South Africa: Bill Hunter, 2 WheelsMagazine, November 2009.

"But nothing is as astounding as the effect these BST 100% carbon fibre wheels have had on my bike. Nothing. Short of inventing warp drive, I've just peaked in the development of the XR. Actually amazing is an understatement, I can't believe what a 'simple' wheel can do to the performance of a motorcycle. . . . The XR1200 now feels more like a 650 Supermotard bike to ride. It changes direction with just a drop of either wrist and the acceleration and braking is also better off for the rim change. And just look them, what works of art they are."

New Zealand: Bike Rider Magazine, November 2009.

Multi-time NZ Superbike Champion Tony Rees test rode the BST-shod Honda CBR with Paul and found that

"But we can categorically say that carbon wheels do give you a major advantage ... don't bother wasting your time on bling things - go for the wheels ... they certainly put a smile on my face so big that I didn't care I was riding a four year old machine ... to me it felt as good as Pedrosa's RX212V."