His super aggressive and attacking riding style has made its presence known wherever he goes. The fast New Zealander has been a class act in the British championship this year with a dominant performance in the last half of the season, plus some decent GP results too. With that in mind, we got to try the British-championship winning Revo Husqvarna 250 of GP rider Dylan Walsh, the Chambers bike of Jake Millward which finished third in the British MX1 series and the Geartec Husky 450 of Elliott Banks-Browne which won the last moto of the British championship season. In fact the only time ridden a bike which had totally changed its characteristics was Jeffrey Herlings’ 450 in 2017 and even he opted back to a more conventional feel in his title-winning 2018 season. They might have the power moved around, slightly unusual cockpit set-up or a different suspension balance, but none veer too far away from stock which is testament to how good production bikes are. ![]() ![]() So it’s fair to say I’ve ridden some of the best bikes in the world produced by the best teams in the world and those bike have parameters in which they work that are all based around the design and engineering of the stock bike. I ’ve been testing bikes for over a decade now and I’ve been luckily enough to test a wide range of machines from prototypes to production and even factory bikes. ![]() Team bike tests are interesting because the test doesn’t just tell you about the way in which a rider likes their machine to feel, but it also tells you a lot about the team and how they think the bikes should be compared to stock.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |