two-stroke

Surprise, surprise Gas Gas has just introduced their 2025 Dual-Sport and Enduro models (headlight models) with a bunch of updates ! Below is the official release and imaged from Gas Gas directly. GASGAS certainly means business when…
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The last time Yamaha produced an open class 2-stroke it was raced by Damon Bradshaw and Doug Dubach in the 500cc Outdoor National and it was air-cooled ! What would it look like if Yamaha made a modern day big-bore two-stroke? We think it…
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Jay Clark is the mad man behind some of our builds at Dirt Bike Magazine. Before we hit the studio for some photos we did a walk around on the bike that Jay built for us. It's our 2024 Husqvarna TE300 Two Stroke. The frame has been powder…
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Jay Clark has a “Dirt Bike Addiction” and we are ok with helping feed that addiction because it usually makes for some pretty good stories. This is one of those exact instances. On this week's 2-Stroke Tuesday we take a quick look at a very…
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WE BRING A 200 HOUR KTM BACK TO LIFE! We got a little throttle happy with our 2023 KTM 300 XC-W test bike. To our surprise we managed to log almost 200 hours (191 to be exact) of trail time on the completely stock unit in about a seven…
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Factory Honda CR125 and CR250 race bikes of the late '90s are so iconic that people over two decades later are still paying tribute to them. This 1997 CR125 was built by Tim Sharp and although it's not a replica of Steve Lamson's factory…
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On this week's Two-Stroke Tuesday we give you a first look at studio images of a 1995/96 Honda CR250 project number two in the mix of five that Jay Clark is building and he gives us some insight in his own words below. "For those that…
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Dirt Bike Magazine tested the 2024 Yamaha YZ250 two stroke on a rough track in the desert. You already saw the test video but we wanted to share the helmet cam footage that our rider Jared Hicks was able to capture. Enjoy! 
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Jay Clark is the mastermind behind this mid 90s Honda CR250 Two Stroke build. It started as a bucket of parts and Jay transformed it into a work of art. Jay Clark and Mark Tilley go over the details on how this build started, the process of…
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You've already seen the 2024 YAMAHA YZ125 TEST VIDEO. We compiled all the footage that we gathered on test day to give our loyal two stroke enthusiast subscribers a way to enjoy the sound on its own! 
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We got a little throttle happy with our 2023 KTM 300 XC-W test bike. To our surprise we managed to log almost 200 hours (191 to be exact) of trail time on the completely stock unit in about a seven month timespan. We still can’t believe it…
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Some motorcycles owe their entire existence to passion. For Yamaha, that’s the real reason behind the YZ250X and YZ125X. There’s very little profit motive here; Yamaha already owns the market for Japanese two-strokes. For every X-model they…
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It’s been a while since this happened. Within two short years, the 125 motocross world has been turned upside down. For those two-stroke fanatics who complain that the 125 has been ignored and left behind, well, this is your time in the…
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Dirt Bike Magazine already showed you the full test video of the Yamaha YZM500. We compiled all the raw footage of Carson Brown ripping this bike and uploaded it to our channel. If you don't want to hear talking or music...this is the video…
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On this week's Two-Stroke Tuesday we give you an exclusive pictorial look at Destry Abbott's last factory Kawasaki KX500 off-road race bike built by his mechanic Johny Weisman. 2-Stroke History is all about the mighty Yamaha YZ250 this week…
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Dirt Bike Magazine tests the 2024 Yamaha YZ250 Two-Stroke on a rough and rugged track in the desert. The last major changes to the YZ250 came in 2022 with all new body work, new sub-frame, new brakes, new suspension settings, new air-box,…
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Dirt Bike Magazine tests the 2024 GASGAS MC125 Two Stroke at Cahuilla Creek Motocross Park in Southern California. The GASGAS was the only Austrian model that differed from the group of 3 in 2023. For 2024 the GASGAS has been outfitted with…
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On this week's 2-Stroke Tuesday we give you some details on Ryan Villopoto's 2024 Yamaha YZ250 Two-Stroke World Championship race bike and give you the exclusive link to sign up for the chance to win this same machine after he races it!…
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The crew at Fasthouse has partnered with psdunderwear, 805beer, & more to give away Ryan Villopoto’s 2024 2-Stroke World Championship race machine. RV’s 2024 YZ250 will be decked out with all the bells and whistles. We're working with…
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Come along as we give you a behind the scenes look at a few hours of testing with editor Mark Tilley and  an MX Revival built TE500 fuel injected two stroke in the hills of Southern California. This bike is custom from the ground up…
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