Off Road

We recently had the opportunity to ride the 2024 Yamaha YZ450FX at the Ampro Proving Grounds in Union, South Carolina. This is the facility used by Randy Hawkins to test and train with the Ampro Yamaha Racing Team, and it was a very special…
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Dirt Bike Magazine tests the all new 2024 Kawasaki KX450X in Southern California. Hang out behind the scenes with Editor Mark Tilley and Video Editor Travis Fant as they shake down the new KX450X in the hills. We give quite a bit of detail…
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The grace period is officially over. If you still don’t know what a Rieju is, you might want to start paying attention. The Spanish company has become a legitimate player in the off-road world in just three quick years. Alfredo Gomez,…
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In the motorcycle world, specialization has been good to us. It’s made the difference between enduro bikes and extreme enduro bikes, and between motocross bikes and Supercross bikes. In the case of the AJP PR7, the concept of specialization…
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New motorcycles come and go. Parts are updated, designs change and colors come in and out of fashion, but motorcycles that really change things are few and far between. The 2024 Husqvarna TE300 will change things. This bike is new for 2024,…
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America loves horsepower. That goes for everything from top-fuel dragsters to SpaceX rockets. The infatuation has been a staple of U.S. culture from the start, but it has resulted in casualties along the way. The small-displacement trail…
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The search for the "great American trail bike" has been ongoing for years. If you want to go far, far back in time, the call has been answered for every generation. Our fathers’ fathers had their Hodakas and Trail 90s; our fathers had KDXs…
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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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We finally got a chance to ride the electric Stark Varg here in California this week. Last year we were invited to a global press launch in Barcelona, Spain to ride a pre-production version. The trip fell apart at the last minute because…
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Sherco is one of those sneaky companies that quietly stays just ahead of the curve. The 125SE has been around for years with a mix of old-school tradition and cutting-edge technology. Electric start? Got it. Electronic power valve? Got it.…
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To say the Honda CRF450X has a special place in the history of off-road endurance racing is a tragic understatement. The "X" is a dynasty on wheels. Since its arrival in 2005, the Honda CRF450X has won the SCORE Baja 1000 16 times. It has…
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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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This week we spent a day at Blackmore Ranch riding the 2024 Rawrr (pronounced “Roar”) Mantis electric motorcycle--or E-moto, as the term has evolved. This is a lightweight  motorcycle in the same vein as the Surron Light Bee and the Segway…
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The Husqvarna TE150 is an all-new bike for 2024. It got the same treatment that the TC125 motocross bike got last year, and that means it has a new frame and a motor with more new technology than anything we have previously seen in the…
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GasGas revealed its entire 2024 line of motorcycles at a public event near San Moreno, Italy this week. Dirt Bike was there, and while we did get a chance to ride all the various motocross and off-road bikes, the bike that impressed us most…
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Extreme Enduro machines are a different breed! These bikes encounter things that the average weekend warrior would never come across and have to be built accordingly. Colton Haaker is one of the best riders the USA has ever produced in this…
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Jeff Slavens has built his reputation on being tough, gruff and a man who doesn’t deal well with fluff. He’s an accomplished off-road pilot and is passionate about riding in his home state of Colorado. He’s also done quite well in the dirt…
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Dirt Bike Magazine has recently begun to explore the realm of electric motorcycles, and for all the different types we’ve ridden, it seems that trials riding might be where electric motors have the most potential to be competitive at this…
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In the motorcycle industry, there’s a constant tug of war between passion and practicality. Sometimes passion wins, and that’s why the Yamaha YZ125X exists. No one in the accounting department demanded this bike. There was no tidal wave of…
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Sometimes the most radical move is no move at all. Right now, that’s especially true in the world of 300cc off-road bikes. A few short years ago, the Beta 300RR Race Edition was typical of the breed—a two-stroke with a carburetor, a case…
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