept. 10 - 26) ...3,300 miles in 16 days, running bikes built before 1916. Photos: Cannon Ball 2010.

Buzz Kanter with a fan, next to Selma, his 1915 Harley at Wheels Through Time Museum on Sunday in Maggie Valley, North Carolina.

Buzz Kanter reports: Day three of the Motorcycle Cannonball is in the history book. Most of us made it over the mountain and the number of riders with a perfect score has dropped to 17 of the 45 that started. I feel honored that my partner in this Dave Fusiak and I are among them. Spent some time at Wheels Through Time which I always enjoy.

Wheels Through Time Museum curator and founder, Dale Walksler, is also competing in the run aboard his 1915 Harley-Davidson, with teammate Wayne Stanfield of Tustin, CA. "We've done all we can to prepare each machine for the cross-country trek, but realize that its going to be an enormous challenge, regardless of how much effort has gone into getting these machines ready for the road," said Walksler. "There are very few that have ridden motorcycles for such a long distance," said Walksler. "And there are even fewer who've done it on a 95 year old machine. Completing this run will be a true test of endurance, stamina, and grit, but it will also take an experienced hand when it comes to the mechanics of a motorcycle this old!"

Day Four - The rouged mountain ride out of North Carolina into Tennessee was one of only two parts of the trip, where vintage riders/crew could choose to "opt out" and not be penalized. 

The steep mountain roads "tax the bike incredibly going up, and are, well, scarey coming down," reported Laura Klock of Team Effie. "Remember, these bikes didn't even have a front brake stock, and the rear brake leaves alot to be desired, compared to what we are used to with our modern bikes. It's hard on the clutch and the motor, and we decided not to push old Effie too hard."

Team Effie decided to play it safe coming over the mountains in order to "stay strong" for California.

Cris Sommer-Simmons, Pilot

Laura Klock, Crew

Toast Boyd, Crew/video/photos

Athena Ransom, Crew/Mechanic

Cris Sommer-Simmons' ride pays tribute to Effie Hotchkiss, a woman who road cross-country with her mother in the sidecar on a new 3-speed V-Twin Harley-Davidson in 1915 from Brooklyn, NY to the World's Fair in San Francisco.

Pre-race - video, entrant Shinya Kimura does a final check on his 1915 Indian Motorcycle. In 1914, Erwin “Cannonball” Baker made the ride in 11 days riding an Indian motorcycle.

Harley-Davidson's Milwaukee Contract Up For A Vote Monday

As recently as 2006, Harley-Davidson had a profit of $1 billion. Last year, it reported a $55 million loss and began a major resizing effort that has included the discontinuation of Buell products and the divestment of the MV Agusta unit.

Nearly 3,000 hourly production positions and about 720 non-production, primarily salaried positions, as well as about 100 salaried positions in the financial services segment have been eliminated. These activities helped the company turn a profit despite lower revenues in the first quarter of 2010, according to statements published in today's Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.

Union members must vote on new seven-year contracts on Monday, Sept. 13 that are aimed at keeping manufacturing in Wisconsin, but with a smaller workforce.

If the contracts are rejected, manufacturing could be moved to another state. Kansas City, Missouri has been mentioned as an option, but building a manufacturing facility in another state is not considered to be the most cost-effective solution.

The balance is between finding ways to become more competitive in a global marketplace without strongly favoring management over labor in the "rightsizing" process, say union leaders.

Belt Drive Betty Homeward Bound From Wharf Rat Rally

Renee “Belt Drive Betty” Charbonneau traveled 19 days, covering more than 6,300 KM on "Black Betty" and spoke to more than 400 riders and community leaders in eight Canadian provinces on her Congo of F.I.R.R.E. en route from Alberta to the Wharf Rat Rally in Nova Scotia.

She arrived Sept. 1st in Digby to attend Atlantic Canada's largest outdoor motorcycle event. And she is now en route home.

The outspoken editor of the Busted Knuckle Chronicles newspaper is most known throughout the world as the author of the Belt Drive Betty Blog and editor of the Canadian travel-events website BeltDriveBetty.com.

Riding across Canada on her motorcycle, Belt Drive Betty met with dozens of motorcycle clubs and talked to many non-riders, spreading awareness of F.I.R.R.E - Foundation for Injured Riders, Rights & Education. En route to Nova Scotia, she attended The National Motorcycle Ride for Dad 10th Anniversary Run in Kenora, ON and The Mother Daughter Ride for the SOS Villages in Butler, ON. She visited The Biker's Church and Biker Coffee Company in Ottawa; Chrome Divas in Ottawa and Montreal; and the high school bike builders in Bike Klub in NB.

She left Moncton New Brunswick at 6 am on September 1st - destination - St John New Brunswick and the Bay Ferry to Digby, where she met up with Bean'r and his crew from Florida, New York and Boston and made the 3-hr crossing. 

Betty is a woman who tells it like it is and she had things to say about the St John's ferry route to Digby.

 "I must tell you folks - St John is disgusting. It is official - in my books anyway - that the roads in St John NB are the worst in all of Canada - worse than any place. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. And the Bay Ferry - what a money grab - disgustingly filthy bathrooms at the terminal - worn out carpets on the floor on the Ferry and the cleanliness left lots to be desired there too and the same price for a motorcycle to cross as a car or pick up. $90 one way fare - 3 hour crossing. RIP OFF - complete and TOTAL!

