Ron’s Wrap

TM continues to be a tiny Italian thorn in the paw of the giant KTM / Husqvarna / GasGas conglomerate. This week we got to ride the EN 250Fi 2T, which is digi-speak for the fuel-injected 250 two-stroke off-road model. TM is using transfer…
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We've had the opportunity to spend some time on adventure bikes this summer, and loved every minute of it. The highlight was the return of the KTM 790 Adventure to the garage, which has reconfirmed its status as the pick of the litter. …
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This week’s announcement of the 2021 KTM and Husqvarnas held a surprise for those of us who thought we knew everything. The 2021 KTM SX-F and XC-F models will have smartphone connectivity that should make mapping changes much easier at the…
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Just before the Covid-19 lockdown, the third round round of the National Hare and Hound series took place, which would be one of the last races held for some time. The Mint 400 had been a car-only race for years, but for 2020, they opened…
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Sherco is about a year into its new deal in the U.S. and what a year it's been. We got to ride the entire line in Italy at a world press introduction at the end of 2019, and then we had another opportunity to ride the 250 two-stroke in…
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With the Coronavirus shut down, the 2021 new model season will be later than usual. In fact, there are still some new-for-2020 bikes that were late arrivals. One of them is the Yamaha WR250F. This bike replaced an aging model by the same…
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It’s been a long time since we addressed the 350 vs 450 question in motocross. In our last chapter, we decided that pros generally turn a faster lap time on a 450, but everyone, regardless of class, has more fun on a 350. That was a few…
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Riding Honda's big Adventure bike and getting ready for a return to racing
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We've been working on the 2020 500cc Dual-Sport shootout for three months now, and we're  getting closer to a conclusion. No need to rush, though. We could really ride them every day for another three months before we're ready. Here's how…
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This week we got to ride Ralf Schmidt's brutal 500cc two-stroke project. It's a Honda CR500R motor in a current TM 300 chassis. He calls it TMZilla. Heck, why not? You put "Zilla" on the back of any word and it says something about going…
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TM is selling more bikes in the U.S. than it ever has. Admittedly, it's still not a very big number, but that's part of the appeal of the small Italian company.  It's exotic and exclusive. And two-strokes are still a very big part of the…
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Chad Reed says he’s in his final season of U.S. Supercross this year. Racing without Chad seems unimaginable now; it takes someone with a very good memory to think back to his first U.S. season. It was sooo long ago. I have a crappy memory,…
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The differences between the Husqvarna TE300 and TX300 are explored in this week's Wrap
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Inside the 1995 Pro Circuit works KX125 and other items from the quarantine zone
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Riding James Stewart's 125 two-stroke, the 2020 Yamaha YZ250FX and the SWM RS500 Dual-Sport
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OFF-ROAD 250 FOUR-STROKE COMPARISON We finally got the Honda CRF250RX and the Yamaha YZ250FX on the same ride so we could do a back-to-back comparison of the two. They are both closed-course competition off-road bikes, meaning they are…
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RIDING THE DUCATI MULTISTRADA ENDURO We have a 2020 Mulitstrada 1260 Enduro in the house and we're so excited we're acting silly. This is like a Ferrari with knobbies. The Multistrada has been around in one form or another for almost…
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Riding KTM's kingpin of the dual-sport world, the 500EXC, plus some Roger DeCoster insights
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First ride on the Beta 500RR-S dual-sport, news from GasGas all all this week's happenings at Dirt Bike Magazine.
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KTM FACTORY EDITION Last week we got to ride the 2020½ Husqvarna Rockstar Edition. This week it was KTM's turn to debut the Factory Edition. This has been a KTM tradition since 2012. Usually, there are 500 of these made available at a…
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