Speed Brain Rally bike

[djc]

 

[djc]

check out simon pavey.com

 

[Tinken]

I like that bike a lot better than the SpeedBrain bike.

http://www.simonpavey.com/the-bike/

 

[Ruffus]

Simons bike just has that look, lean & mean.

 

[SanDHusky]

The Speedbrain bike is built to go for an overall win in Rally racing and more specifically the 2013 Dakar. It is a purpose built bike that is ALL factory. While the other bike looks great also, you have to give kudos to Speedbrain/Husky for an all out assault on Dakar with a truly factory design build. And with Honda now 100% in the mix and KTM continued factory efforts, this is shaping up to be a great Dakar. Can't wait to follow online/TV

 

[ray_ray]

Husqvarna news letter:


11/20/2012
At the Motorcycle Fair of Milan, surrounded by a tremendous expectation, the Spanish rider from Castellón presented his new Husqvarna TE 449 RR by Speedbrain to the media.

Barreda is very satisfied with the work of the Italo-German brand, especially with the great progress made in the new frame and the engine, which he described as "very powerful". The HUSQVARNA RALLY TEAM by Speedbrain, led by manager Wolfgang Fischer, has entrusted the technical side to Stefan Krause supported by the Dakar Project Manager of BMW-GROUP Berthold Hauser.

Joan Barreda, recent winner of the Rally of Egypt and second in the Rally of Morocco, will be joined in by the Portuguese Paulo Goncalves and the Australian Matt Fish. The fourth rider of the Husqvarna Rally Team by Speedbrain will officially announced in December.

Joan Barreda: "I can say that in the lasts Rallies we could compete directly with our competitors and show the potential of our bike. Now we don't have a really disadvantage compared to the others, so we should aspire to take the victory. For sure it's not going to be easy, but it's the ultimate goal of our project."

 

[Ruffus]

Entry list.
http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2013/us/rider/rider-list-bikes.html#ancre

11 Husky's entered. Gotta be a new record for the Dakar

NameMarkModel
1

• DESPRES Cyril (FRA)

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
2

• COMA Marc (ESP)

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
3

• RODRIGUES Helder (PRT)

HONDA CRF450 DAKAR X
4

• VILADOMS Jordi (ESP)

HUQSVARNA
5

• BARREDA BORT Joan (ESP)

HUSQVARNA TE 449 RR
6

• SVITKO Stefan (SVK)

KTM 450 RALLY
7

• LOPEZ CONTARDO FRANCISCO CHALECO

KTM 450 RALLY
8

• ULLEVALSETER Pal Anders (NOR)

KTM 450 EXC
9

• PAIN Olivier (FRA)

YAMAHA 450
10

• CASTEU David (FRA)

YAMAHA 450 YZF
11

• FARIA Ruben (PRT)

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
12

• PEDRERO GARCIA Juan (ESP)

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
14

• DUCLOS Alain (FRA)

SHERCO
15

• VERHOEVEN Frans (NLD)

YAMAHA
16

• ZANOL FELIPE

HONDA CRF450 DAKAR X
17

• BOTTURI ALESSANDRO (ITA)

HUSQVARNA TE 449 RR
18

• PRZYGONSKI Jakub (POL)

KTM 450 RALLY
19

• CZACHOR Jacek (POL)

KTM 450 RALLY
20

• GONCALVES Paulo (PRT)

HUSQVARNA TE 449 RR
21

• FRETIGNE David (FRA)

YAMAHA 450
22

• SUNDERLAND SAM

HONDA CRF450 DAKAR X
23

• FARRES GUELL Gerard (ESP)

HONDA HM CRF 450 X AR 12 EVO
24

• WEST JAMES

SHERCO SR 450
25

• STANOVNIK Miran (SVN)

KTM 450 RALLY
26

• GOUET Daniel (CHL)

HONDA CRF450
27

• KNUIMAN Henk (NLD)

KTM RALLY REPLICA
28

• AZEVEDO JEAN (BRA)

KTM RALLY REPLICA
30

• PIZZOLITO Javier (ARG)

HONDA CRF450 DAKAR X
31

• GUASCH Marc (ESP)

GAS - GAS ECD
32

• JAKES Ivan (SVK)

