RUST Magazine: RUST #43
It's been a mad couple of months (and more) since the last issue as we've been working overtime on digital projects that should come to fruition very soon. But we've taken time out to get on the bikes as often as we can. And so this issue is still a 128-page cracker – not least because we've got seriously detailed ride reports on the two of the biggest stories in Adventure in 2019 – the amazing Yamaha Tenere 700 and KTM 790 Adventure R – enduro enthusiasts might like to skip the first 40 pages... Talking of enduro, one of KTM's biggest rivals – Beta – just released some of their meanest, bestest enduros yet!
It's been a mad couple of months (and more) since the last issue as we've been working overtime on digital projects that should come to fruition very soon. But we've taken time out to get on the bikes as often as we can. And so this issue is still a 128-page cracker – not least because we've got seriously detailed ride reports on the two of the biggest stories in Adventure in 2019 – the amazing Yamaha Tenere 700 and KTM 790 Adventure R – enduro enthusiasts might like to skip the first 40 pages... Talking of enduro, one of KTM's biggest rivals – Beta – just released some of their meanest, bestest enduros yet!
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LONG TERMER<br />
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so we shouldn’t have any cause for<br />
concern, my previous experience<br />
of Manx trails is they can be pretty<br />
challenging, especially if the weather<br />
goes against. So no better time to get<br />
protecting.<br />
So here’s what I’ve selected, all of<br />
it from KTM’s Power Parts catalogue<br />
(yes, I’m a lazy one-stop-shop kind<br />
of a guy!), in order of importance:<br />
RADIATOR PROTECTION<br />
GRILLE £69.24<br />
Made of laser-cut aluminium that’s<br />
then powder coated, this is my<br />
number one must-have. Radiator<br />
protection is I think a priority<br />
because even if you never crash (my<br />
objective!) you’re never-ever safe<br />
from some rider (not what I call them<br />
on the trail) roosting you, and one<br />
wee rock/stone flicked off a spinning<br />
knobbly is all it takes to hole a<br />
radiator and bring everything to an<br />
untimely stop. KTM’s OEM guard is<br />
pretty good but this item is ultimate<br />
peace of mind and weighs very little.<br />
HANDGUARD KIT £86.70<br />
Again, this is worth it even if you<br />
don’t crash because sometimes you<br />
just end up laying a bike over, or it<br />
falling off its stand, and a broken<br />
lever is a royal pain if like me you<br />
never remember to pack spares.<br />
With this handguard kit, with the allimportant<br />
aluminium strengthening<br />
bar, nothing short of a super highspeed<br />
get-off is going to mangle<br />
those levers. And of course you need<br />
handguards of some substance just<br />
to deal with the gorse and other<br />
pricklies that line the tighter tracks,<br />
especially in the IoM.<br />
SKID PLATE £244.26<br />
Now for the most part I could<br />
avoid this expense because the<br />
KTM has decent ground clearance<br />
and as a rule I stay away from<br />
rocky protruding objects. For 95%<br />
of riding it’s not really necessary,<br />
careful riding is enough. Only again<br />
I’ve seen many a rock step on Manx<br />
trails and you only need to roll off<br />
110<br />
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