Julien Toniutti on a Yamaha Niken at the Rallye des Volcans
As he had indicated after his big fall in the Dakar, Julien Toniutti returns just for fun in road rallies, in duo, riding a Yamaha Niken at the Rallye des Volcans at the end of August … Who will have the courage to climb behind him ? Explanations.
"I will surely come back, simply for fun and do some freelance work with offbeat projects", slipped the Road Rally to his his following his .
It’s now done: Julien Toniutti will be at the Rallye des Volcans on August 24 and 25, 2019 in Gelles (63).
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"Physically, I am lucky not to have any after-effects", specifies Julien while "mentally, the rehabilitation was longer than expected. The doctors always told me that it would take time but I did not want them. believe … In MotoGP, MX, SX, we see big crashes, head traumas, fractures … The pilots are taken to the emergency room and just a few weeks later, they are back at the start of the races at their top level. For me, it took a little longer ".
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"Rallying is a discipline that I love", recalls the Lyon pilot who won 5 French championship titles "by riding for several brands (KTM, Yamaha, Aprilia) and with victories on all types of motorcycle"…
Why on a Niken, the new three-wheeled Yamaha motorcycle ?
"If I come back to a round of the French championship, whatever my bike, it will inevitably become a lap of times," he continues: "we will expect that I will win and then I do not want nor come to disturb the current championship by inserting myself somewhere in the scratch classification. For this year of transition, I just want to ride for the pleasures of the curve, the trajectories, the acceleration and the braking. The rally des Volcans is a rally outside the French Championship, without pressure. With François Speck, the boss of EMC, we came here two years ago. The reception was top. To guarantee fun, I will ride with a Yamaha Niken. And like two years ago, I entered the Duo category. All that remains is to find an unconscious person ready to climb behind! "
"The Niken is on loan from the Spring Bike 69 dealership, it’s their demo bike," explains Julien. "It is stock, we just fitted an EMC shock absorber and additional Tecnogloble headlights for the night. Otherwise nothing more. The tires being 15 inches at the front, we are obliged to keep the original fitment, it doesn’t ‘there are no hyper-sport tires in this size ".
Does this experience at the Rallye des Volcans signal your return to competition? ?
"It’s a first test, this fall I’m going to do a few sessions on fast circuits and we’ll see if the feeling at over 250 km / h is still good", proclaims the multiple champion. "For next season we’re thinking about it, but it’s a little too early to talk about it. We’ll see that this fall. I still have support in principle from my main partners (Scorpion, Tecnoglobe, Ipone, Michelin, MDA. ..) and I really thank them for still being there ".
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