RUST #49
RUST loves riding adventure, enduro, trail, trials, even motocross. But we'll only watch supercross – that's a jump too big for us. In this issue we test KTM's new 890 Adventure and Adventure R, we find out all about WP's new aftermarket suspension offerings and take a ride in the woods with Honda's Africa Twin. And more besides...
RUST loves riding adventure, enduro, trail, trials, even motocross. But we'll only watch supercross – that's a jump too big for us. In this issue we test KTM's new 890 Adventure and Adventure R, we find out all about WP's new aftermarket suspension offerings and take a ride in the woods with Honda's Africa Twin. And more besides...
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ADVENTURE
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RIDING
The Adventure
This was a first ride on the Adventure
(travel) model, having only tested the R
model before. It was quite the revelation. It
doesn’t quite have the brutish proportions
of the R model, and the 21/18-inch wheels
look slightly incongruous on the more
road-oriented machine, but once you get
riding all such petty prejudices fade away.
It’s a great ride.
Despite having the same engine and
the same weight as the R, it’s quite the
different character. While bouncing
around off-road the R seems quite the
all-action ride, on the Adventure (on the
road) things are a little more ‘controlled’.
It still whips along strongly, you can’t
deny 105hp is a peppy-sized number, but
according to my field notes the feeling is
‘smooth, linear, it runs cleanly around the
tacho’. It’s deceptive quick.
JB WEARS
Helmet: Alpinestars S-M10
Jacket: KLIM Badlands Pro
Pants: KLIM Badlands Pro
Boots: Alpinestars Tech 7
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