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No other manufacturer has been more successful in the Dakar Rally than KTM. The Austrian factory has won the last 13 editions. However, KTM is not resting on its laurels.
For a GoPro ride of the KTM 450 Rally check out the video above.
In recent years, the Dakar changed radically when many people began to advocate a cut in performance which was implemented in 2010. At the beginning, the rule applied only to the front runners, but was then applied to all the two-wheeled participants.
The rule was quite clear: a 450cc maximum capacity limit for all motorcycles. This change came about for both safety and ecological reasons, and with this modification new manufacturers tried their luck in the Dakar Rally.
