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ADVENTURE BIKE BACKFLIP: VIDEO

Experienced FMX rider Jérémy Rouanet decided to take on the challenge of performing a backflip on an adventure bike.  A Yamaha Ténéré 700 was prepared  in the workshops of the Ténéré Yamaha Rally Team with a host of GYTR accessories and an…
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MALCOLM SMITH PASSES AT AGE 83

Malcolm Smith (1941-2024), who many consider to be America's most-renowned and best-loved motorcyclist, has died from complications of Parkinson's disease, which he battled for more than two decades. He was 83. Smith passed away at home in…
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RIDING THE BETA 200RR X-PRO:THE WRAP

For such a small company, Beta is being pretty aggressive lately. The company’s off-road bikes have undergone some pretty substantial changes for 2025--to the point that they figured they should have a new name. The standard RR models are…
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TM MOTORCYCLES RETURN!

TM motorcycles  are coming back to the U.S.! That's the word from 71 Powersports LLC of Reno, Nevada. The official website is under construction, but you can register for information at https://71powersports.com/  The press release…
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YAMAHA YZ345 PROJECT: TWO-STROKE TUESDAY

On this week's Two-Stroke Tuesday we take another look with some unseen photos of a very unique Yamaha YZ345 built by fabricator Howard Jenkins of MotoFab Industries located in central California. Could you imagine a YZ250 two-stroke engine…
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FIRST RIDE: TRIUMPH TF450RC EDITION

We got the opportunity to spend a day riding the 2025 Triumph TF450RC last week and came away wanting more. This is the 450cc version of the TF250X released one year ago. As expected, it has a chassis very similar to that of the 250. It's…
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U.S. OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONS, GRAND LIST

Who are the off-road riders who have made their mark on history? These are the champions of the most prestigious forms of off-road racing in the U.S., past and present. For many years, the AMA National Enduro Series was the most hotly…
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U.S. OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONS FOR 2024

America is a great, big place. Accordingly, we have a wide diversity of off-road racing. No one rider could possibly do it all, but there are some who travel from coast to coast on a weekly basis. Here some of the key championships of 2024…
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HART CLINCHES 2024 ENDUROCROSS TITLE

Red Bull KTM rider Trystan Hart clinched his second consecutive EnduroCross Championship in Everett, Washington this week. The series consisted of six races condensed into two months of racing, and Hart claimed four of the overall…
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RIDING THE GPX 300cc 2-STROKE: THE WRAP

We took delivery of a Chinese-built GPX TSE300R two-stroke a few weeks ago. The guys at USA Motortoys in Utah are the importers and architects of the GPX line. The TSE300 is miles ahead of the products that China was offering a few years…
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2025 2-STROKE BUYER’S GUIDE

We love two-strokes! Luckily, so do many other riders and the 2025 collection of two-strokes is as big and diverse as ever. We have bikes from Beta, GasGas, Husqvarna, KTM, Sherco, GPX, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Cobra and many others.…
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2025 TRIUMPH TX250X SHOWN

Triumph has now shown the 2025 version of the TF250X, which was originally introduced last year.  Key among the updates are new optimized fuel maps, refreshed graphics, and a lower price. The official word from Triumph follows: New…
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SUZUKI IS BACK! NEW DUAL-SPORT MODEL REVEALED

Suzuki has revealed a new generation of the DRZ400S dual-sport bike. Now called the DR-Z4S, the bike has a completely new chassis and a substantially updated motor. It now features ride modes, traction control and antilock braking which can…
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FIRST LOOK: ROYAL ENFIELD BEAR 650 SCRAMBLER

Royal Enfield has announced a new scrambler-style motorcycle which promises to have moderate off-road capabilities. Official information from Royal Enfield follows: ● Presenting the Bear 650 - a stylish new scrambler with a…
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AIR BOX HYGIENE: MR KNOW IT ALL

Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I ride in the desert, so both my bike and I suck a lot of dirt. I think I could grow corn in my airbox, and I have come up with no good way to clean the airbox of the dirt and slime that has stuck to everything. I…
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2024 DUBYA WORLD VET CHAMPIONSHIP PRO RESULTS

The World Vet Championship is now in its 40th year. It was brought to life back in 1984 by Tom White at Perris Raceway. It moved to Glen Helen and grew to become the single biggest motocross event in Southern California. This year it had…
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250 MOTOCROSS BIKES ON THE DYNO: THE WRAP

