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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LONG TERMER<br />
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Here at <strong>RUST</strong> we get to ride and<br />
test a good variety of motorcycles in<br />
the same market segment as the T,<br />
as well as convergent and divergent<br />
alternatives, and yet over the past<br />
few years I have not felt compelled<br />
to buy any of them. I frequently<br />
spend my own money on enduro<br />
bikes but I am much more reserved<br />
when it comes to parting with cash<br />
for an on-road bike. The R nineT<br />
presented itself as the exception, I<br />
felt somehow compelled to buy one.<br />
I chose to buy the 2018 R nineT<br />
Classic with limited extras (black<br />
indicator and taillight glass and<br />
a brushed aluminium fuel tank).<br />
The Pure and Scrambler versions<br />
suspension is too basic and, in<br />
my opinion lets the bikes down<br />
so I passed on both. Although<br />
the R nineT platform is geared to<br />
customisation I chose not to buy<br />
any bolt-on upgrades from the<br />
BMW catalogue. There are a host of<br />
really exceptional custom builders<br />
out there that can give expression<br />
to your ideas and personalise these<br />
machines for no more than the<br />
pricey generic bits available from<br />
the catalogue – besides my thoughts<br />
and ideas on how I want the bike to<br />
look and perform is what, along with<br />
the fabrication and interaction with<br />
the build, connects me more to my<br />
bikes.<br />
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