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2012 Beta 350 RR – Dirt Rider Magazine

A quick history on the recent revival of the Beta dirt bike. The company restarted, in a full-size dirt bike sense, simply emerging out of the Trials and minibike market in Europe by building a chassis of their own design with the older KTM RFS motor in it. It was a smart move. They got [...]
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Tech Tip: Clogged Pilot Jet – Dirt Rider Magazine

Got a clogged pilot jet and contact cleaner alone won’t clear it out? The easy solution is a welding tip cleaner. Available at a welding supply store, these file-like wires are small enough to fit through most pilot jets and will push out stubborn clogs. Just be careful not to bore out the jet with [...]
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2012 KTM 500 EXC – Dirt Rider Magazine

The throttle response of the bike is amazing and lofting the front wheel is simple. Dual-purpose bikes have not run this good or strong, even before there were such tight regulations. Remember when you had to Mickey Mouse with your dual purpose bike to make it into what you intended it to be; a dirt [...]
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Yamaha WR450F Surprise – Dirt Rider Magazine

Just when you thought the WR was doomed, Yamaha throws down with a YZ250F-inspired look, some YZ250F Bi-lateral frame design and the topper, Fuel Injection on the big WR. The changes are designed to make the bike meet the emissions regulations it has to and still run strong, a much easier task with the FI [...]
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Lockstraps Locking Tiedown Review – Dirt Rider Magazine

Most tiedowns are pretty standard. In the last few years we’ve seen some pretty functional innovations and the Lock Straps provide another one—locking tiedowns. As the driver of a truck, not an enclosed van or trailer, I worry about the stuff in the back if I venture into a restaurant to eat or have to [...]
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2012 KTM 450 XC-W – First Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

KTM is not sitting idly by or passively letting the economic slump and slow overall bike sales dampen its products. No, it is going full-steam ahead on development and bringing all-new bikes to the game, and the new 450 XC-W is a case in point. Last year’s off-roader had few if any flaws—it was honed [...]
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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 [...]
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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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2012 Husabergs Introduced – Dirt Rider Magazine

A well informed rider would have known that Husaberg has been selling two-strokes in other parts of the world during the last year. Well for 2012 the brand is selling only two-strokes in the US. Why has a company that has been exclusively four-stroke now exclusively two-stroke? The answer may be more complicated than we [...]
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2007 Yamaha WR250F – Long Haul #1 – Dirt Rider Magazine

You read about the WR’s stellar performance in the Dirt Rider 24-Hour (May ’07), and since it has been inducted into our Long Haul fleet, the blue bike keeps on giving. One 24-hour wasn’t enough, so we gave it another and another! Just the following week we took the bike to our brother publication ATV [...]
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