It’s that time of year again. The time when trees turn gold, birds head for more tropical lands and the world of motocross puts on its big winter-stadium boots and pounds through the cold months like a pacemaker. Motocross life
Off-road bikes balance a fine line of durability versus performance and sound versus power output. In order to excel in one area, the other seems to have to suffer. All of the pipes presented here balance these aspects of exhaust
When speeding across the Mexican desert at 100 mph for a thousand miles, your bike better do certain things very well. First, it has to have a motor that can outpace 800-horsepower trophy trucks; it should also deliver that power
No, Ricky Carmichael is not gone, and he’s certainly not forgotten. In fact, he’s fresh off another dominating year in which he captured AMA titles number 14 and 15 (five SX and 10 MX). However, beginning in 2007, he will
Simone Albergoni Merely a week later, the whole WEC show moved south to picturesque Hancock, New York, in the good ol’ U-S-of-A. In the months leading up to the U.S. round, Hancock and its neighboring communities were in a fistfight
In DR’s previous look at a CRF450R head, Tokyo Mods’ Ron Wood demonstrated tearing down the top end and prepping it for new valve components. Now we follow Wood’s talented hands and pick his brain as he cuts new angles
Behind the entertainment of a motocross race lies a different world. It’s a world the everyday fan doesn’t get to see and only a handful of people in the world really appreciate. It’s a world of work. Race team crews
The technique pros use for fast flat-track-style hard-packed turns isn’t simply pitching the bike completely sideways. Instead, they put the bike into a controlled drift, maintaining momentum by putting power to the ground. We asked Baja champion Mike Childress to
This ego-crushing tale begins in the Anaheim pits, the holy place of motocross normally reserved for stories of success, tales of man versus machine with motivational accounts of obstacles overcome. But not on this day. No, this was a day
It is a proven fact that Shane Watts is capable of winning on just about any bike. The Aussie’s current bike is the KTM 200 XC-W, and we were fortunate enough to snag the bike long enough to take a
If the first two rounds of the AMA National Motocross Series are any indication as to how the year will go, then this is going to be one hell of a season. From the moment the first starting gate at
Travis Bannister Calling All Riders When starting any type of new program there are so many things that need to happen to make the machine run that figuring out where to begin is often the most difficult step. After securing
Is Ricky Carmichael the best bargain ever in motocross? When a company pays a rider for exposure and race wins and said rider wins nearly every race he enters, what more could the company ask for and can it possibly
Taking your kid out on the trail isn’t as easy as it seems. His riding ability may be there, but sometimes the proper equipment isn’t. Since KTM is so strong in the off-road market yet doesn’t really offer a smaller
