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Dear Mr. Know-It-All, My 2008 WR250F has been sitting for over six months, and I had drained the fuel in the float bowl before I stored it. I’ve never had a problem with clogged jets, but this time when I turned on the fuel, gas was…
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The 10-round AMA Extreme Off-road championship schedule
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HERKY-JERKY MAN Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I have been a fan of yours for ages, and I finally have a problem I can’t resolve, so I am humbly reaching out to you for help. I have a 2000 XR650R Honda that was stolen and was gone for two years. I…
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As the 2021 Dakar Rally winds down, all of the major teams are licking their wounds from what has been a grueling event. Red Bull KTM hasn't had much too boast about this year, but today they had a great day with Sam Sunderland finally…
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With the opening round of the AMA Supercross series set to take place this Saturday, and one week after presenting its factory Team Honda HRC effort, American Honda today confirmed its support teams for the series. The Mike Genova-owned…
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FMF KTM Factory Racing has announced its six-rider lineup for 2021, boasting a dynamic mixture of both youth and experience this season. In his eighth season with the team, multi-time offroad champion Taylor Robert will lead a hungry group…
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In 1973 Don Emler created FMF from a desire to go faster.  For nearly 50 years FMF has been leading in the pursuit of precision, power and speed. Now our mission expands. This is FMF VISION! This unique, stand-alone partnership between…
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Every project bike we do has a story behind it; some of them are more interesting than others. This 2007 Yamaha YZ250 off-road project originally started in post-communist Czechoslovakia back in the late ’80s and early ’90s with a…
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Stage nine started and finished at the coastal city of Neom, covering a total distance of 579km. It was a rough day for Red Bull KTM rider Toby Price, who started second on the stage following overall leader Jose Ignacio Cornejo. Two…
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On this week's Two-Stroke Tuesday we give you the first look at our completed 2003 KX327 with Kevin Bailey and the crew over at Race Winning Brands. Kevin had lots of help from industry leading companies on the build but was the main person…
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BIG-TIME LEAKER Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I recently performed a complete rebuild on my ’02 CR250R. While all turned out great, I have one stinking issue. A few hours after throwing the bike on a stand following the break-in ride, I began to…
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Today the second half of the Marathon stage started from the Sakaka bivouac, where the riders stayed yesterday without any help from their mechanics. It featured 375 kilometers of timed special on mainly hard gravel and sandy tracks with…
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American Ricky Brabec won today's stage, leaping into eighth place overall. This first half of the event’s marathon stage will see riders sleep in a temporary camp before continuing with the second leg on Monday, stage eight. Arriving at…
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We have an odd-couple of 300cc off-road bikes that we're testing now. One is the GasGas EC300 two-stroke and the other is the TM 300 four-stroke. Both of these were obscure European companies a few years ago, but now they are entering the…
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The first week of the 2021 Dakar rally has been defined by instability and navigational hardship. Riders have found it difficult to turn in two consecutive good stages and the overall lead has changed each day. Today, it was Joan Barreda's…
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Here is a first look at the 2021 Factory GasGas Supercross/Motocross, GNCC, and trials teams from RD Field at the KTM Brand headquarters in Murrieta, CA.
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This weeks Feed features a look at Suzuki mounted Rex Staten in 1976, the all new GP GasGas Trials models and a crash and burn video that still has our skin crawling!
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The day by day seesaw of results continued for stage 4 of the 2021 Dakar Rally. Joan Barreda of the HRC Honda team took his second stage win, while Toby Price, Ricky Brabec and many other top contenders chose to ride conservatively. It was…
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The up and down nature of the 2021 Dakar rally played out once again on Stage 3. After finishing up front in Stage 2, the Honda teammates of Joan Barreda and Ricky Brabec had to lead out again and suffered the consequences. While they…
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PRODUCT: The Leatt 8.5 V21 is an all-new helmet that is ECE- and DOT-certified and features a composite shell with brain-injury-reduction technology built in. The helmet uses 360º Turbine technology, which means it is lined with discs…
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Kawasaki Team Green™ is pleased to announce its professional off-road racing efforts for the 2021 season with the return of the Babbitt's Online/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki Team Green™ race team in East coast competition and the…
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The second stage of Dakar 2021 once again turned the standings upside down with tricky navigation that penalized those who stared up front. Yesterday's winner Toby Price was hit especially hard with navigational issues, ultimately losing 32…
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The KTM 250SX-F has been the driving force in the 250 class for years. It's been among the lightest, fastest and most expensive bikes in the class,  forcing other manufacturers to up their game. Join us as we check out the 2021 version in…
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After winning the prologue, America Ricky Brabec suffered through a difficult day one of Dakar 2021, eventually finishing in 27th place, 18 minutes behind stage winner Toby Price.  The rally got off to a tough start with a 623-kilometer…
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The year 2021 has just begun and we've already tested most of the new motocross bikes of the year. Last week, we posted the 2021 450 motocross shootout, which had seven motorcycles, including the new GasGas MC 450F. The Suzuki RM-Z450 still…
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No one saw this coming. The year 2020 will live in infamy for so many reasons. Oddly enough, through pandemic, politics and pestilence, off-road racing in America not only survived but had some great moments. Most of the racing venues in…
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