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On this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday brought to you by Decal Works we give you an exclusive first look at Josh Grant’s 2003 Honda CR250R project that he will be racing this weekend at the Wiseco 2-Stroke World Championship presented by Fasthouse. 2-Stroke History is all about the mighty Honda CR250R and how it continues to […]
The 2021 Kawasaki KX250 is basically new from the ground up! Kawasaki’s KX250/450 now share more items including frame, swinngarm, hydraulic clutch, wheels, handlebars and an electric starting system. We are under embargo till later this week and not allowed to give any riding impressions. We just couldn’t restrain from showing you all all new […]
Factory Sherco One’s Cody Webb won the final event of the AMA Extreme Enduro series at the RevLimiter held in Bridgeport, Texas.
Racing for Team Am Pro Yamaha, Steward Baylor took his second GNCC win in a row at the Yamaha Burr Oak event in Millfield, Ohio
Zach Osborne effectively put an end to Adam Cianciarulo’s hot streak with a convincing double moto win at WW Ranch in Jacksonville, Florida this week. In both motos, he came from behind to take the win while none of his closest rivals could put together consistent results. Marvin Musquin came out with second overall, even […]
Over the past 47 years of racing, the AMA Pro Motocross series has held a pro national in the state of Florida 27 times. During those 27 years, six different tracks have played host to the nationals. Of those six venues, Gatorback Cycle Park had the longest standing event running 14 years in a row […]
Beta has announced its 2021 Race Editions. The official word from Beta appears below: Beta USA is proud to announce their 2021 RR Race Edition models that now include the popular 200 model to the lineup! With a full eight model lineup, (4) two stroke and (4) four stroke models, Beta continues to offer riders […]
This week’s announcement that GasGas motorcycles will be offered in the U.S. came as no big shock. The prices, however, were a surprise. Pierer Mobility, the parent company of KTM and Husqvarna, acquired controlling interest in GasGas at the end of 2019. GasGas trials bikes were the main prize, and would continue without much change. […]
WR450F PISTON REPLACEMENT? Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I am a slightly overweight, 50-plus-year-old slow guy who has enjoyed my 2005 Yamaha WR450F since purchasing it new in 2004. I religiously service the bike myself, including regular oil and air filter changes, valve checks (they have never needed adjustment—ever) and run 100-octane fuel. The motor runs strong, […]
This weeks Feed showcases Rodney Smith, a young motocrosser who was looking to put the fun back in dirt bike riding so he started racing off-road. The rest is history.
On this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday we give you an exclusive first look at our 2007 Yamaha YZ250 build with Rado Bartovic from Dirt N’ Iron in the Dirt Bike Magazine studio. This thing was in rough shape when Rado picked it up. If you are thinking about buying a new two-stroke this year the Dirt […]
GasGas officially launched its off-road line for 2021 today. Pierer Mobility Group, the parent company for KTM, acquired controlling interest in the Spanish company late last year and has moved to combine resources. The off-road bikes will closely resemble KTM motorcycles, while the trials line will based on previous GasGas models. Pricing will be lower […]
WORCS got back into the business of racing this weekend at Glen Helen with a double header, running rounds four and five back to back. Normally, the schedule calls for two days of racing for each round, but a condensed schedule allowed all classes to have full length races on the six-mile course, and the […]
Bengt Aberg, in action at the 1974 Saddleback Trans-AMA.
The Suzuki RM250 is one of the best used bikes you can find on the market today. If you find one that’s low time, good for you. If you find one that’s well-used, then you have something like this 2007 project bike. As soon as we finished rebuilding it, we couldn’t wait to get it […]
Ryder Lafferty took the victory at the Lead Belt National on his XC Gear/ Enduro Engineering/Husqvarna.
Moto and overall results from round six of the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship at Spring Creek Motocross Park in Millville, Minnesota.
We finally got a chance to ride the 2021 Honda CRF450R this week, and what a ride it was. We’ve been a little obsessed with this bike since it was announced. Not only is it the most interesting new bike of the season, it’s the most exciting Honda of any kind in years. The twice […]
Honda’s big milestones seem to arrive at irregular intervals in the 450 class, but there were three years that changed everything 2002, 2009 and 2017. Now, the 2021 model is another year to remember. Almost everything is new, but the highlights include a Nissin hydraulic clutch, a single-sided exhaust system, three-level traction control and a […]
When it comes to taking gigantic, twin-cylinder motorcycles off-road, the KTM 790 Adventure R has been king since it was introduced a little over one year ago. It’s almost as if KTM looked at the rules of the game and decided how best to cheat. Yes, it’s still big enough to qualify as a full-blooded […]