Nice!



The base motor should be up to the task, as long as they kept the build mild and didn't go for crazy power. Looks like they opted for a steel swingarm, easier to repair in the field, can't see enough of the rest to guess how it'll do.

 

Looks old school, but cool!! Looks like it has a 14" rear wheel also.

 

update!

the rider is on the second day on place 175....almost 20 riders are behind him...good work Mr. Kastan!!



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Kick Ass! I hope he's got access to a hot tub at each stop...

 

WOW that is sick. I would think the sand would be the end of this rally but lets hope they make it, New Beginnings for Pit Bikers!

 

Very Cool!

 

how is he supposed to make the dune days?

 

goodluck hope he makes it all the way to the finsh keep us updated

 

scotts stablizer, 14/14's, dry break, HUGE tank - awesome.



That little bike is cool in every way.

 

Here is the Dakar Rally homepage, in case any one follows it.

 

Hahaha thats awesome! Congrats!

 

And it has a Honda Nice motor with a Tak superhead. super nice!

 

very nice its different

 

ol reliable pitpros,best choice if your goin to run a pitbike in that kinda of conditions

 

that is too cool.

 

update...he is out on the fourth stage...what a pitty!!

 

haha thats cool me and my friend were just talking about doing the baja 1000 on our 110's

 

update...he is out on the fourth stage...what a pitty!!

Any idea what the issue is?

 

Thats Sick!

 

Aw man, still very cool.

 

The engine was built by Michael Junker @ TJR-tuningparts in Germany who just happens to be one of the best Honda Nice builders in the world. TJR is a side business for two engineers who work at Rolls-Royce. TJR definately knows their stuff.

Michael is the gentlemen on the left.

 

Something about it looks very Penton.

 

Too bad it's over;



The adventure of Ivo Kastan is over; it stopped on Tuesday at the start of Stage 4. His bike was just leaking too much oil. Shattered, he had to head for the assistance trucks, follow their lead and get to Neuquen at 60 km/h. "I was adding oil occasionally. A truck gave me some; it was oil for diesel engines," says the Czech who already participated in 8 Dakars and finished 6 of them, with a smile. This year, for his 9th participation, he had to have a new motivation. "Latin America gave me 50% of the motivation and the rest was given to me by my job: I am a small bikes dealer so I decided to build a brand new bike." So this is how this tall lean man decided to challenge the Dakar with a 146cc bike prepared by him and nicknamed Honda Rahier. "Gaston (Rahier) was my hero; he was not tall, he was always in a good moood and he won the Dakar." Ivo will be driving along, following the race on his bike using side trails to be able to be with his journalist wife every night at the bivouac. He is not disappointed at all. "With this bike, I finished fourth of the European Bajas Cup in the less than 250cc category. I think that a lot of amateurs are wrong on the Dakar: big bikes are too expensive and too dangerous. With my bike, I have found the true spirit of this rally again."

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..... I think that a lot of amateurs are wrong on the Dakar: big bikes are too expensive and too dangerous. With my bike, I have found the true spirit of this rally again."

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wise words...hope he will try it next year again

 

looks like a good time...