From Ormotors: A Modern Tribute to Gaston Rahier’s Dakar-winning BMW… In 1985, Belgian rider Gaston Rahier campaigned the Paris Dakar Rally on a massive factory-built BMW R80GS sponsored by Marlboro and Playboy — a bike […]
Tag: Paris Dakar
Baja Dominator: Honda NX650 “Domi Baja”
Soli Moto builds the Baja Dominator that Honda never did… In the 1980s, Honda was a dominant force in both the Baja 1000 (victories in 1982 and 1984-87) and Paris Dakar Rally (victories in 1986-1989), […]
Rally Monster: Suzuki V-Strom 1050RR “Desert Express”
Hessler Motorsport’s “Yellow Rally Monster”… In 2002, the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 (DL1000) hit the market as a large-displacement dual-sport / adventure bike boasting a 996cc liquid-cooled 8-valve DOHC 90° V-twin originally designed for the TL1000 […]
Gelände / Straße: BMW R80GS Restomod
Meccanica Serrao d’Aquino resto-mods a 90s adventure bike… The BMW R80GS is widely known as the grandfather of the modern adventure bike. At the time of its introduction, BMW Motorrad was at risk of going […]
Dakar Goose: Moto Guzzi NTX 750 Scrambler
Gas & Oil Bespoke Motorcycles resurrects an Italian police bike… In 1986, Moto Guzzi introduced the NTX 650, a V-twin adventure bike with a small-block Guzzi engine and Dakar styling. NTX stood for Nuova Tipo […]
Still in the Crate: 1995 BMW R100GS Paris Dakar Classic!
Moto Borgotaro presents a rare GS Paris Dakar…still in the crate! The BMW R100GS PD (Paris Dakar) is one of the most sought-after vintage adventure bikes, a 980cc boxer-powered beast that proved itself capable of […]
Adventure Rig: BMW R100GS Paris Dakar Restomod
A 118,000-mile adventure rig from Eli Carver x Stasis Motorcycles… The BMW R100GS PD (Paris Dakar) was a beast of an adventure bike, combining the 980cc flat-twin boxer engine and paralever suspension of the highly […]
Dakar Dualie: Honda XL600LM Resto
ZZ Moto restores a limited-edition Honda thumper… By the mid-1980s, the Paris Dakar Rally had become an immensely popular event on the world stage, and the big factories were competing hard to develop the […]
Dakar Dreams: BMW R80G/S Paris-Dakar Tribute
Roadburner Garage builds a Paris-Dakar tribute machine… The first running of the Paris-Dakar Rally took place in 1978, when 182 competitors (including 90 motorcycles) started from Place du Trocadéro, Paris, for the 6000-mile journey to […]
Queen of Dakar: ZZ Moto’s 1981 Yamaha XT500 Resto
The Yamaha XT500 is one of our favorite bikes of all time. The twin-shock, four-stroke single-cylinder enduro came out in 1976, a street-legal version of the TT500 introduced a year earlier. Yamaha USA had realized […]
