Chavo Salvatierra wins Pharaons aboard Speedbrain 450 Rally Chavo Salvatierra dominated the recent Pharaons Rally in Egypt, round three of the FIM Cross Country Rally World Championship. The Bolivian controlled the race pretty much from start to finish aboard his private Speedbrain 450 Rally, taking the win by over 44 minutes ahead of Venezuala´s Nicolas Cardona (Yamaha). Salvatierra benefitted from the absence of both the KTM and Honda factory teams. Being the reigning World Cup champ in the over 450cc category, Chavo relied on the quality of the Speedbrain 450 Rally bike just like he did at the previous events. Chavo Salvatierra: "It has been a very demanding rally with all sorts of difficulties that characterise a traditional race like the Pharaons. Long stretches of full-throttle with deep dunes inbetween, and plenty of hard and stony sections. I could rely on my bike all the time although I crashed on the penultimate stage after making a mistake. I still managed to finish the stage alright with a considerably damaged motorcycle. Obviously I am over the moon to take this victory and to fly the Bolivian flag up there on the podium." By the way: Chavo Slavatierra and all other Speedbrain 450 Rally riders choose top quality parts and accessories. Available are complete Speedbrain production racers, ready-to-use race engines, cool Dakar wear and lots of merchandising stuff out of the Speedbrain rally universe.
Yes, but these Speedbrain frames do not use the Coaxial Traction System / drive sprocket arrangement made famous by BMW. These swingarms are mounted rearward of the hollow countershaft drive sprocket. A BMW version of this bike from earlier years is pictured here also. So they must like the idea of no front engine cradle to have continued with this design. My complete frame is Stainless Steel, not including the subframe. The entire frame weighs about 19lbs. These new frames for the Husqvarna are 4130 Chromoly Steel Tube. This design allows for the G450X larger 1 piece radiator to be used which fits across the front of the engine, where as the option for cooling with a frame with downtubes would require a pair of radiators and more hoses.
I had seen them before, but never really taken much notice. Thanks for the info. It's a big bugger isn't it? I guess all raid bikes are by nature. I can't imagine being tacked-out at 180km in the sand for hours on end like some spots in Dakar.....I'd do it in a car, not on a bike though!
