RUST magazine: RUST#39

SUZUKI V-STROM 650XT
need for a little attention and technique
on the trails (but nothing arduous) –
this is definitely a much needed fillip to
the UK adventure scene and a great first
step for those new to the game. Yeah,
RUST will be doing more of these!
GOOD NEWS AND BAD…
So the V-Strom proved an easy trail
companion. It’s not been truly tested
as yet, but it has the manners and the
easy-going nature that shows it’ll find
its way anywhere, it’s not too big or
too heavy, and no part of it really stops
it going into the fun stuff. Maybe you
need to ride a bit slower from time to
time – and watch the ground clearance
– but an adventure bike it is, for sure.
The bad news – well, we were
planning on heading down to
Morocco and riding the Trail
Desert Challenge. Only that’s been
cancelled for 2018. A bundle of
guys cancelled their entries and
the remaining numbers were not
enough to warrant the level of
support that’s necessary in such an
event. Damn! So now we’re looking
for a new challenge. That shouldn’t
be too difficult, but with a threeweek
sojourn to the US now booked
for October, it’s going to be later in
the year, maybe even be early next
year? We’ll see.
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