KTM
33

• CAMPBELL Johnny (USA)

HONDA CRF450 DAKAR X
34

• METGE MICHAEL

YAMAHA
35

• BERGLUND Thomas (SWE)

HUSABERG 450 RALLY
36

• SANZ Laia (ESP)

GAS - GAS ECD
37

• CURTIS Darryl (ZAF)

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
38

• ZANOTTI Alessandro (ITA)

TM
39

• FISH MATT

HUQSVARNA TE 449 RR
40

• VAN NIEKERK RIAAN

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
41

• PROHENS FELIPE

HONDA CRF 450XC
42

• PROHENS Jaime (CHL)

HONDA CRF 450XC
43

• WATT Stanley (GBR)

KTM 450 RR
44

• BIANCHI PRATA Pedro (PRT)

HUSQVARNA TE449
45

• RODRIGUEZ CLAUDIO (CHL)

HONDA CRF450
46

• GOMEZ MAURICIO JAVIER (ARG)

YAMAHA WR 450 F
47

• DABROWSKI Marek (POL)

KTM 450 RALLY
48

• LIEFHEBBER Hans-jos (NLD)

KTM 450 RALLY
49

• RODRÍGUEZ Pablo (ARG)

HONDA CRF 450X
50

• SALVATIERRA Juan Carlos (BOL)

HONDA CRF450X DAKAR
51

• PAVEY Simon (AUS)

HUSQVARNA TE 449
52

• RIOS Felipe (PER)

KTM 450 Rally Replica
53

• VERHOESTRAETE Frank (BEL)

SHERCO
56

• MENARD Jean-Christophe (FRA)

YAMAHA YZF 450
57

• GRABHAM Ben (AUS)

KTM 450RR
58

• PUERTAS HERRERA Miguel (ESP)

YAMAHA 450 WRF
59

• CARILLON Patrice (FRA)

KTM
60

• PICCO Franco (ITA)

YAMAHA WRF 450
61

• MOREAU XAVIER

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
62

• ARREDONDO Francisco (GTM)

KTM 2013
63

• LAZARD Laurent (URY)

YAMAHA
64

• GUIRAL DEMIAN (ARG)

HONDA CRF450X
65

• PABISKA David (CZE)

YAMAHA WR 450 F
66

• HEINRICH Eduardo (PER)

HONDA CRF 450 X
67

• SNIJDERS Marcel (NLD)

HONDA CRF450X
68

• VESELY Jan (CZE)

YAMAHA 450 WRF
69

• PAYEN Hugo (FRA)

YAMAHA WRF
70

• DEMELCHORI Diego (ARG)

KAWASAKI 2012
71

• BUSIN PABLO ALEJANDRO (ARG)

YAMAHA WR450
72

• PASCUAL Pablo oscar (ARG)

JINCHENG JC450Y
73

• CIPKA DUSAN (SVK)

HUQSVARNA TE 449
74

• MARTINEZ PACO (ESP)

KAWASAKI KX450
75

• O’CONNOR Troy (AUS)

KTM 450 RALLY
76

• FESANI ANDREA (ITA)

TM 450 RALLY
77

• CARDONA VAGNONI NICOLAS ALBERTO

YAMAHA VR450
78

• ERASO ANGLADE RAFAEL ERNESTO

YAMAHA VR450
79

• QUERALES MALAVE GUSTABO ADOLFO

YAMAHA VR450
80

• IGARIS GINTAUTAS (LTU)

YAMAHA WR450F
81

• ALAN Eduardo (ARG)

YAMAHA WR 450
82

• GUINDANI VINCENT (FRA)

YAMAHA ZF 450
83

• VAN GINKEL ALEXANDER

KTM 450 EXC
84

• ILLANES Rodrigo (CHL)

HONDA CRF450X
85

• BELLOC FREDERIC

KTM 450
86

• GADIOUX Francis (FRA)

HONDA 450CRF-X
87

• SOUVIGNET Romain (FRA)

YAMAHA YZ-F 450
88

• REINIKE MARCO (CHL)

KTM 450 RR
89

• CUMMINGS BRETT

HONDA CRF450X
90

• DIGUIET Gilles (FRA)

