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RUST magazine: Rust#14

Is SWM’s RS650R the ultimate lightweight adventure bike? Can Yamaha’s WR450F really be a woods weapon? Can Warren possibly fit one more accessory to his long termers? These pressing questions, and more, will all be answered in RUST 14 It’s a big issue, is 14, with all that plus columns from one David Knight MBE (at last!) and from our adventure riding buddy July Behl (that’s July as in the month, not Julie – he’s a bloke, okay?). Plus: a little product testing, ‘Gallery’ (our favourite two images of the fortnight) and we celebrate the end of a surprising year in the enduro world championship. Enjoy your riding – and reading! Best Jon Bentman (Editor, RUST)

Is SWM’s RS650R the ultimate lightweight adventure bike?
Can Yamaha’s WR450F really be a woods weapon?
Can Warren possibly fit one more accessory to his long termers?
These pressing questions, and more, will all be answered in RUST 14

It’s a big issue, is 14, with all that plus columns from one David Knight MBE (at last!) and from our adventure riding buddy July Behl (that’s July as in the month, not Julie – he’s a bloke, okay?). Plus: a little product testing, ‘Gallery’ (our favourite two images of the fortnight) and we celebrate the end of a surprising year in the enduro world championship.

Enjoy your riding – and reading!

Best

Jon Bentman
(Editor, RUST)

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L ong Termers<br />

6<br />

6: STEERING STABILIZERS<br />

Cost: Scotts Performance SUB<br />

mount kit: US$582<br />

www.scottsonline.com<br />

Fastway Full Underbar Kit<br />

System 3: US$577<br />

www.promotobillet.com<br />

I chose the Scotts Performance steering<br />

stabilizer for the KTM 200. The lightness<br />

of the bike demands a steering stabilizer<br />

at high speed on this bike. Thanks to Jake<br />

from Scotts Performance in the USA who<br />

was able to source me the right kit for the<br />

KTM at really short notice. I specifically<br />

WELSH<br />

TWO DAZE<br />

T H E C A L M B E F O R E T H E S T O R M<br />

ordered an under bar mount option and I<br />

have to say that out of the box this kit just<br />

looks top quality.<br />

I’ve ridden with their products before<br />

(but some time back) and had nothing but<br />

good experiences. I look forward to testing<br />

the new kit on the 200 and given the visible<br />

quality on unpacking I have high<br />

expectations on the performance<br />

improvement/ handling on the bike.<br />

For the 300 I chose to experiment with a<br />

product that I’ve had no experience with<br />

and is not well known (at least I’ve never<br />

seen one) in the UK. I chose the Fastway

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