Who hasn’t ever fantasized about participating in the Dakar? It depends on how old you are, it will do a lot or it will do less, but at some point, even if it was like a toast to the sun, it has surely crossed your mind, even if it was a simple millisecond.
But the Dakar or the raids are not a game. They are tough, very tough competitions, tremendously demanding on a physical and technical level, and also require a significant investment. And, of course, a reliable and competitive machine with which to face all of this.
Getting the money is quite complicated, achieving the necessary physical and technical level (especially the second) is even more complex, but getting the motorcycle with which to get the job done is easier. For example, you can get a 2023 Husqvarna FR450 Rally that is available for less than 26,000 euros ($29,900), a relatively reasonable price for a motorcycle with these characteristics.
The bike is similar to the one Skyler Howes rode in the Dakar
This unit has been used as a training motorcycle, so its current owner has not competed with it. That does not mean, however, that the bike is fully prepared. For example, a carbon fiber navigation turret (valued at more than 2,000 euros), WP A-Kit suspensions (valued at more than 6,500 euros) and another series of special parts that imply, on the one hand, good performance and, on the other, extreme quality.
Use must also be taken into account, since it says that it only has 60 hours of use in which it traveled 2,300 miles (3,701 km). In addition, he also ensures that after each training session, and as a competition motorcycle that it is, it received an oil and air filter change. Now he changes it for a brand new 450 RFR 2026.
The negative part is that the motorcycle is in Escondido (not hidden) in California, United States. So perhaps instead of the Dakar, what would be more worthwhile is to throw your weight around and dare to do the Baja California.
