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LOT 32

c. 1996 KTM 640 Dakar Frame no. VBKGSL406SM703939 Engine no. 5-583*42420*

Sold for €6,325 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 32

c. 1996 KTM 640 Dakar

The Zoute Sale|8 October 2023, 11:00 CEST|Knokke-Heist, Le Zoute

c. 1996 KTM 640 Dakar
Frame no. VBKGSL406SM703939
Engine no. 5-583*42420*

In 1998 KTM LC4s finished 2nd and 3rd on the Dakar Rally ridden by Fabrizio Meoni and Andrew Haydon respectively, while Richard Sainct rode a KTM into 2nd place on the Tunisia Rally. KTM would not have long to wait for its coveted first Dakar win, which fell to Meoni in 2001. The Austrian manufacturer would go on to win the next 17 events, an unparalleled run of success. Competition prepared and believed to have been ridden by Richard Sainct during the 1996 Paris-Dakar.

This bike has been on static display since a number of years and is in need of recommissioning.
Please note this bike does not come with any registration document.

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