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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My Ideal Rally Bike<br />
(Mick Molloy, UK)<br />
I’VE HAD THREE 640 Adventures: a ‘99, an ‘02 and my<br />
current one, an ‘03. The first one (the ’99), was unreliable,<br />
but the second was great, no issues. The third one I’ve only<br />
just bought and have been stripping and preparing it for<br />
some ATRC rounds this year.<br />
I came to the 640s after having 950s. First an Adventure<br />
then a Super Enduro; I couldn’t fault the SE but it was too<br />
much, too fast and I could tell in time it would all end horribly.<br />
It was just too fast for the off-road. The 640 is the right size,<br />
with the right performance, something I can chuck around<br />
but still goes well enough. I’m 6’2” and 16-stone so I need a
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