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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NEW BIKES<br />
OTHER NEW<br />
STUFF<br />
TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER 1200<br />
Not strictly an EICMA newbie (having been revealed at a one-off event at The Bike Shed in<br />
London) but new for 2019.<br />
WHAT IS IT?<br />
A supersized version of Triumph’s Scrambler. Now<br />
with the latest punchy 1200 motor, but also with<br />
serious off-road kit by way of 21”/18” wheels<br />
WHAT’S ITS USP?<br />
Heritage merges ever deeper into adventure. Both<br />
the XC and more extreme XE models offer more<br />
adventure capability than ever for a heritage-style<br />
model.<br />
WHO’LL LIKE IT?<br />
Those of us who liked the old Scrambler but<br />
wanted it to be more dirt capable. Hipster dudes<br />
who want to look proper hard.<br />
PRICE?<br />
Not yet declared, but we’d think around the<br />
£11,000 mark to stay competitive with the likes<br />
of BMW’s R nineT Urban G/S.<br />
<strong>RUST</strong> SAYS:<br />
These look impressive, they’re also<br />
well spec’d on the technology front,<br />
so they score big all round. The XE<br />
looks mega capable with its long legs,<br />
but actually from an aesthetic point<br />
of view the XC is the honey.<br />
One caveat – no mention<br />
on the fuel capacity and<br />
it doesn’t look too big…<br />
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