The F5 Bivouac (rallye raid news) and W2RC - World cross country rally championship

Excellent interview - very personable and a total hero!

Jx

Just a thought - has anyone warned 'The Boss' that it is all about to kick off again

giv 'er!

Yep; but I still fear for our servers.

like the design a lot

BUT

hate the typeface sooo much and it ruins the whole thing

Please let me know if that changes or if you are excepting suggestions

since as always I want one

Hello all. Happy New Dakar and yes please on the T shirt.

What she said.



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+1

Very real. I was amazed every day by how personable he was in such trying circumstances.

Can't let you forget us Duke

Ah yes, the "Command'R" shirt.

yup, for all of mac maniacs out there

Ooooh ! Look what DHL just delivered.

What is the current requirements for fuel capacity?

Found this picture from the LA Dakar Page:

http://www.ladakar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSCN3513.jpg


Whilst IMO is an extremly simple/clean solution for a Dakar bike, I was not sure that the Safari Tanks solution, had quite enough capacity?

http://www.safaritanks.com.au/home/10-Honda/61-HONDA-CRF450-RALLY-KIT/flypage.tpl.html
It states on the safari website that the tanks are 21L at the front and 8.5L at the rear.

I thought that around 35L was a reasonable minimum.

Any thoughts/comments?

For the current Dakar (since 2006), you gotta be able to go 250km between fuel stops. Most people add a 10% margin of error to that. Before 2006, you had to be able to go 350km between fuel stops.

For the average 450cc enduro bike, 28L should just about do it, but there are too many variables to call this a rule. Anyone headed to the Dakar better have tested their fuel consumption in the correct conditions several times.

fun fun
Charlie

They are pretty friendly with how they place fuel stops, as well. I had been concerned it would be 250k of soft stuff (which could be a lot of gas!) but they only stretched the intervals where it was more firm and possible to get reasonable mileage. I had 28L and was never cutting it close.

The fast guys need much more fuel, something about time on the main jet.

I used that kit from HM Jolly Racing/Boano in Egypt...I liked it.

And vessel is through Panama Canal.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/nl/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=235011890

Team F5 has reached a new level when we can track the ship that carries the bikes that are headed for Dakar. Crazy.

Should we cheer for the boat in a similar fashion as we do the competitors?

That is one ugly-ass ship!

Jx

Yeah...

But it's whats inside that really counts...