The October issue of Cycle World magazine has a comparison test of the Aprilia RXV 5.4 vs. the Beta RS525 vs. the BMW G450X vs. the Husqvarna TE450 vs.the KTM 450 EXC. The test starts on page 56 of the magazine. In the magazine editors' opinion, the BMW came in 4th of the group, while the Husqvarna was their first choice of the group of bikes.