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Firts bike to win the Paris Dakar.Mine was the 1981 XT500G with the silver & black tank... bought it in December 1980 for the princely sum of R2,095...
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Firts bike to win the Paris Dakar.Mine was the 1981 XT500G with the silver & black tank... bought it in December 1980 for the princely sum of R2,095...
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Deserts tend to get a little hot - and those tend to like burning holes through their pistons during sustained high speed/high RPM use in hot conditions.Any vehicle that came equipped with the 3L D-4D engine. As for a motorbike it would have to be a Kawasaki KLR. I still regret letting go of my gen 1.![]()
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Deserts tend to get a little hot - and those tend to like burning holes through their pistons during sustained high speed/high RPM use in hot conditions.
Fortunately this is a hypothetical scenario right?Deserts tend to get a little hot - and those tend to like burning holes through their pistons during sustained high speed/high RPM use in hot conditions.


