I know Manic mic is well gone,, but if ye do read this Mic,, ave got to dissagree wi ye,, yes teh X is a good handlin bike.. but ad say the R will give ye a real good run fur yer money... mic said,..... I personally wouldn't push an R model on tarmac as you won't have nearly as much grip as an X model.

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