Monster Energy X-raid Team Teaser for the 2014 Dakar Rally

Watch Monster Energy's X-raid team member Stéphane Peterhansel as he scales the dunes of Morocco, speeds into the city of Erfoud and off into the desert as he prepares for the 2014 Dakar Rally in South America. Stay tuned for the rally that will run from Jan 5-18th and watch as the entire Monster Energy X-raid team takes over!

le Scorpion de Loeb

Sébastien Loeb a participé à son premier Scorpion Masters. les caméras de TV étaient là... © DR

Le nonuple Champion du Monde rallye WRC, Sébastien Loeb, a participé ce weekend pour la première fois au Scorpion Masters. Enduro, trial, Supermotard et vitesse, la légende du rallye s'est confrontée aux stars de la moto le temps d'un weekend. Évidemment, avec la notoriété du garçon, les caméras de télévision de l'Équipe.tv n'étaient pas bien loin... Action !

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A closer look: Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing / Tonkov’s first test on the Husqvarna

A first look at the 2014 Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team of Romain Febvre and Aleksandr Tonkov practising in Lommel. The rider interviews are in English but the rest is in Dutch. Video brought to you by Motocrossplanet.

THE SCORPIO 225 BY DEUS EX MACHINA

Lightweight, smaller capacity motorcycles are a particular interest of mine, the chuckability and the forgiving nature of bikes like this makes them easy to love. Sure you might not take it out for long highway-centric roadtrips but if you live in a city and need to get around town, you won’t find a better bike that a rough and ready 250cc. Or 225 in this case. Close enough.

Looking more like a creation from their Bali garage this Deus/Sydney build is based on a Yamaha Scorpio 125cc, I included a picture of the original bike below for comparisons sake, as you can see, this is a totally rebuilt/bored-out/nut+bolt custom.

The Scorpio looks like the perfect “summer bike” the on-offroad capabilities of it are plain to see, those flat-tracker style tires look like the business and that high-exit exhaust means you can take it for a splash through the shallows without giving your cylinders a saltwater bath.

We don’t have word from Deus yet on pricing for the Scorpio but if you live in Australia, are flush with clams and have been looking around for a beach bike for the summer, you might want to shoot them an email.

Via Deus Customs and SILODROME