The time has come... Neduro DID Dakar!

SWEET!!!! Excellent news. Now go out there and get some NED!!!!!

Gwenduro, jenduro: you can tell li'l Eleanor that uncle Ned has 180,000 ADVriders watching over him.
He won't be riding alone, not even a second.

+180,000 !

Thanks so much for the link to the video.
Will you keep posting the links for us?

I've told my boss I'm not going to be very productive for the next two weeks...

Q~

Now 180,001

Good luck Ned!

What time zone is it down there and how many do you go through across SA?

Q I hear ya. My wife knows she will be a Dakar F5 Widow for 2 weeks and my coworkers know from past years that I'm rather distracted at work during those weeks. Good thing it's at the start of the year when things are slower biz-wise.

As for videos, they are being collected here:

Dakar 2012 Media Thread
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=751961

Just got my first break. What a 20 hours it has been. Does not look like it in this photo, still a lot to do.

Sweet Chris! Gonna get gray hairs keeping up those hours. Wait....

Great job guys!

You managed to build a beautiful Rally bike!

Great job indeed. Just keep plugin away

Iv'e been surfing throught this thread off and on..............................Now I'm hooked........................ Dammit!

Subscribed


This is better than a movie!

It's for real now, isn't it?

game on:dllama

Bike is looking sweeeeeeeeeeeeeettttt.

Love the graphics, nice, clean simple build.

Take lots of pics, it will never look that good again.

I'm happy to post the ones that I find, but usually (as cyborg notes), the "Dakar media" thread is the first/best place to check...

...and a big ADVRider welcome to the 'duro clan! Aren't you glad he didn't pick a crummy ADV alias? (I always laugh when I think of inmate FatChance's family. I think I remember a post where he referred to his spouse as "FatWife"! :eek1)

Ned! I love that you're running the high fender. Way cool. Think different. It's one of your strengths. I would suggest a set of these as well...



...but they probably wouldn't pass scrutineering. That said, I can attest that leather tassels are the best dirt bike upgrade EVER.

... just a little humor to help shift your focus from the frustration and anxiety of the delayed container to the exhilaration and joy of your upcoming ride.

All the best, bro.

+1

Sending all our best thoughts your way guys!!

I tell you what! That f5 button is magic.

I get done reading, hit it, and *have more to read!*

M

I've already checked (and put the time zones on my desktop for quick reference): Argentina is GMT-3, no daylight savings time. Chile is an hour off, but observes DST, so they are on the same time. Problem is, Peru is 2 hours off (GMT-5), so there'll be all kinds of confusion in our coverage.

Traditionally, rallies follow their own time standard, usually that of the country where the start is. I don't know how the Dakar will handle the start times this year.