Rally Raid
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Watch reigning Dakar champion Toby Price lift the lid on the secret weapon behind his rally success.
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5 things you need to know the KTM Dakar bike
Reigning Dakar Rally champion Toby Price unravels the secrets of his winning bike.
The very nature of the Dakar Rally makes it an unpredictable beast. A lot can happen as the convoy of competitors voyage 10,000km in two weeks over perilous terrain. Simply finishing the rally is a triumph for most, with the podium remaining a distant dream. However, the Red Bull KTM Factory Team enter each Dakar with aim of winning the bike race and for the last 15 editions of the desert classic they have managed to do just that.
Watch the clip above to see reigning Dakar champion Toby Price explain what sets his KTM 450 Rally apart from other bikes.
“The main part of a rally bike that’s different to any motocross bike is the navigation tower,” explains Price. “We have a Garmin GPS which tracks and logs the course we’ve done for the day. I call our roadbook holder ‘the lunchbox’ which is where we put the information of each day’s stage.”
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