Bikers España Rideout 8th July 2018 - Bandits New Boots
Having new tyres fitted and setting off on them for the first time can be a bit daunting especially if the tyres are of a type you haven't tried before. Listening to all of the stories from friends about "scrubbing in times", watching racers slide off on their outlap and the commentators wax lyrical about new tyres and their "break in period", it's enough to put some people off.
However once you've owned a bike for a few years and had a few sets of tyres it becomes second nature.
Looking at pictures, before the launch of the KTM 790 Duke I knew it would be a bike suited to the roads I ride in Spain. We don't live in the mountains but near enough to have some of them as a weekend playground. I first saw the new 790 Duke in the flesh at the 
It's been a long time since I last rode a large KTM, it was an 
