Friday, January 31, 2014

Adventure Motorcycling BMW Motorrad Rider Training Course

I found this video of a BMW Motorrad rider training course that covers some of the basics of an adventure motorcycling. 
This is Part 1 of 2.
Part 2 of 2.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Tentsile… a tent… a treehouse… a tent treehouse




I'm liking this portable tent treehouse. It's not really practical for backpacking, but it would be nice to have in my backyard.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Dakar Rally 2014… Day 13 from La Serena to Valpairiso

Day 13 of the Dakar Rally traveled from La Serena to Valpairiso for the finish.
The terrain profile
Check out the stage summary.

The final results for the motorcycles for the 2014 Dakar Rally. Congratulations to all those that finished.
Pos.
Name
Make
Time
Variation
1
002
COMA (ESP)
KTM
052:40:16

2
004
VILADOMS (ESP)
KTM
054:40:05
01:59:49
3
006
PAIN (FRA)
YAMAHA
054:50:32
02:10:16
4
001
DESPRES (FRA)
YAMAHA
054:54:17
02:14:01
5
007
RODRIGUES (PRT)
HONDA
055:00:55
02:20:39
6
015
PRZYGONSKI (POL)
KTM
055:17:39
02:37:23
7
003
BARREDA BORT (ESP)
HONDA
055:45:10
03:04:54
8
026
GOUET (CHL)
HONDA
055:57:26
03:17:10
9
019
SVITKO (SVK)
KTM
056:33:01
03:52:45
10
009
CASTEU (FRA)
KTM
056:41:58
04:01:42
11
016
JAKES (SVK)
KTM
057:02:39
04:22:23
12
030
VAN NIEKERK (ZAF)
KTM
057:35:27
04:55:11
13
017
METGE (FRA)
YAMAHA
058:43:35
06:03:19
14
040
SALVATIERRA (BOL)
SPEEDBRAIN
058:52:31
06:12:15
15
028
KNUIMAN (NLD)
KTM
060:22:05
07:41:49
16
050
SANZ (ESP)
HONDA
060:44:56
08:04:40
17
052
RODRIGUEZ (CHL)
HONDA
060:50:56
08:10:40
18
039
PABISKA (CZE)
KTM
060:54:24
08:14:08
19
031
CECI (ITA)
SPEEDBRAIN
061:06:14
08:25:58
20
076
CARDONA VAGNONI (VEN)
YAMAHA
061:22:49
08:42:33
21
074
VOGELS (NLD)
KTM
062:07:42
09:27:26
22
023
PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP)
SHERCO
062:08:53
09:28:37
23
014
PIZZOLITO (ARG)
HONDA
062:13:48
09:33:32
24
067
VAN PELT (NLD)
HONDA
062:37:10
09:56:54
25
044
OLIVEIRA (PRT)
SPEEDBRAIN
063:15:52
10:35:36
26
027
GUASCH (ESP)
GAS - GAS
063:23:24
10:43:08
27
034
STANOVNIK (SVN)
KTM
063:43:05
11:02:49
28
059
CUMMINGS (ZAF)
KTM
064:08:48
11:28:32
29
053
BIANCHI PRATA (PRT)
HUSQVARNA
064:19:47
11:39:31
30
036
PATRAO (PRT)
SUZUKI
064:30:13
11:49:57
31
069
PAYEN (FRA)
YAMAHA
065:28:16
12:48:00
32
046
RODRIGUEZ (ARG)
HONDA
065:28:47
12:48:31
33
086
NASER COLOMBO (CHL)
KTM
065:50:36
13:10:20
34
103
DE SOULTRAIT (FRA)
YAMAHA
066:10:52
13:30:36
35
057
DA COSTA (FRA)
YAMAHA
066:54:03
14:13:47
36
075
OCONNOR (AUS)
KTM
067:15:53
14:35:37
37
045
OLIVERAS CARRERAS (ESP)
GAS - GAS
067:22:45
14:42:29
38
165
ROBERTS (AUS)
KTM
068:07:54
15:27:38
39
134
DIENER (AUS)
YAMAHA
068:13:18
15:33:02
40
117
MEERU (EST)
HONDA
068:38:28
15:58:12
41
073
DEMELCHORI (ARG)
KAWASAKI
069:02:59
16:22:43
42
106
GOUNON (FRA)
KTM
069:05:21
16:25:05
43
051
ARREDONDO (GTM)
KTM
069:17:36
16:37:20
44
041
PROHENS (CHL)
YAMAHA
069:18:45
16:38:29
45
065
HEINRICH (PER)
HONDA
069:45:01
17:04:45
46
042
PROHENS (CHL)
YAMAHA
070:45:11
18:04:55
47
064
LAZARD (URY)
KTM
071:17:10
18:36:54
48
083
CABRERA (CHL)
KAWASAKI
071:25:33
18:45:17
49
079
ONTIVEROS (ARG)
YAMAHA
072:21:24
19:41:08
50
126
NIJEN TWILHAAR (NLD)
KTM
072:34:16
19:54:00
51
100
CROQUELOIS (FRA)
YAMAHA
073:31:25
20:51:09
52
133
TRIISA (EST)
HONDA
073:57:43
21:17:27
53
131
DESI (HUN)
KTM
074:08:17
21:28:01
54
072
SAGHMEISTER (SRB)
KTM
074:34:51
21:54:35
55
063
ERRƁZURIZ (CHL)
SHERCO
075:39:48
22:59:32
56
174
ARANA COBEAGA (ESP)
YAMAHA
076:52:09
24:11:53
57
189
TRACCAN (FRA)
HONDA
077:57:40
25:17:24
58
109
DEL ZOTTO (ARG)
GAS - GAS
078:14:22
25:34:06
59
101
SARMIENTO CERON (COL)
YAMAHA
078:20:23
25:40:07
60
071
GRACIDA GARZA (MEX)
HONDA
078:47:43
26:07:27
61
180
DAMDINKHORLOO (MNG)
KTM
078:47:50
26:07:34
62
080
REINIKE (CHL)
KTM
079:19:30
26:39:14
63
125
GUZMAN BLANCO (CHL)
KTM
079:30:02
26:49:46
64
085
PEƑATE MUƑOZ (ESP)
KTM
079:35:17
26:55:01
65
082
VALLE (MEX)
KTM
079:40:21
27:00:05
66
093
DE GROOT (NLD)
HONDA
082:39:34
29:59:18
67
087
VELLUTINO (PER)
KTM
083:15:11
30:34:55
68
098
HAMARD (FRA)
KTM
083:48:57
31:08:41
69
155
URQUIA (ARG)
YAMAHA
085:04:40
32:24:24
70
058
PUERTAS HERRERA (ESP)
GAS - GAS
088:38:13
35:57:57
71
105
BATALLA (ESP)
GAS - GAS
088:55:15
36:14:59
72
111
ESPINASSE (FRA)
KTM
089:07:19
36:27:03
73
091
CID DE LA PAZ (ARG)
YAMAHA
089:16:52
36:36:36
74
092
JOHNSON (USA)
HONDA
092:49:01
40:08:45
75
191
HOYOS LLACH (COL)
HONDA
099:25:49
46:45:33
76
173
VIGLIO (ITA)
BETA
101:53:27
49:13:11
77
169
CHIVITE RUIZ (ESP)
YAMAHA
106:10:53
53:30:37
78
118
GUYOMARCH (FRA)
YAMAHA
141:05:01
88:24:45

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