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    jeudi 25 septembre 2014

    Dakar : La Peugeot 2008 DKR/Michelin en tests - Peugeot 2008 DKR/Michelin test

    A tout juste 100 jours de la cérémonie de départ du Rallye Dakar 2015, les trois équipages Peugeot-Total sont en essais sur les pistes du domaine de Château Lastours. Le copilote de Cyril Despres est lui aussi un ancien motard, Gilles Picard.
    Après plusieurs séances de déverminage organisées depuis mi-juin en Ile de France (Freneuse, Montlhéry) et au Creusot, l’équipe Peugeot-Total a effectué cette semaine une importante séance de développement dans le Sud de la France, sur les pistes cassantes du domaine de Château Lastours. Les trois équipages se sont succédé au volant de la Peugeot 2008 DKR/Michelin.
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    Carlos Sainz et Stéphane Peterhansel seront accompagnés de leurs navigateurs Lucas Cruz et de Jean-Paul Cottret. De son côté, Cyril Despres a choisi Gilles Picard pour l’épauler dans cette nouvelle aventure sur 4-roues. A 59 ans, Gilles est un des plus expérimentés de la discipline Tout-Terrain et du Dakar (près de 30 participations). Ancien motard comme Cyril, Gilles Picard a débuté comme copilote il y a 20 ans chez Citroën Sport. Auriol, Vatanen, Fontenay, Schlesser, Shinozuka, Masuoka et Luc Alphand, Gilles a accompagné de grands noms du Tout-Terrain et remporté deux Dakar (1998 et 2006).
    Les premiers tours de roue de la Peugeot 2008 DKR ont eu lieu en juin dernier. Les ingénieurs de Peugeot Sport sont partis d’une feuille blanche pour concevoir ce prototype 2-roues motrices à moteur V6 diesel 3200 cm3 bi-turbo. De son côté, Michelin Motorsport a développé de nouveaux pneumatiques (37/12.5x17) capables de transmettre au sol les 340 chevaux et les 600 Nm de couple et de résister aux pistes les plus défoncées. Le débattement des suspensions (440 mm) et les pneus de grand diamètre permettent d’absorber les irrégularités du terrain à haute vitesse.
    C’est peut-être ce qui a le plus surpris Stéphane Peterhansel (9 victoires au Dakar), habitué au pilotage des 4-roues motrices depuis ses débuts en catégorie Autos. Carlos Sainz avait quant à lui déjà pu s’adapter au pilotage d’un Buggy 2-roues motrices lors du dernier Dakar. Quant à Cyril Despres, il a encore tout à découvrir et s’est dit émerveillé par la Peugeot 2008 DKR.
    Il reste exactement 100 jours avant le podium de départ du Rallye Dakar 2015 à Buenos Aires (Argentine), le 3 janvier prochain. Les concurrents de Peugeot-Total fourbissent eux aussi leurs armes. L’Espagnol Nani Roma a récemment remporté le Rally Desafio Inca au Pérou au volant de la Mini ALL4 Racing/Michelin. Egalement sur Mini, le Polonais Krzysztof Holowczyc a gagné la Baja Poland fin août et Nasser Al-Attiyah a célébré ses débuts au volant de la Toyota Hilux/Michelin par une victoire sur la Hungarian Baja mi-août.
    Au mois d’octobre, le Rally Oilybia du Maroc (3-9 octobre) et la Baja Portalègre 500 (30 octobre) seront les deux dernières occasions d’effectuer des séances d’entraînement grandeur nature avant le Rallye Dakar. Au Maroc, le Team X-Raid a prévu d’aligner six Mini All4 Racing et on attend également le Sud-Africain Giniel de Villiers sur Toyota.
     
