bikes before I decided to get another Blade: Aprilia RSV4R, BMW S1000RR, KTM RC8R, Ducati 848 EVO, 2011 Suzuki GSXR600. None of them came close to the Blade as an overall package. The Suzuki was excellent but lacked the torque I'm used to in a 1000cc

have been preposterous. Huge trans-globe adventure busters, absolutely. Rounded commuters with off-road style, brilliant. But a serious, sharp-edged dirtbike to take the fight to KTM and the Japanese? BMW? Don’t think so.But here it is, the 450X, and it

and slipper clutch took care of most of the deceleration, In fact riding pal and fellow www.ukbike.com member ‘The Coghurst Boy’ remarked on the lack of illumination from the sculpted rear lens, querying an intermittent fault.Following on his beautiful KTM

've never been really shy of wet riding but in all my 37 years of riding I've never known such a secure feeling tyre. It's like wet roads are dry. 4000 miles on a KTM Superduke R including 3 or 4 damp to soaking wet track days and never a scare! I

ridden flat out, either knee down or on he back wheel. Basically, it's the bike that the KTM SuperDuke wants you to think it is.

decent bike for what it is - dont expect KTM power levels and makes a great town commuter bike.Spec is good with multi function dash and some nice touches like big underseat stroage, and tank flap / holder thingOverall a decent bike and fun at lower

beats it for feel, powerband, torque and sound. This bike feels exotic and it is one of the sweetest I've owned (Ducati's, BMW, KTM, HD). I have a 2011 Ducati Multistrada 1200S that I've tricked out and when I have time to ride, I take the 'R'. NJF

, handles sweetly up to 80mph (they all get a little fidgety above this) and gives the full-on SM experience without the horrific pain of the Aprilia or the slight uncoolness of the KTM. Another sweetener is the 2-year warranty that has to be a first

or standing up. In deep sand I found myself searching for gears, something I don't have to do on my 450 EXC. But that said, my KTM has more power than I can handle most of the time. All the bikes have a funky looking dash with multi function digital displays

'd expect. The bike looks great and I love the stubby exhaust - it actually makes a fairly decent racket.I bought this after a year out of biking, my last was a KTM 950sm, so I wasn't expecting too much from the little honda but I was pleasantly surprised