Jorge Torres
We accompany the double Moto E champion along the Ruta del Silencio in Aragón with the Honda ADV 350
The great opportunity to travel with a great motorcycle champion to the Motorland circuit in Alcañiz to witness the Aragón Grand Prix only happens once in a lifetime. This just happened to us
Jorge Torres, from Zaragoza to Alcañiz, passing through the spectacular Ruta del Silencio, still convalescing from a fall in the Le Mans circuit where he fractured his fibula. This charismatic rider, Moto E world champion in the 2020 and 2021 editions, volunteered to accompany us on a tour at the controls of the new Honda ADV 350 that we took the opportunity to test.
Jordi Torres in front of the ADV 350 /
This friendly and original pilot, highlighted by long, sharp sideburns that reach below his chin, delighted us with his endless verbiage and commented on his present and future after the serious injury that has ended all his expectations to renew the world titles of previous years.
Idyllic landscapes on the Silence Route /
The 35-year-old, born in Rubí, currently competes within the structure of Pons Racing 40 in Moto E. When asked about his injury, which has prevented him from participating in the last six races in ideal Moto E conditions, Jordi told us: «In the second race I broke and I have not been able to participate properly due to the injury that I still have,
although in the last two races I was already in the leading groupbut very little aggressive and very conservative.»
Faced with the near future: «continue in MotoE. It is a good championship and has good promotion. We are continuously developing and later all this will be transferred to production bikes. You can make an electric competition motorcycle, put a license plate on it and take it out on the street.
Good behavior on almost all types of roads /
In Moto GP how do you see it from the outside: «A good championship is being created, there are many candidates to win, not like before, and
with the return of Márquez we will see what happens. I think that with this ‘reentry’ everything will change. Before it was all against Márquez and at this time that he has not been there is much more equality.
Good driving position /
Márquez to see at what level he is. Is Marc going to be there to win races? «Hopefully, but it is not known, the day after tomorrow we will know (he lasted only one lap and he had to leave). The Honda works as Márquez demonstrated today in free practice. In four or five tenths are the top ten.
You have come on a Honda scooter to this grand prix. What did you think of the Honda ADV 350 that you brought with you?: «When they proposed to me to do this trip with a scooter, I didn’t see it clearly. Only with 30 kilometers of travel do you realize that it is a good travel companion. I am more Racing and I like to do curves and I don’t like this trip. It has good stability, good brakes, all enough to enjoy a very pleasant ride and ride. Good posture and very comfortable to do many kilometers. In short, I had a great time and I arrived wonderfully in every way.
Powerful front end of the ADV 350 /
The truth is that the tour with this nice champion has been a real pleasure. We accompanied Jordi Torres with an identical Honda ADV 350 and confirmed the rider’s feelings.
The ADV 350 is an almost perfect companion for long tours. We have only found one “but” autonomy. With just under 12 liters in the fuel tank and despite the low fuel consumption. In the test, at a good pace on all types of roads, we managed a little less than four and a half liters.
Jordi Torres, Honda’s chief mechanic, Cristofer Martínez, and the author of the report commenting on the route /
This scooter has a good and modern appearance, good ride comfort in almost any circumstance or terrain, great cargo capacity under the seat with the addition of the available rear trunk, a propeller that offers enough power and good driving speed from the start and all this with a price of 6,450 euros
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