Dakar winning bike collection 1979-1998
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- 6 bikes cover the early years of Paris-Dakar wining motorcycles. I put this collection together after searching right across Europe for perfect examples over the past 2 years. Total cost of the collection was £25,000. Most expensive was the BMW R80 G/S P-D at £10,000+, while the cheapest was the Super Tenere at £1500.
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Now this is what I signed up to TH-cam for. Intellectual analysis; enthusiastic, knowledgeable and affable presentation style. Harry, your videos are terrific, congrats to you and your team for the excellent content. Looking forward to the next one.
Agreed! Harry obviously does his research but it's clear that he's' driven to do so by his passion for the vehicles and their history.
agree with you. great story telling. Thanks Harry.
No you signed up to confirm your age...
Either way, this is a nice video! ☺️
It's really nice to see that there are enthusiasts around the world who spend so much effort and money to collect these motorcycle icons ... and prevent these jewels to get into disrepair ... well done !
Never been too enamoured with bikes, but Harry could explain through the history of dishwashers and I'd still love every single minute. A unique enthusiasm, beautifully and elegantly presented.
The Cagiva's exceptionally cool.
What have you done to my ears (beautiful sound)? What have you done to my eyes (phenomenal condition of your bikes)? At last what have you done to my soul (so many really rare and important for motorcycling history machines)? Thank you that you have shared your knowledge of your collection.
My life goal is to one day be a cool old man like Harry
from Ryan's perspective he's old 😉
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This was what got me started on bikes, first the XL 500 and today I still have my 1988 HRC Africa Twin 650 with three fuel tanks for extended range...
I came here because of the Cagiva Elephant.
That 900 i.e. Engine ... what a cannon!
I owned one exactly same livery and the rest but 750cc.
If I well remember rear suspension was Ohlins. The handling was very very good.
Great video and thanks for sharing
Cagiva handling was a big surprise. Feels to have the stiffest frame, excellent damping and long travel suspension. Also feels more nimble than Africa Twin and way more nimble than Super Tenere. Quite a weapon all round really!
Harry: Nice collection. As a bike rider, thanks for sharing them. Take care out there.
Drooling over the Africa Twin, but the Cagiva Elefant I would love one of those in my collection 👌🏻
Damn. Now I have to pull the cover off the old bike in the garage. And the tank if she doesn't start with a new battery. Thanks Harry! Amazing the innovation that comes out of competition and bragging rights...
Thank you. As a kid growing up in America through he 1980's, there were so many hints of greatness and awesome bikes being made ... but they were rarely ever sold in the USA. At the time I remember dreaming about importing an Africa Twin. Since Honda never stepped up to the plate (in this country), if I do buy a larger adventure bike, it will most likely be a modern Super Tenere
I like the fact that they all run and drive- not just show bikes. Great video!
Not interested in bikes but I just like Harry's videos, his enthusiasm and knowledge is infectious.
I've owned 3 XT500s, a new XL500RC, XL 500 , XTZ 750 Tenere & XT600 Tenere and loved them all.My main passion is classic bikes but as Harry says, they offer massive usability , stonking performance , supreme comfort and view from the lofty perch to anticipate ' risks ' ahead.Never understood why they never became the ' standard ' for commuting in the UK , unlike on the continent.Love to see the passion for these wonderful machines and fast appreciating - fond memories !.
Watched this a few times now and have learnt to wear a bib to absorb my drool. That Cagiva is my dream bike. Great vid thanks
Wonderful tribute to the bikes of the worlds greatest endurance race. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for all Paris Dakar bike information. Cheers.
This was really cool. I normally dont like bikes much at all but learning a little bit of history is very interesting.
Always loved trail bikes since late 70s. Still got a XT350 I bought new in 95, good weather weekend toy. Great fun, quick and light. Enjoyed the video, well presented, Thankyou.
I don't even like motorcycles but watched the whole thing since harry is always great
Wow, hero bikes from my childhood - always wanted any of those, had a Honda 500 motorcoss bike when I was a teenager in Europe....
Great video. When I first rode the 650 Africa Twin (about 10 yrs ago) I was blown away by how well balanced it was…. It rode like a dream. I now own a 2019 ATAS but still remember that first ride on the 650 like it were yesterday. Your collection is awesome!
