Do you have a minute to tell us your Dakar? I started as a fast assistance, I like Picard, our protected were Bacou and Dalia, to them it was the honor of carrying on of the Cagiva; at one point Dalia had his accident, Bacou invece andava al di sotto di ogni aspettativa […]
In 1994 Yamaha decided not to participate in with the official team as opposed to the amendment to regulation that sanctioned the end of prototype category and not having time to prepare a bike to conquer decided not to participate in, first time since he started Paris-Dakar. Yamaha 1994 presenta la nuova moto la XTZ 850 R. Con i […]
For three bikes which have concluded the Paris Dakar were taken, as a starting point, the engines of the XT 600 1989 and the TT frame 600. Interventions on the engine were not radicals. No additional cilindrrata, but only a particular tuning. La decisione di non procedere nella […]
I had the particularity of Taich El Seddik decorate its vehicles with the stripes of a zebra, What more appropriate way to blend. Do you know the reason, but participation was decorated so that zebra, motorcycle or car that is…
Departure to Paris so proud to be in the team Honda Italy B had found even the sponsors but this photo reminds me of a dramatic prelude, the bike rattava the prologue and this photo shows that I wanted to work on it but here at little squalificarmi's a janitor comes to scold me threatening my life if I hadn't gone. The […]
To try to avoid the excessive power of prototypes to Dakar, race direction towards the end of 1993 will changing the rules, and introduce the category sports prototypes, motion of derived from the series. The Yamaha having little time to prepare and divergences with the race direction, no sign up no team to […]
Insiders say the race, on the beach in Dakar, It doesn't end, but begins. In the sense that the losers, But even the winner, just crossing the finish line Let's start already thinking about the next edition. Behind the three-week race, In fact, There is the work of a whole year. But how does this work? […]
Fourteenth absolute, and best Italian private in Dakar, Beppe Gauri is unique in boasting private title. He was just a mechanic by plane (the famous Annapurna, little one to save space) and some cash distributed among truckers who rented the space. "It was tough – commented the bergamasco – the more […]
The rally of the Pharaohs was approaching. Would leave in early October and represented an important test bench into sight of the next Paris-Dakar, l & #8217; most important event of the season in Africa. The Egyptian race took on a major importance for Yamaha, After an unsuccessful pursuit of victory with its Thumper, always protagonist, but always defeat in recent editions, He decided […]
When the race becomes almost insane, mainly due to bad weather, the whole thing verges on madness. In this edition of the Paris-Dakar I knew there was something strange in the first European side having spent the first four days of competition in the rain. In Madridho had to remove the Fender bass on special stage […]
