a hardcore Adventure machine . On road the suspension action is very nice . It is very comfortable riding with a plush and controlled feel . There is some dive from the forks under heavy braking , but nothing unusual . Overall , the suspension performs very well on road and even copes with our poor back road conditions quite well . Offroad it is best not to get too excited and keep the pace down . While it is capable of mild off-road terrain in dry conditions , it ’ s best not to venture too far past the end of a gravel road … However , on gravel the suspension is excellent , well , apart from on bad corrugations which seems to be most bikes ’ nemesis . The chassis is a planted , stable platform with confident steering enhanced by the slowish 28-degree steering head angle . This angle of steering head encourages straight line stability and a little more feel as the front starts to slide on turn-in . This gives a nice little ‘ heads-up ’ on
KIWI RIDER 51