KIWI RIDER JANUARY 2018 VOL.2 | Page 52

Thanks to the likes of Red Bull TV and, of course, YouTube millions get to watch hard enduro. But so few ride it. Given an opportunity to learn from two of the sport’s finest, Jon Bentman wasn’t going to turn down the offer. But would he regret it? After all, it’s called extreme enduro for a reason… Words: Jon Bentman / Photos: Future7Media “We look forward to welcoming you to the ‘Ride KTM EXC TP with the pros’ event in Spain. A special opportunity to enjoy an action-packed riding day putting the world’s first serial production off-road competition fuel-injected two-stroke machines to the test with hard enduro pros Taddy Blazusiak and Jonny Walker.” Only an idiot would turn down such an invitation (wouldn’t he?). Wow, riding extreme enduro with two of the world’s best, on the brand new TPI-equipped EXCs – what could possibly go wrong?