Why you shouldn’t steal gas on the Dakar

Aprilia rider Francisco Lopez finished fourth overall in the 2011 Dakar, but he almost didn’t finish at all. Not only did he just about run out of fuel on a connection between special stages, but, when he stopped to help himself to the gas from a parked bike in a village, Argentinean police quickly intervened. How sneaky does he look in this video?

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