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In the shadow of COVID-19, the process of choosing a dual-sport bike has been simplified—you buy what you can get. The days when you could walk into a dealership, sit on four or five different bikes and bargain with a hungry salesman are…
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The Husky FE501S is probably the most desired dual-sport bike on the market. That goes for industry insiders as well as rank and file riders across America. This particular Husky is owned by Donny "Lil D" Emler, the moving force behind FMF…
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There are more dirt-worthy dual-sport bikes than ever before. For 2020, the KTM 500EXC, Husqvarna FE501S and Beta 500RR-S have all been redesigned. The Honda CRF450L is back and we have a new contender in the SWM RS500. We have tested each…
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The Husqvarna FE501S dual-sport has a new look and a number of other changes for 2020, but underneath it's still the amazingly effective and well-finished package that has made it a big hit over the past seven years. It is similar to the…
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The 2020 KTM 500EXC has undergone a moderately significant redesign, although it doesn’t look that different at a glance. It got a PDS version of the stiffer frame that most KTMs and Husqvarnas got in 2019. The motors of the Husky and KTM…
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The 2020 Beta 500RR-S dual-sport has a new frame, a new motor and new bodywork. But it remains a machine for serious off-road riders. It's clearly more dirt oriented than virtually any other bike in this category; it's a powerful motorcycle…
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SWM might not be the best-known motorcycle company, but the 2020 RS500 will be familiar to most American dual-sport and off-road riders. It's based on the 2006 Husqvarna TE501. The Husqvarna factory that was left behind after the KTM take…
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A year after its stunning debut, the Honda CRF450L dual-sport is finding its place in the off-road world
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