It is always helpful to have a stock model of a bike on hand when testing a modified version, because the improvements could require a back-to-back comparison to uncover them. In the case of this White Brothers Yamaha YZ250F, I
We gave this Christini all-wheel-drive bike a favorable review in its test (November ’07). Since then we’ve seen these drives shine at extreme events (EnduroCross Series, Last Man Standing), but we wanted to see how it would hold up in
You know the old saying, “When opportunity knocks, answer it”? I was recently provided with one of those moments-the chance to ride Gavin Gracyk’s 2007 Honda CRF450R on the MXoN track at Budds Creek the day after the race. Having
You read about the WR’s stellar performance in the DR 24-Hour (May ’07), and since it’s been inducted into our Long Haul fleet (July ’07), the blue bike keeps on giving. One 24-Hour wasn’t enough, so we gave it another…and
After 64 hours on the RM-Z450, my parts tally included just two clutches, a screw on the chain guide and the occasional tire. That is, aside from fixing last year’s SX crash damage. I figured I had been lucky and
With just over 76 running hours on our 2006 CRF250R hourmeter, it is time to box it up and ship it back to Honda, which is a shame because it’s still in great condition. Since the last update (Oct. ’06),
I would love to sit here and tell how much I have been riding the 2011 RM-Z450-shredding berms, scrubbing jumps and throwing huge whips off kickers. But unfortunately, that’s not how the story goes. Here’s the real deal: Every time
I received the KTM 250 XC for the 2010 Tecate Enduro and have somehow managed to keep it in my grasp for the last few months. Why should I be surprised? Well, this bike does everything… and it does everything
Summer is right around the corner and the weather has been great for riding. I have been riding the 2011 RM-Z250 now for a of couple months and since I last wrote an update on the bike my hour meter
Woo-hoo! 100 hours! Now you’d think that putting time on a motorcycle would be a cinch; just ride, you say. Well, it’s not always that easy. How about when we get snow in Southern California? Half the population doesn’t go
You eagle-eyed newsstand readers and not-so-snowed-in subscribers may have noticed the gem of a motorcycle on the front cover of the new issue of Dirt Rider, piloted by none other than Factory KTM racer Cory Buttrick. Yes, I’m talking about
When we initially accepted the Suzuki DR650SE into our long-term testing fleet, none of us at Dirt Rider predicted the bike would provide such a vast learning experience. On the one hand, we learned a lot about what makes the
Well, a selected few test riders got to keep our hands on a motorcycle after the 2011 Dirt Rider 450 MX shootouts and the upcoming Fixing the MXers story (April 2011 issue). My steed for this long haul adventure is
A Year With 2010 KTM 450 XC-W ISDE The DirtRider.com message boards are filled with posts about how delicate and expensive four-strokes are to own. That must be true, because after a hard year at Dirt Rider, and mostly with
It was a bittersweet feeling to have to turn in my 2009 YZ125 Long Haul. With 66.1 hours tallied on the hourmeter the bike gave me zero problems over the year of use. Since the last update at 40 hours
Wonderful can come in small packages
In this video, Carson & his dad
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