Thank you very much for your documentary. Lovely from Sri Lanka
Wooohoooo a Harry's bikes collection
*grabs popcorn*
I tip my hat to you sir. This is the most desirable collection of motorcycles I have ever had the pleasure of viewing on the tube. I have had at various stages of my life four(variations) of the above machines.
This guy knows his Dakar bikes history. This was a Great video to watch.
Omg ! These were bikes with soul. Amazing video congrat !
Thanks for another superb presentation. What an ace collection, so kind to share the details!
Long live harry. This man has such taste
Awesome bikes Harry. my first bike was a yamaha 175 at age 10 back in 81... used a step to get on it !
Thank you very much Harry ! Motorcycle legends. These bikes started my dreams of riding and enjoying life ,trips and vacations . Subscribed and following. 54 and from Greece. Those were the days!
My sort of bikes, thanks for all these videos, fabulous. Oh, came here for the bikes but watching all the cars now....
fascinating insight into the event , and the gutsy people who took it on and those bikes...magic
Harry you are a man of impeccable taste and deep pockets! Great video!!!
Excllent collection, display & narration! 👏👏👏
What a line up, the glory years, super.
Great collection! And not a garage queen among them! My first "regular" ride was a 1977 XT500 that belonged to my then-girlfriend's brother...he let me borrow it regularly (rode it more than he did!). Loved it so much that my own first bike was going to be a SR500 (ended up with RD400, but that;s a whole other bundle of bargle). I currently own the grandchildren of two of the others: an 06 GS and a 93 XR650L.
Amazing bikes and very good explanations. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks, I really like this collection and since doing this video I've added a Cagiva Elefant 900ie, Honda XL600R Paris-Dakar and a XL500LM. Love them all!
just love the sound of the Bmw always have and allways will. brilliant Harry.
Great video, love how you tell of your bike passion. In my eyes, the Dakar bikes are often overlooked, and anyone going through Dakar on a bike is a hero if you ask me. These bikes are amazing. Thank you, Harry!
This is fantastic, as a young motorcycle fanatic and ADV enthusiast it was awesome to see where the ADV class began. Thank you for dedicating your resources to put this amazing collection together!
Thanx Harry, for the Brilliant video on Paris/Dakar Motorcycle Races !!
Harry, this is amazing! tell us more, so much information, great! well done, thank you!
Absolutely fantastic.... 2nd video I have watched of yours and I'm now totally on-board! Such an articulate and accurate presenter.
So beautiful bikes.....😍🤗
I got the Honda AT RD07....and I love it....
i knew the the history but it is a real joy to go through all again in one videos, and able to hear every machine. Really appreciate it harry.
Great video! It's always astonishing to think the XT/SR engine was only the second four stroke Yamaha developed - and it's still in production 40 years later!
What about the TX750 and TX/XS 500?
all of those bikes are classics!
LOVE the XT500!!!
owned a XT600 once and loved it, kick starting it was a matter of life and death though LOL
thank you sir, very educational. maybe in the future you'll have a wonderful bike museum for all the dakar race bikes that the public can enjoy. i will definitely pay to visit these iconic bikes and learn about their history and evolution.
i had a brand new BMW R80GS exactly like that. what a magic simple solid bike
Thank you for sharing your collection and knowledge. Very interesting.
Very enthusiastic and informative video as always. Thanks Harry
Great background on Harry's childhood... he is a good example of parents allowing their children free rein. The 750 Yamaha is a beauty! Thanks for sharing this collection, captivating. Bike stuff is so good to see amongst the car reviews.
Thanks, shame so many car enthusiasts don't engage with 2-wheels as well as four. They're missing out on so much.
Yeah! I ride in Thailand... fun & beats traffic & parking problems. Truth be told I don't own a car, but your show is so informative and entertaining....
Very informative and entertaining Harry...thank you for posting
Interesting that Harry, 'bout time you did another bike spot. Had an XTZ750 until a couple of years ago and loved it, I got wiped out at a local roundabout and it was written off. Yours looks like Chesterfield colours IIRC. The Cagiva is fantastic, I always wanted one being a Ducatisti myself. I remember Hubert Auriols picture in MCN when the medics where trying to cut his boots off, both ankles where broke as a result of hitting some tree stumps I think, fantastic Harry, brought back a lot of memories for me, can't wait for the individual revues.
