Hi Barney, as an Enduro bike its a little to revvy and the lack of hydraulic clutch really does make it more difficult to control in technical terrain. Its a great bike for open spaces but for UK enduro in snotty deep ruts and wet weather there are better options out there. Honda almost got there on this bike but not quite.
Yes I did, although once the motor had loosened up and I realised it revved to the moon I found it was going plenty fast enough in fifth! I need to ride it more in tight stuff to see if there's scope to alter the gearing to compensate - without making first too high. Otherwise I loved the bike, very comfortable, natural ergos and real easy to ride (for a clubman). I'll be writing up a test report in the next RUST. JB
Just stumbled upon your two RX videos - are there anymore during your ownership/review/opinion etc? It sounded like in this one there would be a series of videos but can’t find anymore?
What did you think of this bike as a general UK enduro bike? I'm very close to buying one but theres just no reviews about on this sort of riding
Hi Barney, as an Enduro bike its a little to revvy and the lack of hydraulic clutch really does make it more difficult to control in technical terrain. Its a great bike for open spaces but for UK enduro in snotty deep ruts and wet weather there are better options out there. Honda almost got there on this bike but not quite.
Did you miss there being no 6th gear on the fast sections.
Yes I did, although once the motor had loosened up and I realised it revved to the moon I found it was going plenty fast enough in fifth! I need to ride it more in tight stuff to see if there's scope to alter the gearing to compensate - without making first too high. Otherwise I loved the bike, very comfortable, natural ergos and real easy to ride (for a clubman). I'll be writing up a test report in the next RUST. JB
Just stumbled upon your two RX videos - are there anymore during your ownership/review/opinion etc? It sounded like in this one there would be a series of videos but can’t find anymore?