RUST Magazine: RUST#34
PASTRANA EXCLUSIVE – RUST talks to Travis Pastrana about backflips, school runs and other parental responsibilities GENERAL-LY SPEAKING – RUST goes Ice Cold in Katowice in Polaris’s General SSV. An SSV? What’s that? WILD WOMEN – no, Wildwood, the women aren’t wild, maybe mad, but they’re not wild STILLWELL – Alan Stillwell, the legend of US dirt bike suspension, writes exclusively for RUST… plus, of course, lots more As ever, wishing you happy riding and reading.
PASTRANA EXCLUSIVE – RUST talks to Travis Pastrana about backflips, school runs and other parental responsibilities
GENERAL-LY SPEAKING – RUST goes Ice Cold in Katowice in Polaris’s General SSV. An SSV? What’s that?
WILD WOMEN – no, Wildwood, the women aren’t wild, maybe mad, but they’re not wild
STILLWELL – Alan Stillwell, the legend of US dirt bike suspension, writes exclusively for RUST…
plus, of course, lots more
As ever, wishing you happy riding and reading.
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POLARIS GENERAL 1000 EPS DELUXE ABS<br />
COME TO THE<br />
DARK SIDE<br />
Two wheels good, four wheels bad. That’s our mantra, although<br />
vans (trucks) yeah, they’re good. But recently there’s been a new<br />
four-wheel phenomenon – not quads – these SxS things which<br />
actually looks pretty cool. So cool, we had to try them. On a<br />
cool day, jeez –11ºC cool enough for you?<br />
words: JB & images: Polaris<br />
Actually, not from another mother,<br />
for I found a fair few of these SxS guys<br />
were bike riders too. In fact, in the<br />
UK one of the top SxS guys is an exmotocrosser.<br />
So already there are a few<br />
of ‘us’ migrating to join ‘them’ – and<br />
clearly enjoying the experience.<br />
PERISHING POLAND<br />
It took me another year and an invite<br />
to this European launch of the Polaris<br />
General to find out what SxS stood for.<br />
It’s ‘side-by-side’, just as 4x4 stands for<br />
four-by-four, meaning four-wheel-drive.<br />
Although to confuse me again these<br />
things are also called SSVs – that’s<br />
Side-by-Side Vehicle. And, I think, nonracing<br />
types go by the acronym of UTVs,<br />
that’s Utility Task Vehicle. Confusing for<br />
a simpleton like myself, but really not<br />
that difficult to grasp.<br />
What is simple to grasp is 100hp.<br />
That’s the output of the Polaris General<br />
XP 1000 I was going to drive. That’s<br />
a healthy number – probably twice<br />
what my Renault Scenic family MPV<br />
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