KTM 450 EXC
91

• GRUNDY GLEN

HONDA CRF450X
92

• ISRAEL ESQUERRE Jeremías (CHL)

HONDA CRF450 DAKAR X
93

• VAN BERGEIJK Henno (NLD)

HUSABERG
94

• WEI GUANGHUI (CHN)

JINCHENG JC450Y
95

• HEILENKOTTER Axel (CHL)

SHERCO
96

• COTTET Philippe (CHE)

KTM 450 REPLICA RALLY
97

• PYTHOUD MICHEL

KTM 450 REPLICA RALLY
98

• LUCCHESE MANUEL (ITA)

HUSABERG FE 450 RALLY
99

• MUTELET Olivier (FRA)

YAMAHA 450 WRF
100

• CROQUELOIS Eric (FRA)

YAMAHA
101

• WALDSCHMIDT Ingo (NAM)

KTM 2013
102

• REEVE DAVID GREGORY

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
103

• PATRÃO MARIO

SUZUKI RMZ 450 RALLY
105

• ZATKO JAN (SVK)

BMW G450RR
106

• BOURGIN THOMAS

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
107

• BOUNDS CRAIG

KTM 450 RALLY
108

• GABARI Harite (MAR)

YAMAHA YZF RALLYE
109

• SAGHMEISTER GABOR

KTM 450
110

• HATTON DONALD

HUSQVARNA
111

• VALERO RAMOS ANTONIO

YAMAHA WR 450 JVO RACING
112

• GUYOMARC’H Yannick (FRA)

YAMAHA 450 WRF
113

• BARRON JACQUES

KTM 450 EXC
114

• AMENGUAL Martin (ARG)

YAMAHA WR 450
115

• BOLLERO Rodolfo osvaldo (ARG)

KTM 450 RALLY
116

• BORRELL GONZALEZ JOSE ISRAEL

KTM 450 RALLY
117

• GARDULSKI JOSEFINA

YAMAHA WR-450F
118

• MCKENDRICK John (CHL)

YAMAHA WR-450F
119

• DESPONTIN MIKAEL

KTM RALLYE
120

• BASSI GUSTAVO (ARG)

YAMAHA WR450F
121

• SERRA RIPOLL David (ESP)

YAMAHA 450 RALLY
122

• PALANTE Eric (BEL)

HONDA 450
123

• FAGGOTTER Rodney (AUS)

YAMAHA 450 RALLY REPLICA
124

• KARATHANASSIS THEOCHARIS (GRC)

YAMAHA WR 450
125

• KREIDL FERDINAND

KTM 450
126

• BARBERY Juan Jose (ARG)

YAMAHA 2012
127

• BOYER Nicolas (unk)

HONDA 400 XR MONNIER
128

• KNUIMAN Sten (NLD)

KTM RALLY REPLICA
129

• CAREVIC Andrés (CHL)

KTM RALLY 450
130

• DE BOIS Thomas (NLD)

KTM 450
131

• STRANGE Warren (AUS)

HONDA CRF450X
132

• DE GROOT R.M.J.N.

YAMAHA WR 450
133

• VILLAGRA Jorge (CHL)

HONDA CRF 450 X
134

• GOMEZ PALLAS Francisco José (ESP)

HONDA CRF450X
135

• GARD GILLES (FRA)

YAMAHA 450 WRF HFP
136

• SANTOS Marcelo José (ARG)

HONDA CRF450X
137

• BUSQUETS ALEX

HUSQVARNA TE 449 RR
139

• PETRONE Sergio Miguel (ARG)

BETA RR450
140

• MEIER VON SCHIERENBECK ERICK

KTM 450
141

• MASSADOR Patrice (FRA)

HONDA HM 450 X
142

• CID DE LA PAZ Pablo (ARG)

X PCP
143

• SMITH Esteban (CHL)

KTM 450
144

• JOHNSON MIKE

HONDA CRF450 DAKAR X
145

• KAZMIERSKI Mariano (PER)

KTM 450 EXC
146

• MARTENS SJAAK

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
147

• VAN PELT Robert (NLD)

HONDA PE06
148

• VAN GERVEN JAN (NLD)

KTM 450 RALLY
149

• ZAHN Ingo (DEU)

