Adventure Bikes

A Year With The 2009 Honda CRF450R – Dirt Rider Magazine

One of the most anticipated bikes of 2009 has gone through some teething pains during the year, but it was a sales success in a tough year proving that riders want the latest and greatest bikes no matter the economy.

A Year With The 2009 Husaberg FE 570 – Dirt Rider Magazine

The revolutionary (70 degrees, to be exact) design of the Husaberg and our picking it as Bike of the Year led us to ride it all year as well. And we’re still riding it! Plus, we haven’t had any issues

A Year With The 2009 KTM 125 SX – Dirt Rider Magazine

The fascination with 125cc MX bikes is alive and well at Dirt Rider due to one reason: We ride for fun. As much as it’s our job, anytime we can we make it as enjoyable as possible, we do; racing

A Year With The 2009 KTM 250 XC – Dirt Rider Magazine

Following a successful outing in our 2009 Torture Test, the KTM 250 XC unofficially joined our test fleet and became roped into some extra Long Haul duties around the shop. When the bike wasn’t being raced around enduro courses by

A Year With The 2009 Yamaha YZ250F – Dirt Rider Magazine

There are some bikes that we just ride all year long, pretty much box-stock. In 2009, that bike was the Yamaha YZ250F. It survived our shootout and then was Publisher Sean Finley’s desert and track bike for the rest of

Gangster’s Paradise – Dirt Rider Magazine

When seeing your stock bike doesn’t give you the warm and fuzzies anymore it’s time to make a change. Dirt Rider shows you how to pimp your ride…on a budget.There’s something about heading out to the desert and the track

2009 Yamaha YZ450F – Long Haul Update – Dirt Rider Magazine

At 40 hours the trusty YZ450F is better suited to me personally than it was, but it also looks a lot less shiny than it did at zero hours. This bike has been ridden hard including multiple full-throttle MX-style starts,

Zero-X Electric Motorcycle – Riding Impression – Dirt Rider Magazine

2008 KTM 250 SX – A Year With – Dirt Rider Magazine

From the first time I rode the 2008 KTM 250 SX I knew I wanted to keep my hands on it as my moto bike for the year. It was super light and agile, turned great with excellent steering feel

KTM 400 XC-W Long Haul Update – Dirt Rider Magazine

I have just over 60 hours on our 2009 KTM 400 XC-W now so I figured it was about time to share what I have learned about this bike and make a few suggests for modifications in case you are

Damon Bradshaw’s Dr.D YZ450F – Dream Ride – Dirt Rider Magazine

Since I grew up in a rural, middle-of-nowhere armpit, we didn’t have the modern technologies or services that city folk had. For example: a gym, trash service, home-delivered mail and even cable TV were out of the question, and satellite

CPR Fabrications CRF450X Baja Racer – Dream Ride – Dirt Rider Magazine

I’ve seen some pretty trick bikes, most of them factory race machines. They go the one or two steps past just being trick to the level of being sano and downright purposeful. Most Dream Rides err in excess, and that

Yoshimura Larry Ward Trail Monster CRF500X – Dream Ride – Dirt Rider Magazine

As I understand it, Yoshimura built this bike for retired motocross and supercross star Larry Ward to ride for an industry ride in Colorado. In general, Colorado rides feature less air molecules than most rides, since trail days often start

CYCRA/Fox Racing Shox/Championship Powersport Yamaha YZ450F – Dream Ride – Dirt Rider Magazine

Ask any privateer racer how difficult his job is, and you’ll get the same answer every time: Competing without high-level support is like rowing upstream without an oar. The cards are certainly stacked against the underdogs in our sport, but

Moto House Yamaha YZ250F – Dirt Rider Magazine

It is said that one man’s dream is another man’s nightmare. That saying makes a lot of sense when it comes to Dirt Rider Dream Rides. Some are full moto while others are dedicated off-roaders. Many look rad and different.