"Shameful - had I known that's what it was going to be I would have ridden from Moncton to Truro and into Digby - seen some fabulous country and saved myself $40 and still been in Digby before the ferry," Betty reported. On her way home, that's exactly what she did.

On Tuesday, Sept. 7th she was riding from Digby to Truro - the back way with two members of the Canadian Lone Wolves,  Sea Dog the Magic Man and his lovely wife, Jocelyn.

 "The roads are not in the greatest shape so caution should be exercised," said Betty.


But from the Look Off in Blomindon you can see almost all of the Annapolis Valley - breath taking and stunningly beautiful!

Hurricane Earl may have kept some rally-goers at home this year because attendence at the Wharf Rat Rally in Digby was down from previous years. 

But Bean're made his own Fun... riding a go-cart around the Wall of Death.

For details about F.I.R.R.E. visit: beltdrivebetty.com/firre

JJ Harris Ride & Toys For Tots With Gypsy Pashn - Oct. 8th

MASSACHUSETTS - Gypsy Pashn, recently inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum's Hall of Fame, is the organizer for the 3rd Annual JJ Harris Ride, Sunday Oct. 3rd in Middleton, MA. As the riding season comes to a close in the Northeast, it's that time of year when the Marines collect Toys For Tots!

The Ride is a memorial to Marine Captain Jennifer J. Harris, 28 of Swampscott, Mass. assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364... out of Pendleton, Calif. She died Feb. 7th, 2007 when the helicopter she was flying in crashed while supporting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq.

This is a 50-mile ride to enjoy the New England fall scenery, and raise funds for Marine causes. Toys for Tots boxes will be available at the event. Details, gypsypashn@aol.com.

Keira Knightley Models in Paris for Chanel on Vintage Ducati

Women riders love to find apparel that matches their bike, but who knows which came first in a photo shoot in Paris: Keira Knightley's beige catsuit, worn in an advert for Chanel or the matching beige vintage Ducati motorcycle.

The 25-year-old actress has been the face of Chanel since 2006. Of course she was also wearing maching beige gloves, boots and a matching beige helmet.

Her next big screen appearance will be alongside Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield in "Never Let Me Go."

Source: http://www.chanel.com/

"Ryushin", our new book on the dragons of Horiyoshi III is to be released on Sept. 24th!!

This book is a strictly limited (2000 copies) luxurious coffetable art book. Information on how to reserve your copy (no advance payment necessary) can be found here
Don't miss out on this!

Maximum Bike Registration For 2011 Dakar Rally

The Dakar Rally has reached full registration in the bike and quad categories, four months ahead of the start of the rally raid. The 33rd edition of the Dakar will take place in Argentina and Chile from January 1st to 16th, 2011.



The 2010 Dakar Rally began and ended in Buenos Aires, covering a looping 9,000 kilometers between Argentina and Chile over 14 stages. 362 Teams began the race with 176 motorcycles and quad bikes, 134 cars, and 52 trucks. 187 Teams finished the race, including 88 bikes, 14 quads, 57 cars and 28 trucks.

Collected here are several photographs from the first 8 stages of Dakar Rally 2010 (37 photos total) including this photo of Spain's Gerard Farres Guell kicking up sand with his Aprilia during the 4th stage of the Dakar 2010 between Fiambala, Argentina, and Copiapo, Chile on January 5, 2010. Spain's Marc Coma won the stage, France's David Casteu took the second place and France's Cyril Despres the third. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)

The History of The Dakar Rally
The adventure began back in 1977, when Thierry Sabine got lost on his motorbike in the Libyan desert during the Abidjan-Nice Rally. He survived the extreme desert sand conditions and returned home to France, enthralled by the landscape and promising to share his fascination with as many people as possible.

He proceeded to come up with a route starting in Europe, continuing to Algiers and crossing Agadez before eventually finishing at Dakar. The founder coined a motto for his inspiration: "A challenge for those who go. A dream for those who stay behind."

Courtesy of his great conviction and that modicum of madness peculiar to all great ideas, the plan quickly became a reality. Since then, the Paris-Dakar, a unique event sparked by the spirit of adventure, open to all riders and carrying a message of friendship between all men, has never failed to challenge, surprise and excite. Over the course of more than thirty years, it has generated innumerable sporting and human stories.

This Year's Rally Course

A limited 200 motorcycles and quads are allowed to start the race, in order to provide for the best possible management of the sporting event. As requests for further registrations are still flowing in, a waiting list has been established to allow a few more riders to join the race should any of the already registered contenders drop out in the weeks to come.

Click the map for an enlarged view.

In the 33rd edition of the now famous race, the maximum engine size has been limited to 450cc. So racers like Cyril Despres and Marc Coma can no longer dominate the race on their 640+ cc KTM engines, but will instead be running on the new KTM 450s.

After Aprilia – which managed to put Francisco “Chaleco” Lopez on the podium for his very first time in the raid – it is now BMW that has registered and is sporting big ambitions with the creation of the Speedbrain BMW Rally Team. The new team immediately hired David Frétigné and Frans Verhoeven, who first test drove the machine in 2010.

Bearing in mind that all the riders in the elite category have to register with a 450cc, the new outsiders will race on equal terms with the usual duel contenders Cyril Despres and Marc Coma, who both won the last five editions of the raid they participated in on KTM bikes. In the struggle for final victory, we will also have to count with the expertise of Yamaha with 450cc bikes, and on Honda and Sherco riders of the likes of David Casteu.

Source:: Dakar.com