Dirt & Trail Aug2020
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Although it still delivers that<br />
smooth Triumph power, the<br />
engine sounds meatier and it is a<br />
lot more fun to play with.<br />
Road<br />
On the road this bike is perfectly<br />
comfortable, well balanced and<br />
offers excellent performance and<br />
protection from the elements.<br />
It is noticeably quicker than the<br />
outgoing 800 with a top speed<br />
that we saw of over the 205 odd<br />
KPH mark. It revs a lot lower<br />
than the 800 at speeds like that<br />
and that translates into good fuel<br />
economy and easy riding. The bike<br />
is perfectly comfortable, nippy<br />
and the brakes are excellent. We<br />
often get questions about how<br />
the 21 inch wheel feels on the tar<br />
– well – honestly, in our opinion<br />
it’s perfectly natural and handles<br />
great.<br />
In Jo’burg traffic you often need<br />
to hit the brakes – the ABS is<br />
seamless, you don’t know that it’s<br />
there.<br />
In the <strong>Dirt</strong>:<br />
The Off-Road Pro power mode is<br />
why you buy the Rally Pro. Both<br />
the standard Rally and the Rally<br />
Pro have a standard Off-Road<br />
mode that has off-road versions of<br />
ABS, traction control, and power<br />
delivery. The Off-Road Pro mode<br />
disables ABS and TC, leaving you<br />
with the more manageable off-road<br />
throttle map. We stuck with the<br />
Off-Road Pro setting for the entire<br />
dirty day. No intrusive ABS. No<br />
irritating traction control – and<br />
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