perior were
itting well above
their weight in
terms of sheer
excitement.
A big name
and an equally
big bike had
the crowded
tand buzzing
very day.
dly Keanu’s
ory is a bit
ine and he
emember the
ared on setZKLOHÀOPLQJ7KH0DWUL[1RWWKDWKH
would have given me a discount on the
cough, cough ‘don’t bother asking how
much’ price tag. Arch squeezed three
models into their booth, the KRGT-1,
Arch 1 (both 2032cc) the Method 143
(2343cc) and one sold straight away.
Lucky Thomas from Rizoma.BROUGH SUPERIOR
Well documented over recent years
and, I have to say, amazing in the
metal were the bespoke SS100s.
They deserve a place in anyone’s
‘Must Have’ list. That’s of course
if you are the person that can treatwith Öhlins suspension. If the Strada
or the Strada S isn’t quite enough,
then check the bike Casey Stoner had
the privilege (well-earned too) of
launching: the new ‘Speciale’. The Tri-
colore model is drop-dead gorgeous. 2
KAWASAKI
Maybe not claiming the award for
the most visually stunning bike at the
show, at least KHI knows a thing or
two about how to go about making
bulk horsepower attractive to the
people who want to transverse the
Alps at warp-speed while carrying a
change of clothes and toiletries. They
can do this on the supercharged tourer
H2 SX which has – just look! - actual
panniers! One pannier for your kit
and the other for the cash to bail you
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at pitstops for new back tyres every
1000 kilometres or so! You have to
admire Kawasaki for the balls. The
SX produces a handy supercharged
200 plus HP to propel you and your
trusting friend along at warp-speed.
If that isn’t enough, there’s a limited
edition green SE model which won’t
be any faster! Price? Availability?
These questions remained
unanswered at this point.
ARCH
Keanu with his co-designer Gard
Hollinger, although holding court at a
small stand compared to, say, Brough
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