Bike Tests

Kawasaki stunned the world in 2019 by releasing an all-new KX450 that we thought would never come out of Japan.
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You know this bike. You just might not recognize it. SWM is a new Italian company built on the ruins of Husqvarna AG. To understand the bike and why it exists, you have to know your Husky history. Before the brand became a KTM stepchild,…
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At one time, the KTM 450SX-F went through a period when it was searching for its identity. Then KTM settled on a formula that was then repeated again and again. It was light, powerful and smooth. It was technologically sophisticated without…
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Smart engineering takes center stage
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The ECRanger is an affordable Euro trail bike and another reason why the two-stroke will never die
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Since the introduction of the latest-generation CRF450R back in 2017, Honda has made small refinements every year in hopes of making the overall package as attractive to the consumer as its mid-2000s CRF450R models. For 2020, Honda…
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Tyler Bowers builds something special
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Two-stroke versus four-stroke, the never-ending shootout
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The Honda CRF450X and the Yamaha WR450F are both classics. They haven’t, however, been known for cutting-edge technology. Off-road bikes usually lag a step or two behind in design, occasionally catching up all at once. Both the Honda and…
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BY JEAN TURNER Kawasaki just introduced three new bikes to the press in Oregon. With the Kawasaki KLX230 dual-sport, Kawasaki KLX230R and Kawasaki KLX300R—Kawasaki took a big step (three steps, actually) toward returning to the off-road…
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The e-start standard of Honda's youth offerings
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The KTM 690 Enduro R is back, and it’s mostly new for 2019. The 690 has been around for some time as kind of a transition bike between hard-core dual-sport bikes and massive adventure bikes. In truth, there’s nothing quite like it. On one…
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The TM 250 is like no other bike in the world. It’s the closest thing to a handmade factory works bike that the general public is allowed to purchase legally. The technology used to build this machine comes straight from research and…
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The Beta 200RR takes on the Husqvarna TE150
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We ride Cody Webb’s 2020 race bike before he does
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Building a YZ250 for Mike Brown
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Husqvarna attracts a slightly different buyer from KTM. It’s more of a prestige brand, and the buyers are older, more affluent and more brand conscious. The people in charge have decided to capitalize on that. The 2020 FC450 isn’t a big…
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Most riders under the age of 21 have no use for a street-legal dirt bike, because the good ones cost too much and the cheap ones are just embarrassing. The Beta 125RR-S is a legitimate solution for that. It’s a 50-state, street-legal…
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For this episode of the '20s video series from Dirt Bike Magazine the staff gets their first chance to throws a leg over the 2020 Yamaha YZ250F. For 2020 the YZ250F is what we call a Bold New Graphic (BNG) model and thats by no means a bad…
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The Honda CRF450RWE, Husqvarna Rockstar Edition and KTM Factory Edition line up for an expert-level showdown
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