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After 14 days of gruelling riding over 9000 kilometres of challenging terrain, Stan Watt(34th), Toby Younger(96th) and Ned Suesse(53rd) have stood on the podium in Lima, Peru
Well done all of you!
Stan wore Klim Chinook pants, Klim Dakar gloves and a modified Klim Powerxross Jacket
Toby wore a Klim F4 Helmet (after all his other Klim gear [...]

The beady eyed team at Adventure-Spec have spotted at least two of the top teams have been using a secret weapon - the Vision X Solstice Solo!
We've known for a longtime that these super low wattage but high output beauties are the most reliable and rugged lights available. Now the top teams obviously agree
The Yamaha [...]

Adventure Spec are very pleased indeed to announce the addition of another fully sponsored rider to their team - Graham Jarvis (Grimbo).

Its the time of year that sees too many turkey sandwiches eaten and the start of one of the hardest and most spectacular motorsport events in the world, The Dakar Rally.
Starting on January 1st 2011 Adventure Spec rider Craig Bounds will be riding in his third event with a stonger team than ever before after [...]

The August edition cover of TBM shows editor James Barnicoat riding a full Klim 'suit' whilst testing Husky's new range of bikes.
Not content with a pair of Dakar pants and a yellow Revolt jersey James' long term Klim F4 Helmet was also present and reviewed inside the magazine after a year of extensive testing. As [...]

Aprilia have made a replica version of their mouthwateringly stunning and potent RXV450 Factory Rally Bike available to the public. (Click here for large view)
The 450cc twin machine looks like the machine to have for Dakar since the ASO made the decision to limit capacity of bikes in the event to 450cc.
Already proving itself against [...]

The BBC recently reported on one innovative, but risky, way to fund your Dakar dream........Well it is the most dangerous race in the world, it attracts risk takers!

"Spanish police say they have seized more than 800kg (1,760lbs) of cocaine from a lorry disguised as an official backup vehicle for the Dakar rally....more"

Great to see the word spreading far and wide! The gentleman to the left of the photo on the cover of this months TBM  is non other than magazine columinst Chris Evans. Chris's alter ego as Cyril Despres' manager and UK Dakar race rep means that when it comes to clothing choice he's not short [...]

Yet another Magazine cover for Klim showing the versatility of the range
After the worst UK winter for 30 years only the toughest of riders could venture out into the extreme cold....unless you had the right clothing systems!
Last months TBM issue 174 cover showed  Si Melber wearing a PowerX jacket in the [...]

It's heading rapidly towards the time of year known mainly around the world for one thing...Dakar 2010! We were delighted to see two finishers out of three sponsored riders last year.
Dakar 2009 was an excellent opportunity for  Adventure-Spec to test a new Rally/Adventure clothing range to be launched early in 2010. This year we are [...]