RUST magazine: RUST #44
Just in time for Christmas – it's RUST #44! It's a 120-page wonder, that's bringing you the best in enduro, rally, adventure and even heritage riding. And with a long seasonal break ahead it's great reading just when you need it
Just in time for Christmas – it's RUST #44! It's a 120-page wonder, that's bringing you the best in enduro, rally, adventure and even heritage riding. And with a long seasonal break ahead it's great reading just when you need it
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ADVENTURE<br />
Quick spin<br />
BMW<br />
R1250GS<br />
RALLYE<br />
BMW has dominated the adventure market<br />
with its GS for some 40 years. How does<br />
BMW stay aead? Little steps, year after year<br />
(and the odd big stride!)<br />
Words: JB Images: Markus Jahn<br />
Up to the point where Clint flipped his<br />
brand new BMW R 1250 GS Rallye TE/<br />
HP into the Manx hedge he’d looked very<br />
impressive. And to be fair, that flip was<br />
pretty impressive too. Riding the KTM 1290<br />
Super Adventure R (long termer) I’d been impressed just<br />
how easily Clint and his BMW had shadowed me around<br />
the first third of the Adventure Spec IoM 500 lap, on road<br />
and dirt.<br />
Clint had obviously thought he had some speed to<br />
spare, so had sailed past me up this rocky two-track, but<br />
a momentary lapse of concentration – or just sheer bad<br />
luck – had seen the GS skid sideways then flip. Luckily<br />
for Clint he slid off uninjured, and even more luckily for<br />
him the GS (just a few hundred miles old) landed wheelsupwards<br />
in a super-cushioning hedge. But for one crack<br />
in the beak, the odd scrape and a broken indicator the GS<br />
sustained no damage. A lucky escape. Both Clint and the<br />
BMW continued as if nothing had happened, whipping<br />
along. For sure he’s a better rider than I, but equally his<br />
BMW had no issues with hanging with the mighty KTM<br />
despite the difference in claimed power outputs. On all<br />
accounts I was impressed.<br />
w<br />
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