The Dakar moved into Chile’s Arica desert for the fifth stage covering a slow and cumbersome 257 miles (411 km) with 85 miles (136km) of special test. It almost seemed like an enduro race. In fact, it was enduro rider Alessandro Botturi who showed his true colors bringing the Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain a…
Joan Barreda commanded a particularly hazardous fourth stage of the Dakar, Nazca – Arequipa with 180 miles (289 km) of special test, which covered all types of terrain, and was made difficult by the “fesh-fesh” dust. The Spaniard on the Husqvarna TE449RR by Speedbrain battled his way to an eight-minute lead over his nearest rival…
Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain notched up another noteworthy performance. Nazca, one of Peru’s most famous archaeological cities played host to today’s stage, where it was the turn of Paulo Goncalves to take the podium in second place just seconds behind winner Lopez. Goncalves would have been in third overall place were it not for…
The Dakar got well and truly underway today with Team Husqvarna by Speedbrain in the thick of the action. Joan Barreda, the Spanish rider won the Pisco – Pisco second stage, commanding the 242 km (151 miles) of special test. The stage proved to be really tough, with plenty of opportunities for errors and loss…
The first stage of the Dakar 2013 got underway with the participants taking a 155-mile (250-km) transfer from Lima to Pisco where they competed in a short 8-mile (13-km) special test in the dunes overlooking the sea. The Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain made a decisive team effort prior to the next stages to be…
The water-cooled GS is finally here! This revolutionary motorcycle was launched at this year’s Intermot show in Germany and features the latest generation boxer engine from BMW. Our Winter issue brings you all the news from specs to tech to design. Through tables, diagrams and timeline, the progress from oilhead to hexhead to camhead to…
Former airline pilot Peter de la Rey capitalized on the straight line speed of the S1000RR to win a second successive Superbike Elimination class championship in the South African drag racing championships. Competing in the final round at Tarlton International Raceway on Sunday, October 27, the 57-year-old from Germiston defeated his closest rivals, Jerry Lombard and Bertus…
Early next year, a motorcycle auction will be revving up interest among enthusiasts and collectors with a quartet of competition BMWs going under the hammer, including a rare pre-war Kompressor. This unique collection of four BMW racing motorcycles will be offered at the Bonhams Las Vegas Motorcycle Sale on January 10, 2013. Headlining the…
At the conclusion of a successful Morocco Rally that took place from October 15-21, the Husqvarna Rally Team By Speedbrain riders took three of the top eight places, including Joan Barreda taking second overall. Paulo Goncalves and Matt Fish put in noteworthy performances too, finishing in fifth and eighth respectively. This result for the Husqvarna…
There’s a saying in motorcycling that the older you get, the faster you used to be, but 53-year-old Stéphane Mertens is certainly showing no signs of slowing down. On the S1000RR in 2012, he has won just about every race he has entered this year, including helping Team Herpigny win its second Belgian Endurance Moto…