I'm very much liking the bike-related material! Please keep it up. 👍
I recently purchased my first motorcycle which makes these videos even more enjoyable.
Great collection and fantastic video.
I really enjoyed watching!!!
Really interesting thanks. The XT500 was always my dream bike.
Love your videos Harry! really appriciate the level of detail you offer in your talk!
Nicely done. great video! thanks for sharing.
Glad I found this to watch, wish my XT was in that condition, thanks Harry.
Thank you for this video, Harry. I just love these bikes and can't help but notice them sitting in background on other features.
Fantastic video. (As always). So much knowledge too - love it. Will look forward to seeing them in action on the farm, too. (I loved the XT500 when it first appeared - such fun. And at the time it was the real biz.). Many thanks Harry.
Absolutely brilliant, thank you! Feeding my Dakar obsession. The world's most incredible race - Erzberg meets the Tour De france meets the Marathon de Sables!
Love this, what a great video! Have loved the Dakar since I was young and these were the bikes I loved watching!
Great bikes. Great video as always Harry.
Thanks for the look at your bike collection. As a biker as well as a car enthusiast this channel hits the mark.
What can I say Harry, once again you surprise us with the depth of your knowledge of all things motorized and cool. I have collected dirt bikes (and Italian road bikes), for a long while. I started riding when I was 4yo, and never really stopped, having been both a riding instructor and city courier, or dispatch rider I think you call them, on a Yamaha TDm850, which is very similar engine wise to the Super Tenere, having the parallel twin with the 180 degree crank (like a Laverda) rather than the later engine with that weird 270 crank that makes them sound like a V twin. I have often wondered just how good the TDM would be with super long suspension, as it's fast enough to surprise a lot of riders on bigger bikes, and extremely user friendly on dirt. I have crossed the Simpson desert right through the centre of Australia 8 times over the years with various groups of friends, each time on a Honda XL500S, that just would not say die, ever. It's about 700km each way, so you need good fuel range, and most of it's either soft sand dunes (about 700 of them, up to 60 metres high), or salt clay pans, good practice for the Dakar. A few years ago I was riding a Benelli Tre K Amazonas (it's a triple cylinder, and I have old Laverda disease, what can I say), as my daily ride (still have it). I think it's the only first series one in my state, they look just like an oversized chook chaser, complete with wire wheels. I always fit road legal knobbies, as it's a handful on dirt just on dual purpose tyres, but also it really annoys the weekend warriors on their fast sports bikes when I round them up in the hills on the bitumen. The secret? Shhh, it's been re- chipped and cammed almost back to the TNT spec motor, so it has 145 ps to play with, plenty for an adventure bike. A year ago I almost got my hands on a factory Cagiva race bike, not a Paris Dakar one, but apparently it was raced by a French team in the Pharaohs rally. The suspension is massively tall, even for me, and I'm six two tall. A friend of mine owned it for years, when he imported it to Australia he wanted to be able to register it to ride on the road. What a performance. It took 2 years of wrangling with government departments to comply the bike to Australian standards. The compliancing license is usually held by the importers of the particular model, but in this case the modern Ducati importers were not the original importers for Cagiva, and they didn't want to know about it. All sorts of fun and games, and the government department that deals with compliancing and vehicle imports has said that they will never compliance another old factory desert race bike. So if you bring one in now it's either ride on private property, or display only. A bit of a shame, as that thing has such a fierce sounding motor, and just pulls the front wheel up in any gear, any time you like. In consolation I have got my hands on a Moto Guzzi Quota 1000. It's one of just 7 in the country, and Guzzi only built 80 of them so it's rare anywhere in the world. It's a bit top heavy, but very stable and user friendly on dirt once you're moving. It's fast too, having that tall gearing that Guzzi seems to use, and feels absolutely unburstable engine wise. Thanks for an enjoyable 23 minutes of viewing on Easter Sunday. I must say I approve of your taste in cars. I have owned a Lamborghini Espada for close to 25 years now, and it's a fascinating thing that makes all the right Italian noises and is surprisingly reliable. A Lancia Delta is on my list to acquire one day, and I am in love with that V12 Zonda you have, instantly collectible and fabulous, though I am having to 'make do' with a pre turbo CL 600 Mercedes, and also a CE 300 for days when the fuel price is just too high to take the 600 out of the garage. I reckon your SL600 must be a wonderful relaxed cruiser for the south coast of France, I am inspired to get over there while they are still under appreciated and cheap. I am thinking of southern Spain though as a destination for a little retirement cottage somewhere near the coast, and it's entirely possible that Spanish mechanics just don't 'do' German V12 supercars. If you keep posting these great pieces, I'll keep watching. Do we have a deal?
