Kiwi Rider July 2024 Vol.1 | Page 20

ROAD NEWS
Building on a platform already designed to be the most off-road focussed V-Strom ever , the SR75 Rally Edition is equipped with a robust AS3 sump guard and AS3 handlebar risers , atop which sits a set of RM-Z450 ‘ bars . Giving the 776cc parallel twin more bark is a modified FMF titanium exhaust system , while the standard 21-inch and 17-inch wheels have been swapped for a 21-inch and 18-inch wheel set from ENVY . They are shod with Dunlop D209RR tyres and mousses . The whole package is finished off with an SR75 Suzuki livery from GP Grafix that makes the DL800DE look every bit the descendant of the legendary DR-BIG it should be . We ’ ll be keeping an eye out for how the SR75 World Team do when the DL800DE Rally Edition hits a rally stage in anger later this year .

MOTO GUZZI OPEN HOUSE RETURNS

If you ’ re looking for something to act as the cornerstone for that dream trip to Europe you ’ ve been planning , Moto Guzzi might just have the event to make your plans around . Returning for 2024 , Moto Guzzi Open House will see the doors of the hallowed Mandello del Lario factory swing open for all with a combination of bikes , fashion and fun . Kicking off from September 13 through to 15 , Guzzi fans from all over the world are set to descend on Mandello del Lario to celebrate the unique Italian brand in its home town on the shores of Lake Como . And , as ever , it looks set to be an incredible late-summer weekend with the colours and landscapes of the eastern shore of Lake Como , brimming with friendship , new encounters , stories of adventures and many , many Moto Guzzi bikes . All this will take place in the birthplace of Moto Guzzi , where the brand has been manufacturing its extraordinary

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