Love Your Clutch

Tips and drills to improve your control of the lever on the left.

Jeff Ward Interview

Looking Back On Supercross And Forward To The Outdoors

The Weekly Dirt: May 16, 2012

New KTMs, Hangtown on the way and much, much more!

Andrew Short Interview

Preparing for the Outdoors

Sneak Peek: 2013 KTM Off-Road Models!

A First Look At KTM's Upcoming New Models

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Love Your Clutch

The clutch is one of the tools your bike is equipped with that few riders get the most out of. For some it is just for starting and stopping and others like to smoke them. But having excellent control of the clutch can really help your riding in so many ways. Here are some tips and drills to improve your control of the lever on the left.
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Andrew Short Interview

We sat down with Andrew Short today to hear how his preparation is going for the 2012 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.
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A Lap With James Stewart on the RM-Z450

GoPro released this helmet cam footage of James Stewart riding Glen Helen during the Red Bull X Fighters event last weekend aboard the new RM-Z450 machine. Stewart's first race on this bike will be The FMF Hangtown Motocross Classic this Saturday, May 19th.
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Love Your Clutch

The clutch is one of the tools your bike is equipped with that few riders get the most out of. For some it is just for starting and stopping and others like to smoke them. But having excellent control of the clutch can really help your riding in so many ways. Here are some tips and drills to improve your control of the lever on the left.
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Bike Tests

Pro Circuit Suzuki RM-Z250 Race Bike

Pro Circuit is known for building some wicked awesome race machines, and when the opportunity comes up to ride one of their fire-breathers it’s a good idea to jump on it. This 2012 RM-Z250 received the full Pro Circuit over-haul: motor, suspension and all the PC goodies from fender to fender. We took her out for a day of testing at Milestone MX where a slight mist kept the track moist and tacky all day and a deep prep left the track rough and rutted.

Racing the 2012 YZ125 – Race Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

I picked up Dirt Rider’s 2012 YZ125 this past weekend at Glen Helen and raced REM on the shiny brand-new little screamer. After a few years on 250Fs it felt great to be back on my favorite bike made. The 2012 YZ125 bone stock, except for the custom, hand-made “Barrett Design” racing numbers. The bad [...]

2012 Yamaha YZ250F – First Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

Steady As She Goes RJ Says The visual changes are minimal for 2012, but what you can’t see stands out immensely when you ride the new Yami. We all know the saying “BNG”—Bold New Graphics. On certain bikes, that’s all they need, because newer isn’t always better. But right now, Yamaha is dealing with issues [...]

2012 Suzuki RM-Z450 – First Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

The red accents on the handlebar pad and seat cover gave the RM-Z some excitement in an otherwise unchanged year. We all know that it takes consistency to be successful when it comes to racing. A steady lap time and having confidence in the machine each and every time you go out for practice or [...]

2012 Yamaha WR450F – First Impression – Dirt Rider Magazine

The new 2012 Yamaha WR450F is pretty exciting, especially to those in the off-road world. It might even be of interest to those in the motocross world because it’s really a combo of many Yamahas mashed all together. The frame of the new WR450 is exactly the frame from the 2012 YZ250F, the only change [...]

42-Hour Endurance Bike Build Parts List – Dirt Rider Magazine

Dirt Rider Magazine took a 2011 CRF450R and ran it through Glen Helen’s intense HYR Endurance Series. The 6, 12 and 24 hour races added up to 42 hours of dusty ridges, windy singletrack, rough fire-roads, rock laden creeks and epic moto—all of which make the three events something to be proud of if you [...]

First Impression: KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition – Dirt Rider Magazine

When KTM recruited the speed and talent of Ryan Dungey, they needed to provide him with a machine he could win on, and they did. The fuel injected 350 SX-F was an option and so was the carbureted 450 SX-F. A man like Dungey can handle all 450cc’s of a factory race bike and he [...]

2012 Husqvarna 310 TXC – Dirt Rider Magazine

The current displacement size of 250cc for a four-stroke really makes no sense. In fact it is the size victim of some outdated motocross rule that specified that a four-stroke could be double the size of a two-stroke and compete in the same class. And we all saw what that lead to. But having a [...]

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Long Haul Wrap Up: 2011 Kawasaki KX250F – Dirt Rider Magazine

At Dirt Rider we love riding and testing new products, and when we get a long-term bike, AKA, our “Longhauls” picked out, it’s game on for the rider and their bike. The goal is to push the bike to its limits and take good care of it at the same time so we can see [...]

Long Term Wrap-Up: 2011 KTM 450 SX-F – Dirt Rider Magazine

I can’t say I totally had a monogamous relationship with the Dirt Rider 2011 KTM 450 SX-F test machine. Not that I didn’t try. The bike saw a lot of suitors over the course of the fiscal motorcycle calendar. Yes they called it a 2011 but since most motocrossers come out between July and September [...]

A Year With The 2010 Husky TE450 – Long Haul – Dirt Rider Magazine

Little bling and a great small-diameter lever feel, all folding to prevent breakage. In our 2010 off-road comparison, the Husqvarna TE450 was the only street-legal bike in the group because, at that time, the company didn’t have the dirt-only TXC just yet. But since the TE had that precious license plate hanging off the back [...]

2011 Ossa TR280i Riding Impression – Dirt Rider Magazine

There is plenty to talk about here. A lot of history, a glimpse into the future and the fun fascination with trials, but I’ll try and keep it brief; a web episode at web attention span levels. Making a two-stroke fuel-injected motor is not any more complicated than doing it for a four-stroke, it just [...]

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Latest Forums

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Help with new forum format?

by PaulB14

Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 8:50 AM

Hi Lindsey and crew, thanks for working so hard at setting up the new format!  I am having trouble posting more than one picture in a post; as in, no can do!   Is it something I'm doing wrong (or not doing) or is it typical?   Also, I tried to go back and fix a past thread (from before the new format) and when it came to posting the [...]

2012 RM-z250 Hard start Cold

by iceblue

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 6:23 PM

My 012 rmz motor is stock 11:5 compression 13hrs on bike 3hrs on top end. The bike now is EXTREMELY hard to start cold or after it sits can be 30 kicks. After up to temp 1-3 kicks no issues.
I am running Sunoco 100oc fuel. Which is high for the low compression they have these motors at :-( but pump gas is worthless.

Graphics kit for a good old bike

by Stauny75

Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 4:02 PM

i have a 99 kx250 and i was and cant find a kit thats for the same year as my bike. So could i use a newer kit like an 03 or something like that?

new to me rm 125 1993

by sswisher1

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 7:54 PM

I bought a rm 125 off a friend of mine last year and have ben riding it i have changed oil, and cleanded carbs and change sprockets and rear tire. I am have some issue when i shift thought. Sometimes when i am shifting up it gets stuck like it wont move at all unless i play with it a little bit. It does the same thing when i am [...]

2009 yz250f fork oil change

by yamaha745

Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 5:10 AM

I have recently attempted to change my
Fork oil in my twin chamber forks on my 2009 yz250f, ive done this 3 times so far and never have had this problem before When I changed the oil in the inner chamber it said that it should come back out all the way by itself, it comes out most of the way after I compress it and let go, [...]

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