Big-block performance in a lightweight package—that's been Dakar XCR's claim to fame. And this year's versions get more of the good stuff—lighter weight, more supple suspension travel, better hook-up and more trail-tracking handling precision.

XCR still uses our proven mp3 suspension, one of the most field-tested, meticulously refined multi-link suspensions on the planet. We cranked it way up for 2011 with new, asymmetric chainstays that provide better lateral stiffness, excellent chain clearance and the always-active terrain-following suspension action we're known for.