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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Adventure<br />
Missing in<br />
Adventure?<br />
KTM’s neat fairing that integrated with the tank addressed that<br />
second issue for overland travellers - a decent screen (wind<br />
on the head and chest becoming tiresome after months in the<br />
saddle). The wheel sizes and quality were enduro spec too,<br />
even the stock tyres were a good match for overlanding. It was<br />
simply a matter of adding touring cases or bags, plugging in<br />
the GPS and probably strapping down a seat softening device<br />
(sheepskin or air-seat) and off you go. Albeit after you’d spent
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