46 Dakar Motorcycles Over The Years by Mike Werner

The Dakar rally is one of the most admired and watched motorcycle (and other vehicles) races in the world. It's one of the toughest races, specially on a motorcycle, and the stamina required to participate (not to speak of the deep pockets) is legendary. Recently it would seem that the Dakar race is dominated by KTM motorcycles, and it's true, they have since 2001 won almost very race. In the top manufacturer winners of the stages in the Dakar, they clearly dominate (data until 2009 race): KTM - 152 Yamaha - 127 Cagiva - 59 Honda - 52 BMW - 46 Suzuki - 10 Gilera - 3 Husqvarna - 3 Barigo - 2 Kawasaki - 1 But in the number of Dakar wins, they're second: Yamaha - 9 KTM - 8 BMW - 6 Honda - 5 Cagiva - 2 So, it's not only KTMs since the beginning (1979). Here are 46 photos of different manufacturers over the years. You can find many more photos of the earlier years at Dakar Dantan 1979 - The First Year, won by a Yamaha Dakar 1979 Yamaha XT 500 Dakar 1979 Yamaha XT 500 Dakar 1979 Guzzi 500 TT 1980 Dakar 1980 Kawasaki KL250 Dakar 1980 KTM 240 Dakar 1980 Vespa 1981 Dakar 1981 BMW Dakar 1981 Ducati 500SL Dakar 1981 Ducati 750 Dakar 1981 KTM 495 Dakar 1981 Yamaha XT500 1982 Dakar 1982 Honda 550 XR Dakar 1982 Ossa 310 1983 Dakar 1983 Barigo Dakar 1983 Husqvarna 250 Dakar 1983 Peugeot TLX 125 1984 Dakar 1984 Barigo Dakar 1984 Moto Morini 1985 Dakar 1985 Barigo Dakar 1985 Yamaha XT600Z 1986 Dakar 1986 BMW HPN Dakar 1986 Moto Guzzi Dakar 1986 Yamaha 660 Tenere 1987 Dakar 1987 BMW Dakar 1987 Honda NXR 750 1988 Dakar 1988 Suzuki DR Z800 1989 Dakar 1989 Yamaha Tenere 1990 Dakar 1990 Cagiva Elefant Dakar 1990 Yamaha YTR 750 2000 Dakar 2000 MZ 660 Baghira 2004 Dakar 2004 BMW Dakar 2004 BMW HPN Dakar 2004 Yamaha 2-Trac 2005 Dakar 2005 KTM 2006 Dakar 2006 Harley Sidecar br> Dakar 2006 Suzuki DRZ 2007 Dakar 2007 Kawasaki KLR Dakar 2007 KTM 2008 Dakar 2008 Husqvarna TE450 2009 Dakar 2009 Honda Dakar 2009 KTM 2010 Dakar 2010 Aprilia RXV Dakar 2010 Husaberg FE 570 Dakar 2010 Husqvarna Dakar 2010 KTM 2011 Dakar 2011 Bultaco Pursang 370