    With exactly 100 days to go before the 2015 Dakar’s start ceremony, all three Peugeot-Total crews have been testing at Château Lastours in the south of France. 
    Following a number of shakedown tests last June at different locations in France, Peugeot-Total spent a week putting the Peugeot 2008 DKR/Michelin through its paces over the rough terrain of Château Lastours in the south of the country where all three drivers drove the car.
    While Carlos Sainz and Stéphane Peterhansel will compete with their usual co-drivers (Lucas Cruz and Jean-Paul Cottret respectively), former biker Cyril Despres has chosen Gilles Picard to ride alongside him.
    Fifty-nine year old Picard is one of the discipline’s most experienced campaigners (almost 30 Dakar participations). An ex-biker himself, he began co-driving at Citroën Sport 20 years ago and has navigated the likes of Auriol (Hubert), Vatanen, Fontenay, Schlesser, Shinozuka, Masuoka and Alphand, earning Dakar victories in 1998 and 2006.
    The new two-wheel drive Peugeot 2008 DKR was designed from the ground up by Peugeot Sport engineers and is powered by a 3.2-litre bi-turbo diesel V6 engine. It ran for the first time last June and Michelin Motorsport has developed new, large diameter tyres (37/12.5x17) to handle its 340 horsepower and peak torque of 600Nm and also soak up the knocks sustained on some of the world’s toughest high-speed trails, helped by suspension travel of 440mm.
    This is probably what has most surprised nine-time Dakar winner Peterhansel who has been more accustomed to all-wheel drive cars since his switch to four wheels. Sainz, however, contested this year’s Dakar in a two-wheel buggy, while newcomer Despres says he is amazed by the performance of the Peugeot 2008 DKR.
    With exactly 100 days remaining until cars roll off the ramp in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 3, 2015, Peugeot-Total’s opponents are also busy preparing for the ‘big one’. Spaniard Nani Roma recently took part in Peru’s Rally Desafio Inca in a Mini ALL4 Racing/Michelin and Poland’s Krzysztof Holowczyc won August’s Baja Poland in a similar machine. Meanwhile, Nasser Al-Attiyah celebrated his first outing in the Toyota Hilux/Michelin with victory on mid-August’s Hungarian Baja.
    There are two big cross-country events to come in October (the Rally Oilybia du Maroc on October 3-9, and the Baja Portalègre 500 on October 30) for the teams to fine-tune their efforts. Team X-Raid plans to run six Mini All4 Racings in Morocco, for example, while South African Giniel de Villiers is expected to represent Toyota.

    Triumph Scrambler by Re-Cycles Bikes Rewheeled AB


    Triumph Scrambler by Re-Cycles Bikes Rewheeled AB 1
    For a Scrambler, this is one of the most beautiful bike I’ve ever seen. Please allow me to introduce! This is Rewheeled #5, the donor bike is 2006 Triumph Scrambler. A masterpiece from Sweden, salute to what has been done by Adreas as the owner of Re-Cycles Bikes Rewheeled AB – Handcrafted motorcycles.

    Custom motorcycle is an art, it takes time and totality! And I think Andreas has been able to do that “Patience”. As a result, what you see is now! The fork legs, triple clamps, bar risers, throttle and fuel tank were acid dipped to removed paint and anodising before being lightly sanded and polished. You will feel like invited back to the 60s era.
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    You will feel jealous, including me. Some time ago Andreas told me, that this bike has been taken for the tour to enjoy the summer beauty of Österlen – south of Sweden. Österlen is the southeastern part of the Swedish province of Scania. To my knowledge, Österlen IS The most famous place for beautiful nature, small towns, apple orchards, farmland and is a popular tourist attraction.
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    How beautiful this bike? you can judge for yourself, from both angles shown above (from the front and rear). Looks challenging, how much you desire to climb? When she was alive, you would imagine, how hard she’s going to roar?
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    Try to look closer to the tank and headlight. For the tank, it is very clear! an identity of the builder. When most builders pinning the identity of the manufacturer, not the case with Andreas: it would be to feel proud of himself “Rewheeled”. One thing that is interesting from the headlight is the rectifier was moved from its original position under the 4 1/2 inch headlight to the frame above the oilcooler and the ignitionlock to the right side under the fuel tank.
    Triumph Scrambler by Re-Cycles Bikes Rewheeled AB 5
    Some of the jewelry that had been pinned is a straight bars are by German outfit, Fehling but cut down about 25 mm on each side. Efficiency, is a good reason for those of you who don’t want to be too complicated, it’s suitable for you who want to look Germanic.
    Triumph Scrambler by Re-Cycles Bikes Rewheeled AB 6
    As a connoisseur of a megaphone exhaust, I have to admit: I’m fall in love with what is attached to this Triumph Scrambler! a Custombuilt Exhaust, a shiny straight pipe. I am interested to install it, you might as well. If you are a beginner as a custom motorcycle builder, maybe you should try to create a Custombuilt Exhaust. A very interesting challenge, right?
    Triumph Scrambler by Re-Cycles Bikes Rewheeled AB 7
    Now we walk to the back sides, Small indicators set into the rear ends of frametubes are only 18 mm in diameter but still e-approved. Rear and brakelight is an LED unit grafted into the rear of the seat. Talk about where you will be sitting on this bike, this is a custombuilt! new seatbase was made ​​in fiberglass padded with 20 mm neoprene and topped with brown leather. I think you will be comfortable because the design is quite wide.
    Triumph Scrambler by Re-Cycles Bikes Rewheeled AB 8
    The last part is the tires, what tires to use? This is the Heidenau K60 Scout tires. Some of the most striking touch is Gastank depainted and clearcoated also don’t forget to the aluminum fenders with a very classic design. Some additional information is the subframe was cut about 30 cm and a new aluminum box fabricated for the Li-Ion battery and electrics.

    Hell on Wheels M.C. - Meet Meatball

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