Australasian Dirt Bike — September 2017

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MAIN.Stainless steel protects the

rocker covers instead of crashbars

1.HP muffler is by Akrapovic

2.TAG Metals handlebar pad

3.A mate fabricated the lever tip

Ialsofittedamoussetubefor

the race. We run Unifilter air

filtersandpre-filtersandan

Akrapovic muffler.

HOW DOES IT GO?

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andIlearntprettyquicklynotto

tryandrideittoofastinthe

whoops.EventhoughIwas

feelinggood,Iwasgoingabit

toofastandcartwheeledit.

Fromthatpointonmymission

was to ride smooth and not

override the bike. When I rode

the bike smart, I was surprised

at how I was able to reel in

people. In my pre-run, the rear

shock did fail, but it was 44

degrees and crazy. During the

rest of the trip, the standard

suspension worked a treat. The

bike performed amazingly in

the race and desert. It was

pretty comfy riding home too.

SHOULD I BUY ONE?

A lot of people looked at the

bike, knowing the Rallye X is a

bit different, noticed some of

the mods on it and got pretty

excited about that being their

next bike or their dream bike.

They like the bike standard, and

they liked the mods that I did. It

was a real crowd-pleaser. If

someone wants to go

adventure riding in more tricky

terrain, the Rallye X with a few

mods is perfect. You don’t need

some of the mods, but people

were pretty pumped about the

mods I did and they loved what

the end result was.

with Dylan Ruddy

FACTORY RIDE / READER RIDE / HERITAGE / ACTION / OAS / BUYERS GUIDE

1 Miles worked until recently

as the marketing boss at BMW

Motorrad.

2 He was co-founder of Cycle

Torque magazine and is a

former pro mountain bike

rider.

3 On the trip from Melbourne

to Alice and back, Miles did

6200km over 16 days.

4 The bike’s suspension was

standard but got a service

before the race.

5 The Rallye X weighs less

than the GS Adventure, but the

same as a standard GS.

5 THINGS

YOU DIDN’T KNOW

ABOUT MILES AND THE

RALLYE X

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PIRELLI

SCORPION RALLY TYRES

HEADLIGHT PROTECTOR

THE BASICS

WHAT

2017 BMW R 1200 GS Rallye X

WHO

Miles Davis

WHERE I GOT IT

Ex-fl eet bike from BMW

HOW MUCH

Estimated $32,000