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BMW4VWW · 12-20-2004, 11:22 AM

Anyone that's ever done any long range dirt bike riding has to admire the effort and endurance necessary to compete in an event of this caliber and distance. If either of them finish it would have to be considere as a great victory. Most riders would be spent after just one day! VWW

Neal · 12-20-2004, 02:36 PM

On a related note,has anyoner heard any more of the guys that were going to run a VROD/sidehack combo in the Paris-dakar. I thought they were going to go last year but didnt hear about them...do they plan to run this year?

Buzz_Waloch · 12-20-2004, 02:44 PM

Check this guy out. 45 years old and giving it a whirl on a motorcycle.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports...1s2motors.html

Steven_Verschoor · 12-20-2004, 02:54 PM

From MO's own report on the Griffith Park Sidecar Rally...</p>

Scott is aiming for the race beginning January 1, 2006. He adds, "We've spent about a million hours building the bike and testing it in the desert and sand dunes, really torturing it. It's a constant evolution."</p>

BMW4VWW · 12-20-2004, 02:58 PM

If this guy makes it without any support team it will be a miracle Buzz. VWW

BMW4VWW · 12-20-2004, 03:00 PM

Wouln't that be a constant revolution? VWW

Hutchinator · 12-20-2004, 03:39 PM

[Drum-shot]

obandoj · 12-20-2004, 03:51 PM

I wish the brothers the best of luck, I shure hope they are in great physical condition, they are not spring chickens after all. I rode my dirt bike for 4 hours yesterday and I'm paying the price today! Doing the Dakar? Fughetaboutit!

nokneedragin · 12-21-2004, 05:02 AM

When I was young and just getting into dirt bikes I thought that a single race was an acheivement, then I heard about the Baja1000 and thought, Jesus thats a killer, till I heard about the Paris/Dakar (now Dakar) ralley. I don't know how anyone can ride that far, in those conditions and not drop dead. Maybe I'm getting old, but my 2-3 hours on a dirt bike, swaping out with buddies, rags me out for the next day (and reminds me of how many joints I've abused in my life).

More power to all the people involved, and I'll root for the Americans to show well.

jungkvist · 12-21-2004, 06:52 AM

THEDYÂ’D HAVE TO SEND ME HOME IN A BOXÂ…

by the time I got to Southern Europe. I just screwed-up my back when foot slipped (a tiny, tiny, little bit) on a garage floor. And, IÂ’ll probably be lying here for, at least, another week.

12-20-2004, 11:22 AM	#1
BMW4VWW Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,833	Re: Charlie & Dave do Dakar Anyone that's ever done any long range dirt bike riding has to admire the effort and endurance necessary to compete in an event of this caliber and distance. If either of them finish it would have to be considere as a great victory. Most riders would be spent after just one day! VWW

12-20-2004, 02:36 PM	#2
Neal Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 731	Re: Charlie & Dave do Dakar On a related note,has anyoner heard any more of the guys that were going to run a VROD/sidehack combo in the Paris-dakar. I thought they were going to go last year but didnt hear about them...do they plan to run this year?

12-20-2004, 02:44 PM	#3
Buzz_Waloch Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 174	Re: Charlie & Dave do Dakar Check this guy out. 45 years old and giving it a whirl on a motorcycle. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports...1s2motors.html __________________ I sincerely apologize for my antics her at MO. It is readily apparent that the majority of MO readers do not appreciate my megalomaniac WWF MO persona. Like the husband that is the last to know his wife is having an affair, I did not understand the detrim

12-20-2004, 02:54 PM	#4
Steven_Verschoor Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 441	Re: Charlie & Dave do Dakar From MO's own report on the Griffith Park Sidecar Rally...</p> Scott is aiming for the race beginning January 1, 2006. He adds, "We've spent about a million hours building the bike and testing it in the desert and sand dunes, really torturing it. It's a constant evolution."</p> __________________ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys/d.gif

12-20-2004, 02:58 PM	#5
BMW4VWW Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,833	Re: Charlie & Dave do Dakar If this guy makes it without any support team it will be a miracle Buzz. VWW

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12-20-2004, 03:00 PM	#6
BMW4VWW Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,833	Re: Charlie & Dave do Dakar Wouln't that be a constant revolution? VWW

12-20-2004, 03:39 PM	#7
Hutchinator Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 243	Re: LOL [Drum-shot] __________________ \"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.\" George Orwell

12-20-2004, 03:51 PM	#8
obandoj Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Arizona Posts: 912	Re: Charlie & Dave do Dakar I wish the brothers the best of luck, I shure hope they are in great physical condition, they are not spring chickens after all. I rode my dirt bike for 4 hours yesterday and I'm paying the price today! Doing the Dakar? Fughetaboutit!

12-21-2004, 05:02 AM	#9
nokneedragin Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 771	Re: Charlie & Dave do Dakar When I was young and just getting into dirt bikes I thought that a single race was an acheivement, then I heard about the Baja1000 and thought, Jesus thats a killer, till I heard about the Paris/Dakar (now Dakar) ralley. I don't know how anyone can ride that far, in those conditions and not drop dead. Maybe I'm getting old, but my 2-3 hours on a dirt bike, swaping out with buddies, rags me out for the next day (and reminds me of how many joints I've abused in my life). More power to all the people involved, and I'll root for the Americans to show well.

12-21-2004, 06:52 AM	#10
jungkvist Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 955	AMEN THEDYÂ’D HAVE TO SEND ME HOME IN A BOXÂ… by the time I got to Southern Europe. I just screwed-up my back when foot slipped (a tiny, tiny, little bit) on a garage floor. And, IÂ’ll probably be lying here for, at least, another week. __________________ Yeah, well, you can get up and leave, DEAL WITH IT!