More than half of Dakar motorcycle riders on KTM
Despite its official withdrawal from the Dakar due to the limitation of motorcycles to 450 cm3 (read MNC of June 3, 2009 and MNC of June 5, 2009), the Austrian brand wishes to make it known that "more than half of the pilots will trust the motorcycles KTM ".
Despite its official withdrawal from the Dakar due to the limitation of motorcycles to 450 cm3 (read and), the Austrian brand wishes to make known that "more than half of the riders will trust KTM motorcycles".
"Out of 161 registered riders, 83 will be riding KTM motorcycles", recalls the manufacturer, whose general manager, Stefan Pierer, welcomes "that so many major riders and amateurs continue to place their trust in KTM and our services. assistance. KTM will have in its ranks almost all of the favorites, including Marc Coma and Cyril Despres who will be riding the LC4 single-cylinder equipped with an air restrictor limiting performance ".
On the amateur side, KTM riders will be helped by the official KTM assistance vehicle while on the professional side, Cyril Despres warns that he will be there to win: "they may well reduce the air supply to our KTM engines. 690 rally with restrictors limiting performance, but they cannot put a brake on our experience, our professionalism or our motivation. We want to win! "
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