AUGUST 2012 VOLUME 42, No. 8

2013 PREVIEW
FIRST RIDE: HONDA CRF450R
The lightest 450 gets lighter
KAWASAKI KX250F & KX450F
Riddle: how can two bikes have only one fork spring?
YAMAHA YZ250F & YZ450F
Yamaha engineers take a break

BORE & ROAR
KTM 365SXF
The 350’s promise delivered
HONDA CRF270R TURNED X
An R with some X-tras
270 SHOOTOUT
CRF270R vs. KX270F vs. 275SXF vs. RM-Z270 vs. YZ270F

MORE BIKES
HONDA CRF250X
A big splash without making waves
GAS GAS XC300
A two-stroke that’s just new enough
BAJA BELL-RINGER
Kawasaki’s Precision Concepts Baja bike

FEATURES
JS7
New bike, old James
OUTDOOR OPENER
Hanging’ at Hangtown
THE 10 BEST USED TWO-STROKES
Get your premix fix
FIX YOUR FORK, DUDE
It’s not so hard
ROESELER ON ROCKS
Old know-how never goes bad

PRODUCT TESTS
APPLIED CLAMPS
DR.D ENGINE RELOCATE KIT
MOOSE BOOTS

DEPARTMENTS
WEBBSITE
FROM THE SADDLE
ROOST
RAW FILES
RIDERS WRITE
SUBSCRIPTION INFO
NEW PRODUCTS
MR. KNOW IT ALL
BACK IN THE DAY

ON THE COVER: Honda’s stunning new CRF450R for 2013. Photo by Simon Cudby