off-road

Testing FMF, Vortex, IMS and other products plus various modifications for the 2020 KTM 500XCF-W
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Husqvarna's Transfer Port Injection is now in its third year, and still the focus of mistrust and controversy. The 2020 Husqvarna TE300i got a new frame, a new look and still more development on its  fuel-injection system. Its performance…
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Sherco is about a year into its new deal in the U.S. and what a year it's been. Since Ryan Young and a group of new investors took over distribution of the off-road bikes in the U.S., the world has completely changed and presented a set of…
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The Honda CRF250RX and the Yamaha YZ250FX are both closed-course competition off-road bikes, meaning they are made for racing. They have competition mufflers without spark arresters and are, in fact, very closely related to the MX bikes in…
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Yamaha's 2020 YZ125X off-road two-stroke is an inexpensive investment in the future
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The XCF-W is back! After three years of trail riders being limited to either a fully adorned street-legal dual-sport machine, or a lightly modified fully ballistic motocrosser, KTM has brought back a dedicated dirt bike designed for the…
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The 2020 Honda CRF450RX is not a trail bike, it’s not a play bike and it’s barely even an off-road bike. This is an off-road race bike, pure and simple.  If you want something for cruising the trails and fireroads, Honda has the 2020…
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The 2020 KTM 500XCF-W is here at last! We've been hounding KTM for this bike for a long time, and now that's it's finally here, we aren't disappointed. This is a true off-road bike--not a dual-sport bike with blinkers and not a repackaged…
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Last year the Honda CRF250RX came out in direct response to KTM’s on-going takeover in the American off-road market. The old Honda plan would have been to keep on making bikes like the CRF250X--meaning quiet, clean, responsible and boring.…
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Yamaha just released the 2020 YZ125X two-stroke. This is an off-road version of the YZ125 motocross bike, similar to the YZ250X. The bike is another sign of the commitment that Yamaha is showing to the two-stroke. It doesn’t represent any…
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There are things that set the TM machines apart from all others. They are brilliant works of artistic craftsmanship and technological marvels. They are rare, pricey and definitely appeal to the rider looking for uniqueness and a works…
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The newly formed FactoryONE Sherco Off-Road Race Team has announced their first two US riders. Ty Tremaine and Louise Forsley.  Tremaine will focus on WORCS and Endurocross while Forsley will do Endurocross and Trials. Below is the official…
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The Kurt Caselli Foundation is involved with several projects to improve the safety of off-road racing. One of these is to unify course markings with a standardized system. The National Hare & Hound has already…
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The Honda CRF450X and the Yamaha WR450F are both classics. They haven’t, however, been known for cutting-edge technology. Off-road bikes usually lag a step or two behind in design, occasionally catching up all at once. Both the Honda and…
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An all-new Yamaha WR250F was revealed today by Yamaha motor Corporation. The 2020 WR250F follows the format of the WR450F released as a 2019 model. It is based on the current YZ250F motocross bike, but is EPA approved as an off-road bike.…
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For 2019, Yamaha redesigned the WR450F based on the current YZ450F motocross bike. The WRis a legitimate trail bike and is quiet and mild mannered, but it can easily be changed into a competition bike with parts available through Yamaha's…
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Smooth and pleasant from the company that invented fast and scary
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Husqvarna announced its 2020 off-road and dual-sport four-stroke models today. Now the two lines are separate. The FE models are for the dirt-only  and the FE-S models are street legal.  Below is the official release directly from Husqvarna…
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Little two-strokes add up to a big advantage off-road
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The third round of the AMA National Grand Prix Championship took place under the now familiar stormy skies of Southern California. Glen Helen once again was hit on raceday with a record-breaking storm, reminiscent of round two of the WORCS…
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