RUST magazine: Rust#10
RUST magazine: We go 700km on a KTM 450EXC! Baja on a BMW R60/6… Chris Evans buys a new bike. In the history of journalism we’re not sure we’ve ever heard of a journo buying a new bike – and especially not at list price. Chris Evans could then be creating a world first, not just a personal one. Obviously it makes for a harrowing account – and a must read. As well we take a 2016 KTM 450EXC for a long distance test: 700km in four-days – did it survive? Did we like it?! And last but not least, we welcome a feature contribution from brilliant Australian photo-journalist Thomas Wielecki, who took a 1974 BMW R60/6 the length of Baja and back (and later circled USA on it). He took his wife, too. Surprisingly, they’re still together… It’s a super-pretty, super-technicolour issue. We think you’ll like it! You might even love it…
RUST magazine: We go 700km on a KTM 450EXC! Baja on a BMW R60/6…
Chris Evans buys a new bike. In the history of journalism we’re not sure we’ve ever heard of a journo buying a new bike – and especially not at list price. Chris Evans could then be creating a world first, not just a personal one. Obviously it makes for a harrowing account – and a must read. As well we take a 2016 KTM 450EXC for a long distance test: 700km in four-days – did it survive? Did we like it?! And last but not least, we welcome a feature contribution from brilliant Australian photo-journalist Thomas Wielecki, who took a 1974 BMW R60/6 the length of Baja and back (and later circled USA on it). He took his wife, too. Surprisingly, they’re still together…
It’s a super-pretty, super-technicolour issue. We think you’ll like it! You might even love it…
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2016 KTM 450EXC<br />
Specification<br />
Engine: 449.3cc, liquid-cooled singlecylinder<br />
SOHC four-valve four-stroke<br />
Bore & stroke: 95 x 63.4mm<br />
Fuelling: 42mm Keihin EMS fuel<br />
injection<br />
Starting: Electric and kick<br />
Transmission: Six-speed gearbox,<br />
wet DDS multi-plate clutch, hydraulically<br />
operated<br />
Chassis: Chro-mo steel tube frame,<br />
alloy sub-frame<br />
Front suspension: 48mm WP USD<br />
forks, fully adjustable, 300mm travel<br />
Rear suspension: WP PDS shock,<br />
fully adjustable, 335mm travel<br />
Front brake: 260mm disc, Brembo<br />
twin-piston caliper<br />
Wheelbase: 1482mm<br />
Seat height: 970mm<br />
Dry weight: 111kg<br />
Fuel capacity: 9-litres<br />
Price: £7599 (UK), €9495 (EU)<br />
Contact: www.ktm.com
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