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RUST magazine: Rust#7

RUST magazine: We’ve a heartfelt – and revealing – report direct from David Knight on the end of his pro career, and where does he go from here…? We take a long and thorough look at KTM and their mid-capacity adventure bikes, the 640 and the 690, and ask (again) where’s the 690 Adventure? Staying with adventure, Michelin have sprung on us a new rugged adventure tyre – we like the look. And our man in France, Chris Evans, finds life after Dakar is actually rather busy…

RUST magazine: We’ve a heartfelt – and revealing – report direct from David Knight on the end of his pro career, and where does he go from here…? We take a long and thorough look at KTM and their mid-capacity adventure bikes, the 640 and the 690, and ask (again) where’s the 690 Adventure? Staying with adventure, Michelin have sprung on us a new rugged adventure tyre – we like the look. And our man in France, Chris Evans, finds life after Dakar is actually rather busy…

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da CRF250L article (<strong>RUST</strong><br />

f praise. I bought mine for<br />

ve it as a fun commuter. Bit<br />

thinking it can be made into<br />

ad bike. With the suspenbe<br />

pretty decent on most<br />

ikes to ride, it’s so soft on<br />

ll climb very well. So I’ve<br />

gone further into it and with around £1500 invested I’m<br />

quite impressed by its ability to take me to pretty much all<br />

the trails and places that most folks would ever want to<br />

go, and with the IMS tank it will chug along for 200 miles.<br />

I’ve done a few mini trips to the North Yorks peaks and<br />

South Wales and I’ve been very pleased with its ability to<br />

travel and trail. With a few comfort aids – like the screen,<br />

Airhawk seat and heated grips – it’s 10 hour good. I will<br />

be taking it further afield in the future. Portugal off-road is<br />

on my hit list, I think it will be ace in those tight woodsy

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