RUST magazine: RUST#40
Honda CRF450L – RUST rides Honda’s new super high-spec trail bike. Does it deliver? 2019 ADV – EICMA revealed a whole new swathe of mid-size adventure bikes for 2019, RUST assesses the potential of each… CHRIS BIRCH – in life we go through many changes, Chris Birch was once an extreme enduro god, now he’s fast becoming an adventure-riding god! ARIZONA – our first report back from our road trip across western America follows eight Arizona locals on a typical play day in the desert plus, of course, lots more Jon Bentman (Editor, RUST)
Honda CRF450L – RUST rides Honda’s new super high-spec trail bike. Does it deliver?
2019 ADV – EICMA revealed a whole new swathe of mid-size adventure bikes for 2019, RUST assesses the potential of each…
CHRIS BIRCH – in life we go through many changes, Chris Birch was once an extreme enduro god, now he’s fast becoming an adventure-riding god!
ARIZONA – our first report back from our road trip across western America follows eight Arizona locals on a typical play day in the desert
plus, of course, lots more
Jon Bentman
(Editor, RUST)
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EICMA’S ADVENTURE BONANZA<br />
TWIN-CYLINDER MOTOR<br />
the ‘CP2’ 689cc parallel twin<br />
isn’t over-stressed producing<br />
54kW / 72hp, with max.<br />
torque at 6500rpm. It’s a solid<br />
performer. No fancy modes,<br />
just good basic engineering<br />
MODEST FUEL TANK<br />
‘only’ 16-litres, but<br />
Yamaha say this will be<br />
fine for 350km given the<br />
frugal motor<br />
LONG TRAVEL<br />
SUSPENSION<br />
210mm front (forks are<br />
43mm USD) and 200mm<br />
rear (exactly as on the<br />
Ténéré 660), lets’ hope<br />
it’s better sprung and<br />
damped than the old Ten<br />
WHEELS<br />
21” front, 18”<br />
rear – yep ready<br />
for competition<br />
tyres. OEM are the<br />
impressive Pirelli<br />
Scorpion Rally STRs.<br />
WEIGHT<br />
hmm, no word from Yamaha on this, over<br />
200kg say some. We’ll just have to see…<br />
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