Photo by C Vestal. from Here: http://cvestal.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/rides-2011/111230-Dakar-Pre/20813300_jcDSJ5#1652563577_BwJb8km
included so you can see what other kinds of hardware are in attendance.
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A Humongous Thank You!
Thanks so much to Mike Cerce, the creative director at Downs Creative in New Stanton, PA! He was the genius behind the BC2Dakar logo that helped spawn awesome schwag and decals that will undoubtedly be found on many dual sport bikes and their riders across the world for years to come.
Check out the pics below that were taken before scrutineering to see Mike’s work in action.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Pics Before Scrutineering
Thanks to Ted (aka Deadly99) for these pics he posted on the advrider forum:
Sneak Peak Shots of the Bike
These are the same photos I posted on Advrider. Take a gander! I snapped these before Bill took off this morning 
Parts Are Arriving, Let the Build Begin!
Early September…
Parts from BRP (Billet Racing Products) and Dirt Tricks await on the porch,
then Touratech and Scotts Performance Products show up.
It’s like Christmas!
Sprockets, Triple clamp and more…
Steering stabilizer
Install goes smooth and easy.
First was the upper triple with Scotts Stabilizer mount and bar risers from BRP.The risers are rubber mounted to help dampen vibrations.
Scotts Stabilizer installed.
There are a few stabilizers available for the bike but the only choice was Scotts. I’m not much of a fan of heavy damping so with the Scotts I can set the high speed circuit for the heavy hits and set the low speed with very little damping.
BRP makes a chain guide that is just awesome. The stockers have shown to be susceptible to heavy abuse and the Dakar will through the worst at it so going with the BRP was a no brainer. Easy to install and should last longer than the Dakar and then some!
Dirt Tricks Ironman Sprockets are known to be tough, just what is need for the Dakar!
It was recommended to me to try a 43 rear as it worked for Ty Davis’s Team in the V2R. After a little testing it worked great for high top speed with out over revving the engine but a little to tall for sand and the technical stuff. I’ll be ordering another sprocket in the 47-48 range and then test some more.
More Bikes!
Late August…
Another TXC 449 and a TE 449 arrive. A little later than expected but they are here and it’s time to get busy.
2011 TE 449
Making the trip home…
It’s time to build but I’d rather ride!
TXC 449 and TE 449 home in the garage
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