KTM 450 RALLYE REPLICA
150

• BELAUSTEGUI Luis (ARG)

KTM XC 150CC JVO
151

• BELAUSTEGUI JUAN MANUEL

YAMAHA WR 450 F
152

• PANIGALLI FRANCO (ITA)

YAMAHA WRF 450
153

• MAURI FABIO

YAMAHA WR450F
154

• BEAULÉ Patrick (CAN)

KTM 450 RALLY
155

• ECHEVERRI MEJIA JUAN ESTEBAN

YAMAHA WR 450 JVO RACING
156

• SMITH Todd (AUS)

HONDA CRF450X
157

• CAVELIUS Philippe (FRA)

KTM 450 RALLY 2013
158

• VELLUTINO Carlo (PER)

KTM 450 RALLY
159

• AGUILAR JORGE

KTM 450 REPLICA
160

• CABRERA Patricio (CHL)

KAWASAKI KLX450R
161

• CHICHIZOLA Bruno (PER)

KTM EXC 450
162

• FORMAN TIM

KTM 450 RR
163

• HUIGEVOORT MARTINUS

KTM 450 RALLY
164

• HIRIGOYEN ANDRE

KTM RALLYE
165

• ORTIZ YAMIR

HONDA CRF X RALLY
166

• JUDEZ RIVAS FEDERICO JOAQUIN

YAMAHA WR 450
167

• ORTIZ JUAN CRUZ

YAMAHA WR 450 R
168

• POSKITT Lyndon (GBR)

KTM 450 RR
169

• CHIVITE Ignacio (ESP)

BULTACO 370 MK11
170

• RAMPOLLA STEFANO

HONDA CRF 450 X
171

• NAPODANO LORENZO

HONDA CRFX 450
172

• VIGLIO LUCA

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
173

• TORO JUAN SEBASTIAN

YAMAHA WR
174

• NAMCHIN LKHAMAA

YAMAHA WR450
175

• DAMDINKHORLOO BOLDBAATAR

KTM RALLY 450
176

• JAY PAUL

HONDA CRF450X
177

• JARAMILLO BOTERO LUIS FERNANDO

YAMAHA WR 450 JVO RACING
178

• OFFRINGA Jan Wouter (NLD)

HUSABERG FE 450
179

• NIJEN TWILHAAR JAN BASTIAAN

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
180

• CERDERA SERGIO (ARG)

YAMAHA WRF450 F.PICCO RACING
181

• SCOTT Andrew (AUS)

HONDA CRF 450
182

• SABBATUCCI PAOLO

YAMAHA WRF 450
183

• QUINTANILLA PABLO

HONDA CRF 450 X
184

• MORENO KRISTIANSEN MATEO

KTM 2011 450 XC-W
185

• THIERRY HERVE

YAMAHA 450 WRF
186

• MUGGLETON Kevin (USA)

HONDA CRF 450 X
187

• MUNSTERS Leon (NLD)

HUSQVARNA TE449RR
188

• CIAMPI Ariel (ARG)

BETA RR 450
189

• SALDARRIAGA MARCO ANTONIO

KTM 2011 450 XC-W
190

• SARMIENTO JUAN ESTEBAN

HONDA HM CRF 450 X AR12 EVO
191

• SCHELLEKENS CASPAR

KTM 450 RALLY
192

• VAN GEEL MARCO (NLD)

KTM 450 RALLY
193

• VAN HEERTUM CASPAR

KTM 450 RALLY
194

• VANDERWEYEN GILLES

BMW G450X
195

• ZUMARAN CESAR

YAMAHA WR 450W
196

• VILLARRUBIA Julián (ESP)

YAMAHA YZ 450

 

[ray_ray]

Entry list.
http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2013/us/rider/rider-list-bikes.html#ancre

11 Husky's entered. Gotta be a new record for the Dakar

OK but why race a Husky now out in the dunes?

 

[Ruffus]

OK but why race a Husky now out in the dunes?

Why not? They're proving to be fast & reliable & costing considerably less than the KTM equivalent? With team SpeedBrain, Bianci Prata, Simon Pavey & BMW involved things can only get better.
That kind of torture racing hopefully will trickle down their technology making the Brand Husqvarna better than ever.
Maybe even get a wide ratio gearbox one of these days.

