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than the 19-inch front. The action of the higher-
quality Showa suspension makes a huge differ-
ence in how the bike performs, and once you
get off-road, there's no comparison.
While the seat height in the low position is
one and a half inches taller than that found on
the GT, I had no trouble touching the ground with
my five-foot, nine-inch frame and 34-inch inseam.
The center of gravity is well positioned, and the
bike doesn't feel top-heavy even while navigat
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ing tight technical terrain. The low-end torque
of the T-Plane triple comes in handy in technical
situations, and the clutch action is super smooth
and easy to manipulate, almost eliminating the
concern of stalling.
Switching to Off-Road Pro, which is only avail
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able on the Rally model, allows you to fully turn
off traction control and ABS. The basic Off-Road
mode, which is standard on both the Rally and GT
models, activated the traction control and ABS a
