Indianapolis, IN (August 27, 2010) – Round three of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross series presented by E3 Sparkplugs made its inaugural visit to Indianapolis Indiana on Friday night to kick off the MotoGP weekend. The vocal contingent of European fans got to witness one of their own take the win as Taddy Blazusiak showed off [...]
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Keeping a modern dirt bike in absolutely perfect mechanical condition can be a pretty daunting task. While most of us love the riding part of dirt bikes, only a lucky smaller percentage enjoys working on the bike, too. But even if you get a massive grin at the idea of wrenching, chances are your bike [...]
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If off-road motorcycles were an amusement park, midsize playbikes would be the teacup ride. Low in cost, even lower in risk and effectively high in straightforward fun, the so-called fun bike category is rarely taken too seriously by anyone, including the manufacturers. Yet just like the most basic of carnival attractions, these small-bore four-strokes have [...]
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KTM can’t believe its luck. It has basically been handed the off-road two-stroke market with little, if any, competition. But instead of pumping out the same old bikes with years-old technology, the Austrian company keeps the development coming. And 2008 is a huge leap for every aspect of its off-road two-stroke lineup, including a feature [...]
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Why modify? Why tweak? Why tune, tinker and tool? Because we’re dirt riders and we can. But more so than just being able to, we customize our rides in an effort to reach a place more gleeful than the standard manufacturer baseline and right in tune with our personal tastes. For 2008, the 250F class [...]
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Modified Suzuki RM-Z250You know the face people make when something smells really, really bad? Whether it’s rotten eggs or dirty moto socks, we, as humans, are automatically programmed to wrinkle our noses and half-open our mouths in disgust at the slightest trace of stink. Well, that’s the face most of our test riders were making [...]
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Modified Yamaha YZ290FThis is how it works at Dirt Rider meetings: Jimmy acts as the moderator,sort of keeping the welter of ideas and comments somewhat on track toward the eventual completion of a magazine. And while he easily could, he doesn’t simply grab up all the cool/fun ideas and stories for himself. He does pull [...]
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Modified 2008 Kawasaki KX250FTaking the winning bike from DR’s 250F motocross shootout and modifying it borders on silly. After all, the bike beat everything in its class according to our staff and elite squadron of test pilots (see February 2007 issue). The box-stock Kawasaki KX250F is damn good. But we’re motocross dudes just like the [...]
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Modified 2008 KTM 250 SX-FYou’re like me, I know it. You skim over the early paragraphs in every shootout about how the new bikes are all so good, all so close, how ranking them was splitting hairs, and you agree-for a moment. Then you read on about the bikes’ rankings and you can’t help thinking [...]
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When the checkered flag finally dropped on the 2007 Dirt Rider 250F motocross shootout (April ’07), the RM-Z250 was a solid bike length ahead of the rest of the pack. Yet we still had moments of curiosity about the RM-Z’s durability, even after 32 hours of hard testing. This made the likable yellow machine an [...]
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Aug 23, 2010: Round 6 of the AMA West Hare Scrambles Championship Series travelled to scenic Big Sky, Montana, home of the world class Big Sky Resort. Brian Garrahan rolled into town with a target on his back after finishing the first 5 rounds undefeated.Overnight showers removed the threat of dust, but the relentless daytime [...]
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Ketchum, ID – Scott Sports is proud to release the long awaited Hustle Goggle featuring the patent pending SCOTT FIT SYTEM. For more information please visit www.scott-sports.com Enjoy the video!
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You know you want to do more of the work on your bike to make sure it’s done right and to save a boatload of money. Putting in a new top end is one thing, but suspension internals are a mystery to most. You know servicing your suspension is critical to proper bike performance. And [...]
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I am 15 years old and I am looking for a bigger bike. I can’t decide between a KX250F and a YZ250F, but the deciding factor is reliability. I was just wondering which one you guys think would be more reliable and not break down as much.Michael Walsh Anthem, AZIn this day and age, Michael, [...]
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Leatt’s brand new Club 2 brace is next-generation of the Club model. The Club 2 has a bunch of updates and now comes in color options – red, white, blue, and yellow (the blue is especially sharp looking). We haven’t had a chance to ride with them yet, but we can tell you what’s new. [...]
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