Dual Sport

The KTM 500EXC is new for 2024, but it remains the bike of choice for serious dual-sport riders in the U.S. The frame is new and borrows much from the current 450SX-F motocross bike. The key difference is the PDS rear suspension which does…
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Dirt Bike Magazine tests the all new 2024 KTM 500EXC-F in Southern California completely stock . The new KTM has a lot of carry over from the re-designed SXF model line up. New frame, new swing-arm, new body work, new air box, new handlebar…
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Just when we got used to the status quo in the dual-sport world, along comes Sherco to shake things up. The Sherco 500SEF Dual-Sport is freshly approved by the DOT, EPA and CARB, and it is legal in all 50 states. The U.S. homologation…
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We love technology but hate change. This is a basic contradiction that we have learned to live with. The Suzuki DR650S is one of those bikes that brings our various shortcomings to the surface. On one hand, we love the fact that Suzuki has…
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Ken Roczen was 6 years old when the Suzuki DR-Z400S was first released. It was the year 2000, and the motorcycle world was about to go through some dramatic changes. Four-strokes would soon dominate the market, and most Japanese two-strokes…
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We always want more. It’s our nature as riders, racers and dirt bike dudes. In the world of serious dual-sport bikes, the big stars have always been the 500s. The 300s are popular for the masses and the 350s are for purists, but it’s the…
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Husqvarna today announced  most of its remaining 2024 models. That includes two dual-sports; the FE501S and the FE350S, which are based on entirely new platforms. The same goes for the three TE off-road two-strokes, which now have throttle…
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We’ve been on a mission to test all the dual-sport bikes we can get our hands on for 2023. Three years ago Beta redesigned both the off-road and dual-sport lines, and their four dual-sport bikes were all built on the same platform differing…
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I just recently purchased a 2023 KTM 500EXC-F Dual Sport from Ride Now in Jacksonville, Florida. It is no surprise or mystery that in stock trim that all dual sports are a bit corked up and lethargic. This can bum you out if you ride on the…
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The definition of the word “paradise” in the “Manchester Comprehensive English Dictionary,” 204th edition, sums it up perfectly: “An idyllic place or state of being where the soil is perpetually moist and cutting-edge dirt bikes ride…
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Today’s 350 dual-sport bikes have evolved into serious dirt bikes that just happen to be street legal. The Beta 350RR-R, Husqvarna FE350S and KTM 350EXC are lightweight off-road bikes with full DOT, EPA and CARB approval. The timing was…
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The biggest shortcoming for most modern motorcycles has nothing to do with suspension, handling, horsepower or engine type. It’s price. In 2005, the best dual-sport bikes you could buy cost around $5400. Today’s versions are faster, lighter…
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The KTM 350EXC-F is an iconic dual-sport bike that leans far more toward the dirt side of the spectrum. It's the lightest full-size dual-sport bike on the market. It comes with PDS rear suspension and a WP Xplor coil spring fork, which are…
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Husky’s dual-sport bikes seem to be on almost every off-road rider’s “gunna buy some day” list. They occupy an esteemed place in the hierarchy of U.S. dual-sport bikes. The FE350S has been unchanged since 2020. This is one of the few bikes…
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The Beta 350RR-S is one of four identical-looking Beta dual-sport bikes that often have riders overwhelmed. The 350 has the same chassis and most of the same motor as the others–it differs only in bore and stroke. As we have often pointed…
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By Tom Webb For the last two years I’ve wanted to buy myself a dual-sport machine. Why, you ask, would an editor of a dirt bike publication who gets free bikes to test for a year want to buy something that sells for around $12,000? In my…
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The 300 dual sport bikes from Honda and Kawasaki exist specifically to combat the biggest shortcoming for most modern motorcycles: Price. The 2023 Kawasaki KLX300 is $5699.  The 2022 Honda CRF300L sells for $5349 (the price for the 2023…
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The Honda CRF300L got a big makeover in 2021 that included a much-needed increase in displacement. It sells for under $5500 and provides an excellent path for riders to get involved with off-road riding. We took the bike on the trails and…
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The Kawasaki KLX300 has been around in one form or another since 1994. In that time it has morphed into its present role as an inexpensive dual-sport bike. It isn't meant to be a hard-core off-road bike or a racer, but rather an affordable…
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The KTM 690 has been fueled by a powerful engine that's been refined over many years in racing competition
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