RUST magazine: RUST#37
2019 Beta Enduro's tested, GS Trophy 2018, Honda Africa Twin, Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro ridden, Husqvarna FE350 Long termer, Project Suzuki V-Strom 650 XT, Triumph Street Twin update, Zard Exhaust , kit reviews and loads more!
2019 Beta Enduro's tested, GS Trophy 2018, Honda Africa Twin, Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro ridden, Husqvarna FE350 Long termer, Project Suzuki V-Strom 650 XT, Triumph Street Twin update, Zard Exhaust , kit reviews and loads more!
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adventure<br />
A recent Ducati run out at the<br />
Touratech UK Travel Event 2018 gave<br />
me an opportunity for a quick spin on<br />
the model. This follows JB’s experience<br />
of briefly riding a pre-production<br />
example in the wilds of Madagascar<br />
during the Touratech UPoA ride in<br />
2016. JB, and the Ducati’s rider on<br />
that occasion, Benjamin Myers, were<br />
super-impressed by the Ducati’s<br />
capabilities, it being robust enough to<br />
shrug off all the challenges a week-long<br />
saturated jungle ride threw at it, but<br />
as well being a surprisingly amenable<br />
performer, with narrow mid-section<br />
and decent off-road riding position.<br />
JB missed out on a further ride of<br />
that bike when it returned to Europe,<br />
reporting that Herbert Schwarz (then<br />
CEO at Touratech) hogged it, having<br />
fallen in love with it while riding the<br />
ACT Portugal later that year. So it comes<br />
highly recommended…<br />
NOT SO BIG – BUT BIG ALL THE SAME…<br />
Getting on the big Multistrada Enduro<br />
the ergonomics are surprisingly spot<br />
on for an average height guy. With a<br />
standard seat height of 870mm (there<br />
is also a low seat factory option), at<br />
5’11” my feet were comfortably on the<br />
ground and moving off the Enduro<br />
immediately feels beautifully balanced<br />
for a big bike. Standing up, despite the<br />
super-sized 30-litre fuel tank, the bike<br />
feels narrow through the middle and<br />
the full-sized, grippy enduro foot pegs<br />
only add to the feeling of security and<br />
stability. No bar risers are required here<br />
either as these bars are already 50mm<br />
higher than on the base Multistrada<br />
model – yep, someone definitely put<br />
some thought into spending extended<br />
periods of time stood up on this beast<br />
(Beppe, no doubt).<br />
Spending 40 minutes on the bike<br />
doing the DRE off-road academy<br />
50<br />
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