RUST magazine: RUST#32
RUST 32 SCRAMBLER – Triumph and Ducati Scramblers take on a cool, wet British autumn KTM Freeride 250F – KTM’s new Freeride has learned its lessons, this one performs! KTM 200EXC – one for the enthusiasts as we check out the tuning capabilities of this clubman favourite ENDUROGP – a year end like no other as the paddock splinters… Plus so much more in this 98-page mega issue... What you’ll notice straight away is the all-new look. A month ago we launched our all-new website, now the magazine gets a top-to-bottom overhaul. And there’s still more to come, so much more. You wait ‘til 2018! Anyway, in the meantime, there’s some great reading in this issue, we’ve got a great mix of stories that we know you’ll enjoy reading (and looking at). And so if you can, do try to read it on a tablet at least, but preferably on a big screen (yeah, with retina display) as the images truly deserve it. Yep, it’s a big issue. But no time to talk, we’ve got yet another issue to prepare right now – so stand by for that one, too. Happy reading and best wishes for the festive season. Jon Bentman (Editor, RUST)
RUST 32
SCRAMBLER – Triumph and Ducati Scramblers take on a cool, wet British autumn
KTM Freeride 250F – KTM’s new Freeride has learned its lessons, this one performs!
KTM 200EXC – one for the enthusiasts as we check out the tuning capabilities of this clubman favourite
ENDUROGP – a year end like no other as the paddock splinters…
Plus so much more in this 98-page mega issue...
What you’ll notice straight away is the all-new look. A month ago we launched our all-new website, now the magazine gets a top-to-bottom overhaul. And there’s still more to come, so much more. You wait ‘til 2018!
Anyway, in the meantime, there’s some great reading in this issue, we’ve got a great mix of stories that we know you’ll enjoy reading (and looking at). And so if you can, do try to read it on a tablet at least, but preferably on a big screen (yeah, with retina display) as the images truly deserve it.
Yep, it’s a big issue. But no time to talk, we’ve got yet another issue to prepare right now – so stand by for that one, too.
Happy reading and best wishes for the festive season.
Jon Bentman
(Editor, RUST)
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ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW...<br />
ALEX WATERS<br />
There is no denying these are both handsome<br />
beasts – the Desert Sled oozes 70s<br />
Scrambler cool while the Street Scrambler,<br />
with its muted green and black colourways,<br />
harks back to the previous decade with an<br />
understated nod to the TR6 Bonnie / Steve<br />
McQueen era.<br />
Setting off on a damp November morning,<br />
and not having ridden for a while, the<br />
Triumph immediately feels familiar and<br />
confidence inspiring. Power comes from low<br />
down, it feels torquey and smooth right off<br />
the bottom with a lovely throaty burble from<br />
the high-level exhaust, only the slightly harsh<br />
ride quality from the rear shocks threaten to<br />
spoil the experience.<br />
Switching over to the Ducati and it feels<br />
like a different proposition straight away. The<br />
difference in ride height is obvious it feels<br />
more like a big enduro / small adventure bike<br />
with a slightly more urgent power delivery<br />
throughout the rev range.<br />
These differences are further compounded<br />
by handling characteristics. The Street<br />
Scrambler feels like a road bike with effortless<br />
point and shoot cornering while the Desert<br />
Sled has that off-road biased vagueness<br />
synonymous with longer forks and knobbly<br />
tyres. Counter-point: off-road the Ducati<br />
feels more accomplished. Tall and slim<br />
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