How do you get to have a Dirt Rider Long Haul Bike? Well you have to let you dad ride it all the time, bring it out any time we ask and look rad for photos, and leave the Jimmy
As the fascination and crazy newness of the 2010 Yamaha YZ450F wears off, the impression it is leaving on us is still as good as ever. About the only thing that has truly worn out is the shine on the
If there was a bike that just keeps on giving and never asks for anything in return, it has been this Husaberg. Since we’ve had it, it has been the standby on any off-road ride we go on and the
If you remember from the first update (September ’07) we had some issues with the charging and battery components on our “new” KLX. So we never got the battery issue sorted out. One of the problems was we’d stuck a
2007 Christini CRF250X AWD #2We’ve been busy with our Christini Long Haul bike-getting more familiar with its unique front-wheel-drive system as well as modding the Honda engine to maximize the drive’s advantage. Anyone familiar with Honda’s 250X knows a bit
Long-Term TestingLong Haul Wrap-Up2008 Kawasaki KLX450One of the requirements for borrowing a DR Long Haul bike is that you have to treat it and take care of it like your own bike; not just go out and thrash it like
Our 2009 Honda CRF450R ran under the radar for the last half of last year working its way well above 120 hours. And that is the sign of a really good machine. It is the opposite of how you hear
Now that you’ve heard all about the 2011 350 SX-F and the two-stroke line of SX models from KTM, how about a little love for the 250 SX-F and 450 SX-F. After settling down from our one-day moto session, here
With all the hoopla surrounding KTM’s revolutionary blah-blah-blah 350 SX-F, it could be easy to glance over the simple two strokes in KTMs now-even-more-broad motocross range. But, as our short day aboard the new 150 SX and 250 SX motocross
Be careful what you wish for, readers! After receiving requests on the subject for several years (and pretty much ignoring them all), we’ve finally given in and added an adventure bike to our fleet of Long Haul machines. The 2010
All-Wheel Drive technology on motorcycles is in a very funny place. It works. It has many advantages and only a few disadvantages. From our point of view it helps novice riders so much they don’t even know it, and in
Here at Dirt Rider, we put our bikes through the gamut of real-world riding in the name of testing. We ride them at as many places and through as many conditions as possible to see how they perform. Then we
Choosing a DR Long Haul test bike is always a fun process, but scoring the 250F shootout winner is a double whammy in my book. I was super excited to acquire the ’09 KX250F for the duration of the testing
Sometimes it takes some added incentive to give the old steed a good service and check-over. My nudge came from a volleyball-size rock. It was just one little broken bone that allowed walking, but kickstarting a 450 was out for
As a DR Long Haul test bike this Honda lived the life I chose for it. First and foremost was a strict regimen of motocross track days and racing events starting with the MTA World Vet Championships last November and
The Monster Energy Cup was the first
The start is everything when you
Two wins and a second earns him
The most dominant performance by a motorcycle
