Tests & Reviews

This month we’ve been collecting all the current dual-sport bikes to prepare for the March print edition of Dirt Bike Magazine, which will be devoted entirely to dual-sport and adventure bikes. Of all of them, the 2024 Husqvarna FE350S is…
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Rodney Smith personally delivered our 2024 Beta 500RS a couple of weeks ago. You gotta love it when a five-time GNCC champion drops by, hands you the keys to one of the greatest dual-sport bikes on earth and just says “Have fun.”We’ve been…
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The Dirt Bike Magazine crew is at it again. Ron and Travis head out to a private track in the hills after Glen Helen Raceway gets flooded out during the 2024 KTM 450SXF Factory Edition launch. We test a few new 2024 KTM offroad bikes as…
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Thanks for tuning in to the Dirt Bike Magazine 2024 450 MX shootout. Every year this is a very big deal for us, but this year is particularly interesting because we have a real wild card in the mix. The 2024 Kawasaki KX450 is completely new…
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There’s nothing like the Beta Xtrainer. It’s a weird, crazy bike that no one really understands until they ride one. All attempts at verbal description fall short. In broad terms, it’s a 300 two-stroke built to a specific price point. The…
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KTM’s aggressive stance in off-road keeps paying out big dividends for the enthusiast. The entire offroad line of machines has been painted with a coat of "new"—new frame, new suspension, new engine and new manners. In the big-bore…
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Jamie Ellis and his crew at Twisted Development have their hands in just about every realm of two-wheeled racing when it comes to building high-performance machines that go fast. Test rider Carson Brown can ride just about anything on two…
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We’ve been on a mission to test all the dual-sport bikes we can get our hands on for 2023. Three years ago Beta redesigned both the off-road and dual-sport lines, and their four dual-sport bikes were all built on the same platform differing…
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Back in 2017, Honda redesigned the CRF450R motocross bike from scratch. Surprisingly, an all-new CRF450RX off-road bike was unveiled at the same time. The RX’s mission was to be an East Coast killer to compete in GNCC. It was a full-blooded…
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The 2023 Husqvarna TC250 is a new bike in every way; it has a redesigned motor and chassis, plus it has technology we haven’t previously seen from Husqvarna. This has been a big year of change for Husky, as well as for its sister brand KTM.…
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Here at the magazine we are seeing a huge influx on new families joining the sport, especially when it comes to the younger rider demographic. For a lot of these families, this is their first introduction to off-road dirt bike riding, and…
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You gotta love a motorcycle that makes people look. Bob Casper’s KTM 380SX Factory Edition is like that. What’s even better, it makes people listen too. This is a dirt bike that confuses onlookers on so many levels. On initial contact it…
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PRODUCT: E Line carbon pipe guards offer OEM-replacement two-stroke exhaust pipe guards for almost every major brand of dirt bike and are available for both the FMF and Pro Circuit lines of exhaust systems. This test was on a KTM 300XC-W…
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PRODUCT: The Leatt Moto 4.5 Lite jacket is breathable, water-resistant, lightweight, and made of a four-way-stretch soft-shell material. It features large zippered vents and removable arms. It has reinforced 1000D shoulder and elbow panels.…
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The Dirt Bike Magazine staff got a chance to tests the 2023 Husqvarna FC250 at Fox Raceway for the very first time. This machine is very similar to FC250 Rockstar Edition launch six months ago from Husqvarna. Although very much alike the…
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PRODUCT: RedMoto is an aftermarket company operated by the official Honda importer in Italy. They specialize in products to convert Honda’s competition bikes into more enduro-ready motorcycles. In Italy, you can buy them as finished bikes,…
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Foxborough, Massachusetts finally got a taste of the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross season this weekend as the series enters the home stretch. The 250 East championship, in fact, was settled by virtue of Jett Lawrence's second place finish…
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We have seen Malcolm Stewart make some premier class Supercross  podiums aboard his factory Husky FC450 this year and the staff of Dirt Bike finally got the chance to ride the all new Husqvarna FC450 Rockstar Edition at Glen Helen Raceway.…
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Some events should be commemorated. The 2019 250XC was among the last carbureted off-road bikes that KTM offered. It and the other 2019 XCs (the 300 and 150XC) were given Transfer Port Injection for the 2020 model year. Whether you love or…
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We had the luxury to grab a quick flight to Idaho and spend some time with Rodney Smith testing some freshly uncrated 2022 Beta machines. High on our list was the brand-new 500RR-S dual-sport machine. This machine has been at the top of the…
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