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p It’s a true
all-rounder
The suspension’s WHAT WORKS
the best in class…
2 for normal riding, that is. WHAT DOESN’T
…
As well as more suspension
travel and the obvious low-
friction coating, the WR has a
larger, more sophisticated
cartridge in the forks and the
rear shock has improved
internals and a new linkage. The
difference is impressive. As well It’s not as
as that ride quality improvement underpowered as
on the road, it’s superb off-road, 4 you’d think
soaking up bumps with A quoted 72bhp and 220kg wet
plushness that trumps KTM’s 890 isn’t the kind of power-to-weight- Preload adjuster
Adventure R and gives loads of ratio that sets pulses racing and, Every bike that has multiple usage or carries
feel. It’ll do everything you want on paper, it’s the slowest of all luggage or passengers on a regular basis
without having to fiddle much — I premium middleweight adventure should have one. This, like the rest of the
just bumped up the rear preload bikes. But the 689cc CP2 bike, works perfectly, allowing you to adjust
to cope with my 95kg carcass. parallel-twin makes a mockery of the suspension easily and quickly.
It’s the perfect set-up for a its modest figures with strong
proper dual-sport motorcycle. torque and true flexibility. There’s
more power than you’d need for
trail riding, plus unrivalled
low-rpm manners. On the road
You’ll be lucky to there is enough puff to overtake
get 300 miles out it in a high gear with swiftness and
3 `300 miles from a tank’, safety. It’s only above 80mph that
you miss the extra power.
claims Yamaha. But in normal
riding you’d need the patience of p WR adds to
a saint to make that happen, as the already TFT Dash
you’d have to average 60mpg. It great T7 It looks great, the thumb-wheel adjustment
would be possible on a long is easy to use and connectivity is handy.
70mph motorway run but factor However, there is no nav option, no range
in B-roads, off-road or spirited indicator and I’ll be happier when there are
riding and you’re looking more aftermarket screen protectors available.
like the 50mpg I’ve been
averaging. This pushes the
most likely range down to
230-250 miles with the light
coming on around 200 miles.
The twin tanks take a bit of
getting used to. You still need
to brim both fillers; a novelty or a It hasn’t got ALL the
faff, depending on your attitude. toys but it does have
5 real charm
There’s the ace suspension, a
TFT dash, mobile connectivity, Ergonomics
those twin tanks, a lovely Öhlins They’re pretty good — all I did to make the
steering damper and an bike fit me was remove the footrest rubbers
impressive level of paint and and roll the bars forward, raising them,
finish. But it is missing cruise increasing arm room and making the
control, riding modes, traction standing position better for off-road.
control, a quickshifter and Funnily enough, the position of the
heated grips, which many of its switchgear points to that being how it was
rivals have. Worst for me is no designed all along.
range indicator — a vital addition
for a long-distance bike. But it COSTS SO FAR
offers a unique proposition —
unless you spend more money, Fuel, 96 litres @ £1.91/litre . . . . . . . . . £183
you won’t find a middleweight 600-mile service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £170
adventurer with as much dirt
ability or tarmac charm. Cost per mile. . . . . . . . . . . £0.33
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