The 2025 Dirt Bike 250 MX shootout is done. We had to take our time with this one. First of all, it was eight bikes deep, which is hard enough. Making it harder yet was the fact that four of them had significant changes (the GasGas, Honda,…
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2025 MX BIKE BUYER’S GUIDE

The motocross universe is expanding at a rate that has theoretical physicists baffled. Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and Yamaha have recently been joined by GasGas, Triumph, Kove and Beta, and there are more on the way. That's…
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HUSQVARNA ANNOUNCES 2025 FACTORY EDITIONS

Husqvarna has revealed its Factory Editions for 2025. These models are tributes to the bikes that Malcolm Stewart and RJ Hampshire will ride in the upcoming Monster Energy Supercross season as well as Outdoor Motocross and SMX. They still…
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KTM REVEALS 2025 250 & 450 FACTORY EDITIONS

It's Factory Edition season! KTM has just announced the 2025 Factory Editions in advance of the upcoming Supercross season. This year, a 250SX-F Factory Edition joins the 450. Both have a long list of upgrades that include Akrapovic exhaust…
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2025 250CC MOTOCROSS SHOOTOUT FULL VIDEO

It's finally here! The 2025 Dirt Bike Magazine 250 Motocross Shootout. We have 8 contenders featuring the Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, KTM, Triumph, Husqvarna, GASGAS, and Honda. We have been testing all these bikes for the last several months…
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ADVENTURE BIKE BACKFLIP: VIDEO

Experienced FMX rider Jérémy Rouanet decided to take on the challenge of performing a backflip on an adventure bike.  A Yamaha Ténéré 700 was prepared  in the workshops of the Ténéré Yamaha Rally Team with a host of GYTR accessories and an…
Read More...

MALCOLM SMITH PASSES AT AGE 83

Malcolm Smith (1941-2024), who many consider to be America's most-renowned and best-loved motorcyclist, has died from complications of Parkinson's disease, which he battled for more than two decades. He was 83. Smith passed away at home in…
Read More...

RIDING THE BETA 200RR X-PRO:THE WRAP

For such a small company, Beta is being pretty aggressive lately. The company’s off-road bikes have undergone some pretty substantial changes for 2025--to the point that they figured they should have a new name. The standard RR models are…
Read More...

TM MOTORCYCLES RETURN!

TM motorcycles  are coming back to the U.S.! That's the word from 71 Powersports LLC of Reno, Nevada. The official website is under construction, but you can register for information at https://71powersports.com/  The press release…
Read More...

YAMAHA YZ345 PROJECT: TWO-STROKE TUESDAY

On this week's Two-Stroke Tuesday we take another look with some unseen photos of a very unique Yamaha YZ345 built by fabricator Howard Jenkins of MotoFab Industries located in central California. Could you imagine a YZ250 two-stroke engine…
Read More...

FIRST RIDE: TRIUMPH TF450RC EDITION

We got the opportunity to spend a day riding the 2025 Triumph TF450RC last week and came away wanting more. This is the 450cc version of the TF250X released one year ago. As expected, it has a chassis very similar to that of the 250. It's…
Read More...

U.S. OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONS, GRAND LIST

Who are the off-road riders who have made their mark on history? These are the champions of the most prestigious forms of off-road racing in the U.S., past and present. For many years, the AMA National Enduro Series was the most hotly…
Read More...

U.S. OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONS FOR 2024

America is a great, big place. Accordingly, we have a wide diversity of off-road racing. No one rider could possibly do it all, but there are some who travel from coast to coast on a weekly basis. Here some of the key championships of 2024…
Read More...

HART CLINCHES 2024 ENDUROCROSS TITLE

Red Bull KTM rider Trystan Hart clinched his second consecutive EnduroCross Championship in Everett, Washington this week. The series consisted of six races condensed into two months of racing, and Hart claimed four of the overall…
Read More...

RIDING THE GPX 300cc 2-STROKE: THE WRAP

We took delivery of a Chinese-built GPX TSE300R two-stroke a few weeks ago. The guys at USA Motortoys in Utah are the importers and architects of the GPX line. The TSE300 is miles ahead of the products that China was offering a few years…
Read More...