 

[Coffee]

Maybe even get a wide ratio gearbox one of these days.

We just got one. But it is ill equipped and not eligible for that race (TR650)... but project forward in time and just maybe some of the others will get it.

 

[Coffee]

Husqvarna news letter:

11/20/2012
At the Motorcycle Fair of Milan, surrounded by a tremendous expectation...

Anyone else see any humor in this part? (refer to the picture..)

 

[Motosportz]

I like that bike a lot better than the SpeedBrain bike.

http://www.simonpavey.com/the-bike/

Me too and a real 449/511 not a rehashed BMW 450.

 

[ray_ray]

Why not? They're proving to be fast & reliable & costing considerably less than the KTM equivalent? With team SpeedBrain, Bianci Prata, Simon Pavey & BMW involved things can only get better.
That kind of torture racing hopefully will trickle down their technology making the Brand Husqvarna better than ever.
Maybe even get a wide ratio gearbox one of these days.

I'm down 100% here...

A needed wider gear box and its all worth it ... maybe call it a dessert racer

 

[oregonsage]

Looks like both bikes have oil tanks in skid plates...dont see how the Pavey bike is plumbed, but they arent going through the oil filter cap.

 

[Tinken]

It's water in the skid plate, per requirement of regulation. I don't think the Pavey racer has an oil cooler, though it needs one. It could get away without one if it had an oil breather with return. The rear fuel cell on the TE449SPR is awesome, I'm totally making one of those.

 

[Chilly]

Looks like Quinn Cody had signed to be the fourth Speedbrain rider, due to his injury he will be replaced by Alessandro Botturi.

 

[Ruffus]

Quinn Cody, from his FB page:

"I truly never expected to be writing this statement under these circumstances, on my couch, with a broken leg that is. But let's face it, things don't always go the way we plan in life, in fact, sometimes they continue to take us away from our planed course. Some of you may have heard rumors about me signing with a new team for next year, so I thought it would best to set the record straight. So here are the facts:

I have signed with the Monster Energy Husqvarna Rally Team by Speedbrain to race Dakar and the FIM World Championship Rally Series for 2013-2014, unfortunately after my recent injury, I will be unable to compete in Dakar 2013, but plan to be fit and ready for the first round of the World Championship Rally Series in April and of course ready to tackle Dakar 2014. I was completely devastated after learning that I would not be ready for the upcoming Dakar and felt awful that I had let my new team down before I had officially been announced as their new rider. Speedbrain, Husqvarna and BMW have put forth great effort to develop the Husqvarna TE449RR into an incredible rally machine and have exceeded all of my expectations at every step of the process. I am honored to have been given the opportunity to race for this great team and will do everything in my power to make this a successful relationship.

It has been a dream of mine for years now to do a full season of rally racing and try to master the art of road book navigation so that I can go into Dakar fully prepared with a year of real racing experience under my belt. This opportunity is the best platform for me to become a true rally racer and achieve my dream of a podium finish at Dakar. I have been racing in Baja for the past 10 years and it has formed me into the person I am today. Baja has been great to me, given me opportunities to race all over the world with some incredible teams and has introduced me to most of my best friends. But after 10 years, I have found myself eager for new challenges and have found new motivation in the Dakar. Just like Baja, Dakar is something that you can't explain, It is something that infects you, it is something so grueling and painful that gets in your blood and keeps pulling you back for more. The Dakar is the largest, most challenging motor sport event on the planet and is the obvious top tier in off-road racing. Moving forward, I am excited to be able to compete with such a high level team on the best equipment available.

Along with the World Championship Rally Series, I will also be competing in selected events for Husqvarna in the U.S. and possibly even get our feet wet with some racing in Baja. I am looking forward to 2013 and hope that I heal fast so I can prove myself to my new team. Thanks to all my sponsors for sticking by me through all the injuries I will overcome all of it and come back stronger and smarter.

Thanks,
QC"

 

[Coffee]

Thanks Ruffus.

Get well Quinn!

 

[djc]

Anyone else see any humor in this part? (refer to the picture..)

o.k i'll ask whats so funny about the picture

 

[robertaccio]

Im speculating about the one on the far right.