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P34 IN THE WIND Championship with a slight threepoint lead over Goncalves as he tried to defend his 2012 title. But in the end it all came down to the final 177-mile stage six of the Morocco Rally. Although Coma got off to a great start and narrowed his time deficit on Goncalves, it would be a navigational error that would again set him back and ultimately end his hopes of another rally win and the back-to-back championship. Instead a very happy Goncalves won the rally and the title. "Today has been a fantastic day for me," Goncalves said. "I've won the World Championship title and also the race. I'm really pleased for me and for the Speedbrain team. We've done a great job together. Since Brazil, we have been able to win the last two races and the title." While Goncalves won two of the six stages of the Morocco Rally, his teammate Joan Barreda won three - almost fulfilling a Honda sweep on the Honda CRF450 Rally bike. Putting an end to the Honda sweep in the rally was KTM Australia's Ben Grabham, the Aussie beating Honda's Helder Rodrigues by one minute and 11 seconds in the final stage. American Kurt Caselli, meanwhile, had his best stage on the final day with a third, putting him seventh overall despite the 20-minute penalty he received in stage one. of peak torque. It also boasts impressive fuel efficiency with its claim of 51.8 mpg on the highway while producing emissions that are less than 25 percent of those allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The new 1190RX gets some improvements over the RS and a much lower price tag at $18,995. rik Buell and company has added a new steed to the EBR line – the 2014 1190RX. Building off of its 1190RS, which they refer to as a pure racebike, the new 1190RX takes a lot from its predecessor and builds on it, offering some impressive claims such as a more powerful, clean, efficient engine. But what's most noticeable is the significant drop in price from the RS – a $23,000 difference with the 1190RX's listed MSRP price of $18,995. Although there are changes in the new sportbike, Buell's signature components remain on the 1190RX, including its fuel-in-theframe chassis and eight-piston brake caliper and perimeter rotor assembly. EBR claims 185 horsepower from its 1190cc V-twin while boasting of the best torque in its class at almost 102 foot-pounds PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF EBR THE EBR 1190RX E (EPA) standards. It also comes with traction control – complete with 21 differ-