RUST magazine: Rust#18
RUST magazine: Rust#18. This month Warren went on a well deserved jolly to the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan… He came back with a suitcase full of motorcycle parts! Who knows what happened to his clothes… New at the show? Well, the BMW R1200GS Rally looked the business! The Honda Africa Twin Enduro Sports just looked a bit scary! The Honda X-ADV pseudo off-road scooter just looked plain weird… There was a new CRF we did like, however, the CRF250L Rally, which looks set to become a light adventure favourite, with screen, LED lights, 10.1-litre tank, 21”/18” wheels and higher suspension. Other offerings in that category, BMW’s G310GS, Kawasaki’s Versys-X 300 and Suzuki’s V-Strom 250 probably less so… In the scrambler section we have a new BMW R nineT Urban GS, an homage to the R80GS of old in its white, red and blue livery… We also have the the gorgeous Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled, and a new version of the Triumph Street Scrambler… And Gas Gas are back with a new enduro model for 2017, the Phoenix, an EC/XC 250/300, with all-new chassis, significantly reworked motor and new Kayaba suspension. Other features include the inaugural running of the Athens-Gibraltar Race, which crosses 15 countries throughoutSouthern Europe. The Big Easy? Andy Dukes plans the longest journey of his life, around the globe on an F800GS. And finally… Octane Booster, a brief history of Acerbis from Bergamo, the enduro capital of Italy, meeting theirlegendary founder Franco Acerbis and previewing their latest product, the Ottano range of clothing…
RUST magazine: Rust#18. This month Warren went on a well deserved jolly to the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan… He came back with a suitcase full of motorcycle parts! Who knows what happened to his clothes…
New at the show? Well, the BMW R1200GS Rally looked the business! The Honda Africa Twin Enduro Sports just looked a bit scary! The Honda X-ADV pseudo off-road scooter just looked plain weird…
There was a new CRF we did like, however, the CRF250L Rally, which looks set to become a light adventure favourite, with screen, LED lights, 10.1-litre tank, 21”/18” wheels and higher suspension. Other offerings in that category, BMW’s G310GS, Kawasaki’s Versys-X 300 and Suzuki’s V-Strom 250 probably less so…
In the scrambler section we have a new BMW R nineT Urban GS, an homage to the R80GS of old in its white, red and blue livery… We also have the the gorgeous Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled, and a new version of the Triumph Street Scrambler…
And Gas Gas are back with a new enduro model for 2017, the Phoenix, an EC/XC 250/300, with all-new chassis, significantly reworked motor and new Kayaba suspension.
Other features include the inaugural running of the Athens-Gibraltar Race, which crosses 15 countries throughoutSouthern Europe. The Big Easy? Andy Dukes plans the longest journey of his life, around the globe on an F800GS. And finally… Octane Booster, a brief history of Acerbis from Bergamo, the enduro capital of Italy, meeting theirlegendary founder Franco Acerbis and previewing their latest product, the Ottano range of clothing…
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a Yamaha WR450F won overall. There were<br />
three classes: up to 450cc, 450 to 700cc<br />
and over 700cc.<br />
I’ve been looking for a new challenge;<br />
since competing with Team GB in the BMW<br />
GS Trophy in South Africa back in 2010<br />
(and winning!) I’ve ridden lots of enduro,<br />
beach racing and UK based rallies, but this<br />
looked very different. The Athens Gibraltar<br />
Race is a similar format to the Paris-Dakar,<br />
I think, set up very much true to the original<br />
format – the distance, 9000km in 14 days, is<br />
very reminiscent of the great rally. Of course<br />
that comparison created some anticipation<br />
and so as the race grew nearer I kept telling<br />
myself, ‘it will be much easier than the<br />
Dakar, it’s in Europe!’<br />
Despite the name, the event is geared<br />
towards anyone who wants an adventure,<br />
rather then a race, and you don’t need to be<br />
super fit or the best enduro rider. In fact it’s<br />
up to each rider as to how competitive they<br />
want to be. Each day you could, if you<br />
wanted, follow the assistance route and ride<br />
straight to the next bivouac, missing out the<br />
off-road. Alternatively you could ride the<br />
off-road special stages at a pace you felt<br />
comfortable with and take the penalty points<br />
for exceeding the target time. So the event<br />
has a wide appeal; if you ride a trail, enduro<br />
or adventure bike, this event is for you.<br />
As always though, there were some<br />
pro-teams, some very competitive<br />
riders on sponsored supplied bikes,<br />
and some very racy privateers.
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