RUST magazine: Rust#1
RUST magazine: Hi and congratulations on making one helluva jump… You’ve just sailed straight over the top of the other mags and landed on RUST. RUST is a bold new digital dirt bike project that takes over from TBM, and aims to be more than just a great read. Beginning with an in‐depth, intelligently-written FREE digital magazine, RUST will develop over the coming months into a multi-layered riders’ resource, blending the written word with fast-moving video content and a free-to-access back-issue archive. With a nod to the past and our eyes firmly on the future, RUST will tear down the boundaries between print, digital and social media, bringing them all together under one digital awning. So here for your enjoyment is the first issue of RUST… With all of the great bits of TBM and none of the cost of refuelling, what’s not to like? Key in your email address and we’ll ensure you stay ahead of the pack for all upcoming issues. Feel free to comment on our social media and leave us your feedback. After all RUST is more than just a name… it’s a 'brand of brothers'.
RUST magazine: Hi and congratulations on making one helluva jump… You’ve just sailed straight over the top of the other mags and landed on RUST. RUST is a bold new digital dirt bike project that takes over from TBM, and aims to be more than just a
great read.
Beginning with an in‐depth, intelligently-written FREE digital magazine, RUST will develop over the coming months into a multi-layered riders’ resource, blending the written word with fast-moving video content and a free-to-access back-issue archive. With a nod to the past and our eyes firmly on the future, RUST will tear down the boundaries between print, digital and social media, bringing them all together under one digital awning.
So here for your enjoyment is the first issue of RUST… With all of the great bits of TBM and none of the cost of refuelling, what’s not to like? Key in your email address and we’ll ensure you stay ahead of the pack for all upcoming issues. Feel free to comment on our social media and leave us your feedback. After all RUST is more than just a name… it’s a 'brand of brothers'.
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days to get one out of a crate, built-up,<br />
run-in and de-bugged (emission laws can<br />
stifle the life out of a competition bike).<br />
In fact there was good news on set-up:<br />
whereas in the US they need a whole new<br />
ECU to replace the super-restrictive one<br />
fitted to meet Californian laws, here in<br />
Europe we get the full-power race ECU as<br />
standard. So no faffs, no added expense.<br />
The bike’s even fitted with Metzeler Six-<br />
Days FIM-spec knobblies so there’s no<br />
need to change the rubber either, just set<br />
the pressures (mousses can wait for serious<br />
competition days) and go. As PDI/prep goes<br />
it was actually quite straightforward.<br />
And in the Orange Corner...<br />
Course <strong>RUST</strong> haven’t arrived at the Jones’<br />
empty-handed, we’ve brought along a 2015<br />
KTM 250EXC-F with us, care of KTM UK.<br />
This bike is the reigning class champion: it<br />
won the 2014 E1 world championship (care<br />
of Christoph Nambotin) - oh, and the 2013<br />
and 2012 titles as well - so it’s pretty much<br />
considered the best 250F on the market.<br />
No quibbles. It’s worth remembering<br />
exactly what this bike is about. This model<br />
started out in the 2014 model year (which<br />
means it was first sold mid-2013) and was<br />
considered all-new at that time since it featured<br />
a brand new motor shared with the<br />
2013 250SX-F (and 350F). This was a bigger-bore<br />
shorter-stroke motor than the pred-
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