RUST magazine: Rust#3

Enduro
but it’s no less authoritative. It’s a lovely
full-fat experience. Si argued that as much
fun as it was, you wouldn’t want one for a
whole day. But I disagree, you can use as
little or as much of it as you want and I’d
far sooner race one of these than a 125.
Having previously called out the 450s as
expert-only, this one bike felt the opposite,
it was bike of the day for me.
The TE250 also seemed to perfectly
match the terrain. Like it’s half-brother the
250EXC-F, we could argue that in 2015
this bike is playing second fiddle to the
new and exciting Yamaha WR250F, but
there is fight left in the old dog still. And
the way the suspension on this example
reacted so naturally to the trails it was a
joy to ride. And it’s still a natural born
mountain goat; it loves long lusty climbs
as much as the 450, or indeed the 501
for that matter.
Call me stubborn but I’m still not ready
to submit to the 350, in this instance an
FE. Everybody loves it, but not me. And