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On this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday we unveil our latest Yamaha YZ125 project with Pete Treadwell and the crew at Western Powersports. This steel framed beast was actually a Yamaha of Troy race machine for Josh Hansen back in the early 2000s. Pete Treadwell worked with a variety of industry leading companies like Michelin, Acerbis, ODI, […]
KTM has finally shown us its 2023 competition bikes. This includes both motocross models and the cross country line. The four stroke models are similar to the Factory Editions that we saw earlier in the year with the addition of a 350SX-F. The full size two-strokes are entirely new. The kingpin of the two-stroke motocross […]
This week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday is all about our Video Department head honcho Travis Fant and his Minesweeper 2005 Yamaha YZ250 build. Not only is the reason he built this bike a cool but the machine looks amazing! Below Travis gives us some insight on the build process and the inspiration behind it all. Some of […]
Kawasaki factory racing makes it official, Joey Savatgy will be back on a factory KX450 this summer racing the AMA Pro Motocross Championship. With Adam Cianciarulo still out of action from his injury suffered during the SX season the team needed to find a rider to fill his shoes, Savatgy is a no brainer fill-in […]
Ryan Dungey will be racing on the professional level for Red Bull KTM once again ! We heard it might happen and now here is the official release from KTM: RYAN DUNGEY SET TO RACE OPENING ROUNDS OF AMA PRO MOTOCROSS SERIES THIS SUMMER Dungey will race alongside the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team […]
HUSQVARNA BIKE RENTAL, RACE SERVICE, AND SPARE PARTS PACKAGES AVAILABLE FOR ALL RIDERS AT 2022 INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO Husqvarna Motorcycles is pleased to announce full details of the Bike Rental, Race Service and Spare Parts packages that will be offered during this year’s International Six Days Enduro in France. Kicking off on August 29th […]
From dirt tracks to concrete skateparks, Josh Hill knows a thing or two about transitions on two wheels. Step into the world of this master of ride expression in the latest episode of Unplugged. Over a decade after winning at the highest level in AMA Supercross – Josh Hill continues to innovate on his dirt […]
On this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday we give you a close up look at the Yamaha YZ125 Team Solitaire rider and Dirt Bike Magazine test rider Ryan Surratt raced at this years Glen Helen Two-Stroke Championship. Not only did the team do a retro look on the bike but they worked with Leatt to produce matching […]
Round 5 of the 2022 NGPC took place in Primm Nevada and the weekend of racing was hosted by the Shamrock MC club. Sundays pro main event started off with Red Bull KTM factory rider Dante Oliveira getting the holeshot followed by SLR Honda’s Cole Martinez, Rockstar Husqvarna’s Austin Walton, Justin Hoeft, Precision Concepts Kawasaki’s […]
On this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday we give you the first look at the machine Justin Hoeft won this years 150cc class Two-Stroke World Championship on. This bike is owned and was completely rebuilt by Dennis Patracca specifically for this event. Patracca is not new to the bike building game, he has built many race machines […]
Trevor Stewart, aboard his Purines Racing Yamaha, put together quite a ride pulling the holeshot in front of Justin Hoeft, who remained second for a long time. “Justin and I were able to pace ourselves for what felt like an hour or an hour-thirty at least, but then he ended up going down, which left […]
On this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday brought to you by Decal Works we give the first look at our 2005 Yamaha YZ300 project with Jamie and the crew at Twisted Development. Yes, we said 2005! This machine has style, power and loads of trick parts that will blow your mind. Oh did we mention that Josh […]
INTENSE TazerMX ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF THE 2022 LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES INTENSE TazerMX, North America’s first powersports-industry specific E-MTB is proud to announce its official sponsorship of the 2022 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Series. The sponsorship is the start of a 3-year commitment for the brand. INTENSE Tazer MX eMTB’s features motocross-inspired […]
2022.5 PODIUM PRO: Our passion for purpose-built products defines FXR as a brand and the 2022.5 PODIUM PRO is no exception. The Podium series pant is engineered, tested, and purpose-built by racers, for racers, and for those that push the limits and strive to get to the top of the box. The all-new pant chassis […]
Unfortunately defending Monster Energy Supercross series champion Cooper Webb will not line up on his factory Red Bull KTM this weekend in St. Louis. Already having a tough season Webb went down in a practice crash this week and has made the decision to sit out this weekends event. The official press release from the […]
Chad Reed’s 2004 THQ Supercross Championship winning factory Yamaha YZ250 is our focus on this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday brought to you by Decal Works. Our 2-Stroke Hardware section features items from Maxima Oils, Barnett Clutches and Boyesen Racing and 2-Stroke Theater has a couple THQ Supercross main events from 2004 and a few two-stroke project […]
Round four of the 2022 NGPS series was hosted by the Hilltoppers MC and held in 29 Palms California. Red Bull KTM rider and defending series champion Dante Oliveira got the holeshot and would battle with 3-Bros Racing Husqvarna mounted Dalton Shirey and SLR Honda’s Cole Martinez for most of the main event. Shirey worked […]
NEW MICHELIN®STARCROSS®6 TIRE RANGE LAUNCHES FOR MOTOCROSS/OFF-ROAD ENTHUSIASTS Compared with its predecessor, the StarCross® 6 tires offer: Up to 16% more traction when new1 Up to 19% more traction when worn2 Up to 11% more durability3 Michelin will launch its latest motocross/off-road tire range, the MICHELIN® StarCross® 6 tire, on April 1, 2022. Developed in […]
On this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday we take a look behind the scenes of our video editor Travis “Raw Dog” Fant’s Yamaha YZ250 rebuild. Travis is paying respect to his dad by honoring his service to our great country as a Naval Minesweeper. The “Minesweeper” YZ250 project has been two years in the making but is […]
On this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday we take a look back at 10 projects completed or featured in 2021. Every build for the magazine has a story behind it, some are more colorful than others but they all have a special place in our hearts. Below is a mix of 2-Stroke Behind the build stories brought […]