Check Out The KTM Dakar Bike

By Tim Sturtridge on 16 December 2016

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.”

We need a lot of fuel onboard, so we have one tank at the rear and two tanks at the front. The rear tank holds about 17 litres and front tanks hold about seven or eight litres each.

Toby Price