A claimed dry weight under
370 pounds puts it on the ultra-
light adventure side of things.
And with front/rear suspension
travel specs of 10.6 and 9.8
inches, respectively, and over
11 inches of ground clearance,
the bike has plenty of
bounce in
its step. This bike identifies as
a dirt bike.
My
mule was missing some
functionality—the display unit
didn't work and ABS switching
wasn't functional. But that's
okay because the plausible deni-
ability of my speed and not hav-
ing ABS were good things on the
off-road
routes we chose. Also,
I'm not sure the exhaust pack-
ing was up to spec. Honestly, it
didn't
have any exhaust packing
or muffling. Like, none. The bike
was far from new or final (the
seat fell off), but it gave a nice
taste of what's to come, like a
lot of rear tire abuse.
The Kove 800X Rally makes
almost zero traction in most
off-road conditions and you can
feel the rear tire being chewed
down below you with every blar-
ing rasp of engine pulse. The
bike actually stops accelerating
in the dirt because, well, the tire
just—can't. It makes a helluva
dust show, though! It also had
QUICKSPIN I 2025 Kove 800X Rally
P86
The stance is right
for a fight. This
bike looks and
means business—
if that business is
destroying tires.
