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suspension performs well.
It soaks up rolling sand
whoops with surprising
comfort and predictability.
speed, rpm and other items as
you would expect on an ADV
or street-going motorcycle, as
well as the ability to turn off
the standard ABS (unfortu-
nately, you need to turn it off
every time you turn the key off
and back on). It even includes
a USB charging port. The
brakes are dual-piston calipers
front and rear with no name-
brand markings. While talking
about controls, the 450R Rally
comes standard with some
nice, oversized footpegs.
It has LED headlights, turn
signals, a brake light, a horn
and a license plate bracket.
KOVE is in the process of get
-
ting the bike homologated for
street use, but the first batch
is being imported as off-road-
only machines.
We do not know what tires
will be mounted when they
arrive, but our test model had
Motoz Tractionator Desert
H/T tires for our quick test.
> HOW IS THE RIDE?
The USA Motortoys crew met
us in Page, Arizona, during
the U.S. Hard Enduro Grinding
Stone race, with two of the
Kove FSE 450R Rally bikes
for us to try out. (Two of the
same model.) We spent a
couple of hours riding them in
diverse terrain, including a lot
of sand, some hard-packed
dirt roads, and a short spin on
the highway. We didn't get to
