Today I have started tracking down, and trying to contact, Dakar veterans. I have always found bikers to be willing to give advice to other bikers and to pass on their experience.

I am hoping that I can talk to a couple of Dakar veterans to get their advice on how I should be going about this to give me the best possible chances of success. Advice on preparation, training, experience, entry, bike choice, do's and dont's. All that kind of stuff.

The Internet being what it is these days, all full of spam offer cheap viagra, it's difficult to get people's email address and contact details but I will keep at it. A few words of advice from somebody who's done it before is worth its weight in gold.

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