1601 DT final

Imported stuff;
Tyres and mousses are compliments of
Metzeler tyres. The pipe is FMF. We notice
that the KYB suspension has been set
up by suspension tuning wizard Hilton
Hayward - he dials the bike in according to
the riders weight, riding style and of course
- the application.
The bike is liberally littered with light speed
carbon components - on the front brake,
the fork protector and the little brake guard
out back. light weight and looks very trick.
Looking a bit closer, we notice that a
second fan has been fitted, so one on each
radiator. For the rocks at the Roof this is
probably one of the most critical additions
to avoid overheating when you are battling
up a snotty slope. And it all looks really
neat and factory.
Cycra hand guards are mounted, some
of the toughest in the biz. It’s great to see
that even a rider like Brett has a lifting strap
bolted at the back of the seat, we thought
it was only us mere mortals who have to lift
our bikes out of trouble.
Looking at the bike, you’d never say that
this bike had just come third in a Gold
Roof. Testimony to the skills that these top
riders have. We were, in fact convinced
that the bike had not even fallen over - until
we watched the Roof footage on Ignition
- Brett did put her down on Whispering
Death pass.
Riding it, it just feels so crisp and fresh. Our
Kyle Lawrenson probably weighs around
the same as Brett and constantly went on
about how good the suspension feels.
What a bike! light, nimble and so fast -
easily as fast as an old generation 450. Its
very easy to understand why it has done so
well in such a short space of time.
A four stroke up against the most popular
two stroke race machines on the planet.
Great to see how well this bike does...
We’ll get our mitts on to some of the other
top Roof bikes soon.
58 DIRT & TRAIL MAGAZINE JANUARY 2016
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