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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Adventure<br />
Missing in<br />
Adventure?<br />
and a lofty 930mm seat height this was pukka enduro-rally<br />
spec. Those were 50mm WP forks, and the wheels - yes,<br />
proper 21/18in sizes - were built to take hard knocks. It had all<br />
the look and much of the spec of the proper rally bikes but with<br />
road-adventure modifications. That meant an electric start; a<br />
much heavier subframe to take not just a pillion but luggage too<br />
(its load capacity is listed as 220kg); and of course instruments:<br />
mirrors, indicators (even a 12v outlet on the dash, ready to<br />
power a GPS) - all of that stuff requiring a higher spec 200W<br />
alternator.<br />
But the four-valve, SOHC, single cylinder motor was still
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