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bike, which is fine. Things are
going great until you suddenly
come upon a section of whoops
and bumps and you remember
that you're not on a "true" dirt
bike but instead on a reason-
ably heavy ADV bike and going
way too fast for what's ahead
of you. Luckily, the suspension
is good enough to recover, but
oftentimes not before a moment
of pucker. At more normal "ADV"
speeds, the SWM's suspen-
sion is surprisingly good, and
we were impressed with the
Taiwanese-made Fastace forks.
It's much better than you would
think for a fork you've probably
never heard of.
Another area where the SWM
shines over larger ADV bikes is
cornering. Again, with its dirt
bike ergos, the SMW feels more
like a smaller and more maneu-
verable dual-sport bike in the
turns because you can com-
fortably sit down on the seat in
the corners, stick your foot out
for balance, and go. On most
multi-cylinder ADV bikes you
can't do that. Most ADV ergos
would rather have you standing
SWM SUPERDUAL X
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The Superdual
X is surprisingly
comfortable on
the street.
