Its great to see the fun police are out again........

Why ban the Dakar?! As said above it brings a lot of revenue in to the countries is goes through. It is also a great competitive sport...far better than watching grown men kick a bag of wind around for a ridicules sum of money then crying when they fall over

Why not ban everything that people do for fun, recreation and sport then we can all live sad and lonely lives, not interfere with the fauna, destroy fragile soil and pollute the air.............maybe we should even ban breathing as we are all using far to much oxygen.

As for Gods Own Country.......give it a rest...it was boring the first time. One more loud exhaust in a country of loud exhausts aint gunna make a lot of difference. When you come to BKK let me know and I will have some cotton wool ready for your ears

Wayne

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No need to get personal Wayne,

just interested in opinions on the Dakar.
Personally I don't fall on either side of the fence, I enjoy the Dakar but I have also seen the destruction that remains 4 or 5 years after the race.



"Why not ban everything that people do for fun, recreation and sport then we can all live sad and lonely lives, not interfere with the fauna, destroy fragile soil and pollute the air.............maybe we should even ban breathing as we are all using far to much oxygen."

Kind of agree here, but the green guys get in everywhere....


"country of loud exhausts" really?
when did you last visit Bolivia and Argentina?


"..it was boring the first time"
your opinion, mine is that any person like that is an arrogant, self glorifying jerk.
You know that loud exhausts piss people off.....for me the public in Yorks. first got angry with motorcyclists a few miles south of Whitby....remember?? Were you around then?

Yes you are right there is no need to get personal but are you not doing that?

I know loud exhausts p1ss folk off but people will have them, but there is no need to keep bringing them up and pointing fingers.

I might have been around for the Whitby thing depends on what year, things like that don't tend to stick in my head

Not had the privilege of visiting those countries so maybe that was a bit strong, but one more loud exhaust won't make any odds. But having a prolonged dig at other members is also a bit strong!

If certain groups and people had their way we wouldn't do anything except work and sit at home. I am sure that the Dakar does its best to help minimise the damage done and maybe even compensates where needed. But damage is done everywhere everyday it is a fact of life. I believe nature compensates and over comes this in most cases. I could be wrong.
Every time you ride your bike you are helping to ruin something. So maybe we all just sit at home in our armchairs.
Then the site which you joined will be of no use because no one will be over-landing

Wayne

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My credentials..... I have followed the Dakar from Buenos Aires and rode through many Argentine towns with thousands of fans waving and even mobbing me on my Honda NX400. I was well behind the competitors yet, I personally believe the goodwill generated by the Dakar and those who make it happen far surpasses any damage that has or might occur. The deaths of competitors, and there have been few and deaths to spectators are very minimal when compared to, let's say more established sports like football or futball (soccer).

This is not to say even one human life is not worth calling the whole thing off, but it is to say the competitors are well aware of potential danger and the Dakar organizers have, IMHO done their very best to insure the safety of perhaps hundreds of thousands of spectators en route.

Until you yourself have experienced the excitement, in the balls to the wall delight on the faces of thousands of fans waving and shouting encouragement, then you might not know the true value of the Dakar for the competitors and the fans.

And, let us not forget the economic boost experienced countrywide for each country where passes the Dakar. And the boost given to all things motorcycle, and 4X4. I have been blessed to have been able to feel the positive emotion of the Dakar, and look forward very much to following along again.

And the women like the Dakar as much as the men. Of course, this is what I have heard. Birth rates soar around 9 months after the Dakar passes through, but who is keeping track? Would this be a zero sum game or a win win, gee I don't know. (One of the very few comments on sexuality ever posted on the Hubb Pub, sure hope this doesn't start a trend)

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If anyone is interested, the nonsense by the op about loud pipes and God's own... Dakar, calling people a jerk is aimed at me.

The sorry trolling saga goes like this:

At my thread the comment about a loud pipe at

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...it-south-84140

led to

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...r-abroad-84247

Which lead to this current thread. Maybe there are other funny threads/posts too, but I've been too busy riding a bike to delve further. Life really is too short.

I note that Charlie aka Churchill has again been banned from the hubb. He was also banned as Waterfox, then as Cleland.

I wonder what his next user name will be? We'll spot him soon enough.

Safe travels all. May we all focus on our family and friends in this uncertain world.

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Yeah I realised fella

Wayne

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