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Riding James Stewart's 125 two-stroke, the 2020 Yamaha YZ250FX and the SWM RS500 Dual-Sport
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OFF-ROAD 250 FOUR-STROKE COMPARISON We finally got the Honda CRF250RX and the Yamaha YZ250FX on the same ride so we could do a back-to-back comparison of the two. They are both closed-course competition off-road bikes, meaning they are…
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RIDING THE DUCATI MULTISTRADA ENDURO We have a 2020 Mulitstrada 1260 Enduro in the house and we're so excited we're acting silly. This is like a Ferrari with knobbies. The Multistrada has been around in one form or another for almost…
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Riding KTM's kingpin of the dual-sport world, the 500EXC, plus some Roger DeCoster insights
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First ride on the Beta 500RR-S dual-sport, news from GasGas all all this week's happenings at Dirt Bike Magazine.
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KTM FACTORY EDITION Last week we got to ride the 2020½ Husqvarna Rockstar Edition. This week it was KTM's turn to debut the Factory Edition. This has been a KTM tradition since 2012. Usually, there are 500 of these made available at a…
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Testing the new Husky FC450 Rockstar Edition, EnduroCross announces its 2020 schedule and Supercross goes east.
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SKYLER HOWES AND DAKAR Last week, Brandon Krause got Skyler Howes into our studio for a few shots and an interview on his amazing ride in the Dakar Rally. In any other year, Howes might have been the best placing American in ninth…
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RIDING THE 2020 HUSKY TX300 2-STROKE For 2020, Husqvarna expanded its use of TPI two-stroke fuel injection  to include the TX300. This is significant because it only came on Husky's trail bikes last year, and the TX is considered a…
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This week we talk to Ricky Brabec: the Dakar Rally's first American winner. We also get a little deeper into the test of the Honda CRF450RX and check out some sweet vintage bikes.
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The 2020 KTM 500XC-W is finally here. It's three years overdue, but we're still happy. As Tom Webb reported in Wednesday's Weekly Feed, we just got our first ride on the bike. So far, we love it. This is a dedicated dirt bike based on the…
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Ricky Brabec is currently leading the 2020 Dakar Rally by over 20 minutes, and going into the second half of the race, his bike is a major topic of discussion. The CRF450 Rally has been surrounded by controversy since its introduction in…
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FIRST RIDE, 2020 HUSQVARNA FE501S Last month we got to ride the 2020 Husqvarna FE350S dual-sport; now the FE501S is center stage. These are the only two dual-sport bikes in the Husqvarna line for 2020 unless you include the massive 701…
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The 2020 Sherco off-road bikes and trials bikes were revealed this week in Italy. I was there and got the opportunity to ride every bike in the line. That was a lot of riding. The Sherco line-up is big. The enduro line includes 125…
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The first races of the new season are upon us.  Get your calendar out and plan your weekends. Unfortunately, you only have 52 weeks to work with. Virtually all of these dates are tentative, but this post will be updated as more information…
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With the 2020 Husqvarna TE300, fuel Injected two-strokes have been around long enough to enter a second generation. This bike looks completely different from the 2019 version. Most of that comes from a redesigned frame and new bodywork.…
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RIDING THE 2020 HUSQVARNA FE350S DUAL-SPORT Husqvarna updated its dual-sport bikes for 2020 and we already have time on a brand-new FE350S. This year, the "S" suffix returned because there is another FE350 in the line; a new dirt-only…
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INTERNATIONAL MOTOCROSS MUSEUM This bike is the liquid-cooled Factory Yamaha OW27  that Bob Hannah rode in 1976. It caused a firestorm of controversy that eventually changed the sport of motocross in America. It was the most…
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RIDING THE 2020 YAMAHA YZ250FX The Yamaha YZ250FX is completely redesigned for 2020, and last week I got to spend a couple days riding it in the woods around Union, South Carolina. That's the home of Randy Hawkins' Ampro Yamaha race team,…
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America's historic ISDE win and more bikes from the EICMA show
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