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it turned out it was probably the best bike for these conditions as the roads are so rough and windy that 80% of the riding is in the 0 – 40km/h range only new, but as it turned out it was probably the best bike for these conditions as the roads are so rough and windy that 80% of the riding is in the 0 – 40km/h range and the other 20% is 40 – 60km/h. The gear ratios in most adventure bikes wouldn’t be suited for this type of riding as you would riding the clutch nearly all the time. The Bullet has a five- speed low ratio gearbox, it hates revving out but loves to chug away at low revs. So, you would change up a gear as soon as possible and it would be happy to pull in just about any gear from virtually zero revs. KIWI RIDER 55