Regards from Australia; Andrew.
ps; yes I really am a nutter when it comes to things with engines.
only have a passing interest in bikes but enjoyed this small Dakar history lesson and clearly you have a true passion for them which totally shines through ,almost as good as your mate Henry Cole`s shows.... hehe ;PSo id happily watch more bike stuff harry
THOROUGHLY THOROUGHLY THOROUGHLY ENJOYED it.
THANK YOU.
VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
And I liked it too !!!
Great episode
An amazing collection! Now all you need is the last twin cylinder motorcycle that won in the early 2000s, the KTM 950 Rally that was ridden to victory by the great late Fabrizio Meoni!
Amazing video! A buddy of mine had a old XT 500 when we were growing up...it was a monster!
I bought a '77 (brown) then a '80(chrome-white) great bikes rode them hard and got stuck a few times..just bought a XR650..good video thanks
Fascinating! awesome you bought these!
I am absolutely chocking to get back my old honda xl600 back loved and totally miss that bike
I like your car and bike collection better than Jay Leno's collection
To give credit to Jay Leno: he worked as a mechanic at a Mercedes Garage, when he was a student. DOn't underestimate his wrenching skills. I have heaps of respect for him.
Greetings from the far north of Germany!
Just respect them both.
Peter doe, he didn't underestimate jay at all. He just likes harry more. Each to their own.
I think harry comes across more like the common man and is a better communicator than jay.
Educational as always, Mr. Metcalfe, hat's off once again.
You are the James May of Adventure bikes and that's a compliment as I equally enjoy his work!
I have a 1979 xl500,Love it. Gonna keep it for garage as long as I can
Gday Harry,
I thoroughly enjoyed that. Great info on a race I’ve always had an interest in. As you said “absolute hero’s”. Very well put together. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Have liked and subscribed 👍
Cheers 🍻
Very nice presentation sir...love the bikes.
Right on Harry it is always a good day when I learn some thing new and enjoy learning it . Great job and thanks a lot.
Very well narrated happy to see the video thanks Sir Harry
Thanks Harry! So good to see all those bikes together and an explanation of the differences in design :)
Its my first time to see all PD winning bikes serie, thanks to show your collection 🏁👌
This is such a wonderful channel. Thank you, Harry.
Oh hell yeah! Bikes! What an awesome collection.
Super cool video for a fellow die hard adventure bike rider (& car enthusiast)!
Wow - what a fantastic collection!!! And great historical info as well. Just love the Dakar bikes! Thanks for this video👍
superb vid and great delivery. Very impressive. Thanks a lot Harry
Awesome collection! Very interesting to listen to the history of the race.
A great collection and representation of the formative Dakar years...three of these are still going strong in production, now that a new Africa Twin has been released. The GS, Africa Twin, and Super Tenere...all classics.
Now KTM rule the roost. They need more competition, and hopefully the race will one day return to Africa.
Not a bike fan but I appreciate the history. The maintenance cost of keeping Harrys Garage with over 50 examples must be huge. An interesting video might be on how you maintain your collection and sometimes drive your cars.
Thanks for the video! Awsome to make all these memories back and so vivid!
Very profund n comprehensively done
Thanks for the look at the competitors!
The Super Tenere is one that I've lusted after since they were new. Sadly never sold here in the US.
Incredible video, explanation and important historical documentary.... Loved it., I mistakenly thought BMW GS owned Dakar for a long period only to be taken by KTM, thank you for the careful and thoughtful LESSON... Just fantastic
Love the collection and history tour......
I love the graphics and font on the BMW, looks awesome