Too Fast For Dakar! - KTM 950 Rally

Who is dicing onions? 😭

Hi, I'm very pleased to see that there are people who are still passionate about the history of the 950 rally and Fabrizio Maoni, in my small way I paid a tribute to Fabrizio, two years of work to transform a 2004 950 Adventure into the splendid rally that I have in the garage, all together with Romeo Feliciani, Fabrizio Meoni's historic friend and mechanic. It would be wonderful to tell this story and show again how much grit an icon of the past like my KTM 950 Rally has. Maybe someday.....

Thank you for your effort, really emotional for me and my family ✌️

I followed the LC8 development alongside Dakar when I was in high school. At age 20 I purchased a new 2004 KTM 950 Adventure. It was more than a motorcycle, it was an emotion, and a part of an identity. I owned that bike for 11 years. I sold it shortly after my first child was born, to fund the down payment on our home. I miss that bike dearly.

I have been searching for a video like this for many years to help me understand and process my grief over the loss of one of my biggest dirt bike heros. Fabrizio and I were born just months apart and both of us developed a lifelong passion for off road motorcycling and especially for desert racing. I have followed the Dakar since its inception and was familiar with all the top riders. I bought a 2003 KTM 525 EXC in large part because of Fabrizio. I eagerly awaited the Dakar each New Year and watched as much video and reporting as I could. When Fabrizio passed it was like getting punched in the gut and loosing your breath and to this day I feel an emptiness in the world that still hurts me to my core. Thank you for explaining everything to me about Fabrizio, his amazing 950 and his ultimate and horribly tragic demise.

I worked at the Dakar this year and had the pleasure of meeting Gioele, Fabrizios son. A truly nice guy and a heck of a motorcycle rider who managed to complete the toughest category of the Dakar with very little rally raid experience

What a great tribute to him. Thanks for putting it together and telling the story of it all.

Great piece. I had the 950 super enduro and would still admire the 950 adventure. Great bikes and the golden era of KTM.

I was introduced to the Paris to Dakar when I was stuck at home healing a broken leg I "won" on my brand new KTM 520. I would watch the highlights every night. The coverage was excellent and I was a huge fan of Fabrizio, albeit mostly because of his name being cool. I watched it every year and would rush home from work to be there at 5 pm to watch. When Fabrizio had his accident I was in disbelief. They said the trail was easy where it occurred and it looked like he was adjusting his road book. I shed some tears and later saw some pictures where they had placed his race jacket and helmet on his coffin - prompting more tears. I'm so happy you finished up his story. Most of this information I never knew. I'm very happy to see his son followed in his footsteps and honored his great father. Great Job!

I've had a 990 Adv S for 13 yrs now and also followed the Dakar Rally (& Africa Eco Race) for several years. Very well told story and quite moving.

Thanks so much, man! Took me back to my childhood and watching Dakar as a kid with riders like Pal Andes Ullevalseter (?), Stephan Peterhansel still on a bike, Gerard de Rooy in his crazy front-and-rear cabin truck and bikes like the Gagiva Elephant. This still inspires me today to ride my Husqvarna 901 expedition. Great video

Super way of telling the story about the legend! Forza (Fabrizio) Meoni!!!

Thank you for telling this amazing story. I was deeply moved by the end.

To put his death into some sort of context. These were the days when guys won the dakar or were at best hospitalized. It truly was the hardest most dangerous race on the planet, yes and that includes the IOM TT.

I have one and will never sell it. I have raced in the UK in an enduro! The bike will go anywhere an enduro bike will go as long as you can see the exit. Stopping is never an option.

i grew up watching and getting al sorts of posters from the Peugoet Automible Nigeria PAN where my mother works for over 27years. THe bikes were an iconic image for me with the trucks doing watching these machines besides 205t16 406t16 with wide open throttles on the dunes. these were the days when safety was on the back burners until fatalities. Heroes and Legends that inspire many of us to try and grow some hair on our chest. am still a junkie for the open wilderness especially sub shara and the namib dessert. i planned a bike rife from uk to namibia but never got to do it. Fabrizio Meoni. one of the greatest motorsport legend. guts, mind and the guts many of us well only dream of. Ride the clouds FM

Fabricio, what a Legend. I was one of the first in Germany who ride the 950 back in 2003. Still owend my 2004 950 Gooooo and love it since then.

Best Dakar rally story, RIP legend 😢

I learned a lot about the 950 and Dakar from Jimmy Lewis. He seemed to be in favor of the faster twins but not everyone made them and reducing it to 450 meant more mfg’s could compete. Still have my 990 and raced Baja Rally in 2017 on it 🔥

amazing story, great narration. Thanks for bringing these great stories around the motorcycle world which goes unseen