RUST magazine: Rust#7
RUST magazine: We’ve a heartfelt – and revealing – report direct from David Knight on the end of his pro career, and where does he go from here…? We take a long and thorough look at KTM and their mid-capacity adventure bikes, the 640 and the 690, and ask (again) where’s the 690 Adventure? Staying with adventure, Michelin have sprung on us a new rugged adventure tyre – we like the look. And our man in France, Chris Evans, finds life after Dakar is actually rather busy…
RUST magazine: We’ve a heartfelt – and revealing – report direct from David Knight on the end of his pro career, and where does he go from here…? We take a long and thorough look at KTM and their mid-capacity adventure bikes, the 640 and the 690, and ask (again) where’s the 690 Adventure? Staying with adventure, Michelin have sprung on us a new rugged adventure tyre – we like the look. And our man in France, Chris Evans, finds life after Dakar is actually rather busy…
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eally don’t think I’d like to fully focus on one<br />
aspect of the sport and from day one I’ve<br />
taken pride in being able to win at everything.<br />
I suppose that’s why I had the nickname<br />
“The Iron Man of Enduro”.<br />
To earn a crust recently I’ve held a<br />
number of training schools and it has been<br />
thoroughly enjoyable. I find it really satisfying<br />
watching a rider progress in a day, if only a<br />
little here and there. It’s a great feeling<br />
knowing that you’ve helped someone make<br />
their riding easier. I’m not sure if it could well<br />
and truly pay the bills but there are certainly<br />
going to be a few more David Knight training<br />
schools this year.<br />
Nothing is set in stone as of yet, but I’ve a<br />
quiet passion for racing on the black stuff.<br />
I own a race-bred superbike and enjoy the<br />
odd track day. I competed in and won the<br />
Pirelli Masters a few years back which<br />
basically pitched motorcyclists from all kinds<br />
of disciplines together to see who was the<br />
best all rounder. On the road bike I even<br />
managed to beat a few professional road<br />
racers. Maybe with my ‘endurance’ background<br />
I might try and sort a deal to race<br />
the Endurance World Championship, but<br />
that’s only an idea floating around.<br />
Another potential avenue that I need to<br />
consider which has been offered to me over<br />
the years is to compete on a rally bike.
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