Project Bike Spotlight

What, you might wonder, is a “Hooligan”? It’s okay to ask. A couple of years ago, the term was only used in 40-year-old movies and Joe Biden speeches. As of last March, however, we can now say with confidence that the word “Hooligan” refers…
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The machine, a 2017 Husqvarna FE450 dual-sport, was dangling close to the Craigslist kick-off deadline, mainly because its owner—Tom Webb’s friend, the infamous “Realtor” Brian Palmer—had never kept a machine longer than two years. In fact,…
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It is a fact that the 300cc two-stroke off-road machine is the most popular displacement for enduro, hard enduro and riders looking for a versatile trail machine. Beta came out of the blocks with an all-new 300RR machine for 2020. The…
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They say that winning a championship is much easier than defending one. That's clearly been the case with Zach Bell and the Wiseco World Two-Stroke Championship. His 2018 title has proven very difficult to duplicate. After a DNF last year,…
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The Honda CRF450X is one of the all-time greats with a legacy of Baja success as well as a history of being  an excellent trail bike. Before the redesign of 2019, it went unchanged for years creating a big inventory of bikes on the used…
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Our Specbolt 2018 Kawasaki KX450 build is front and center on this week's Project Bike Spotlight. Check out  the individual videos on 2019 450cc four stroke machines from Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and Yamaha in Thumper…
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One of Tom Webb’s riding buddies for way too many decades is the infamous Mark “Mental” Mangold. Tom has written about their escapades for years, and he has touted Mental as being one of the hardest of hardcore dirt bike addicts he has ever…
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On this week's 4-Stroke Project Bike Spotlight we take a look back at a sweet Kawasaki KX250F we built with the Flying Machine Factory and Jay "Clark Kent" Clark. We packed Thumper Theater with four project bikes for your viewing pleasure…
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We love 125 two-strokes. They're light, they handle great and they make you feel like a hero. Unfortunately most Japanese makers stopped producing them long  ago. For this project, we wanted to make our 2000 Honda CR125R look as good as it…
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In some forms of racing, two-strokes still rule. One is western off-road races like the National Grand Prix Championship. There, two-strokes go head to head with four-stokes of the same displacement. For the 2019 season, Troy Vanscourt…
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On this week's 4-Stroke Project Bike Spotlight we give you a sneak peek at our LA Sleeve Honda CRF450RX off-road build that we just finished up. The 4-Stroke Hardware section highlights products from Pro Circuit and Seal Saver that are used…
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On this week’s Project Bike Spotlight we take a look back at our Mountain Motorsports YZ450F motocross build from a few years ago. Thumper Theater is pack with four different custom projects for your viewing pleasure and check out the…
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On this week’s Project Bike Spotlight we give you an inside look at our KTM 350XC-F build. The Performance Machine Works KTM was a fun build that improved the overall look and feel of the bike. We packed Thumper Theater with four different…
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On this week’s Project Bike Spotlight we give you an inside look at our KTM 350SX-F build. The Power Sports Place KTM was a fun build that improved the overall look and feel of the bike. We packed Thumper Theater with four different custom…
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On this week's Project Bike Spotlight we give you an inside look at our Hot Cams RM-Z 270 build. The stock RM-Z 250 is known for its great handling but mediocre power-plant so we tried to get more performance out of the Suzuki. We packed…
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An elite hillclimbing project built from a Husqvarna Rockstar Edition
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On this week's 4-Stroke Project Bike Spotlight we feature our 2017 Honda CRF450R build with Ken & Joe's Honda in Santa Clarita California . This was the first year of the newest generation CRF450R platform that didn't come stock with an…
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This weeks Project Bike Spotlight is the 2014 CRF 250R with some upgrades for Off-road riding. We made a motocross model CRF into a capable off-road machine. The big tank and headlight are a must for long trail rides that could go into the…
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