In the space of a few short years KTM has risen from a motocross and supercross nonentity to a powerhouse with a major presence in the pits and in the point standings. Rather than being surprised when a European-made KTM
Suzuki’s 2003 RM125 is a great bike that ended the Dirt Rider shootout with a score of 95 points out of 100. Competition in the small-bore class is so tough, though, that 95 points left it fifth. With the introduction
In the 250cc class the RM250 has usually lacked even the results that their 125 generates, but for much the same reason. The motor is zingy when modern tracks and riders demand grunt when it should have torque. For 2004
Honda just released detailed information regarding the 2004 CR250R. There was some early speculation that the ’04 CR may receive a new slim frame similar to the spy photos published in Dirt Rider, July ’03. However, like we expected, the
At the beginning of the 2001 race season, the only sound ringing through supercross stadiums more distinctively than the 12,000-rpm hum of Ernesto Fonseca’s Yamaha YZ250F was the controversy surrounding its legitimacy in the class. A mere two years later,
2004 Kawasaki KXF250As you may have already heard the new Kawasaki KXF and Suzuki RMZ are coming off the same production line. Rumors led some to believe that the suspension on the two bikes was going to be Kayaba for
A little more than 30 years ago the starting lines of 125cc-class motocrosses were jammed with machines from factories in Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, England, Sweden and then Czechoslovakia. Some were purpose-built as lightweight race machines, but many more were
KTM never has been very class-conscious, and many even peg the odd-size bikes (300, 360, 380, 440, 540 and 550 two-strokes) as the factor that put the company back on the map after a financial reorganization in the early ’90s.
KTM has put itself on an even playing field with the almighty Japanese manufacturers. For years people have had a big misconception about where KTM comes from and what its goals are. As you can see from its huge racing
Yamaha is fierce when it comes to keeping blue in the black. Although its four-strokes have attracted public interest over the last few years, its two-stroke line is as good as ever. So when Yamaha wanted to hog a chunk
During a dealer meeting a few years back, Honda execs promised its dealers they were going to see serious, class-leading performance machines as well as an enduring commitment to development in the coming years. Since that meeting, Honda introduced a
During the last several years the Yamaha YZ125 has been the bike to beat. Yamaha has claimed several championships with the successful 125 and has taken the top spot in several shootouts. This year Yamaha took the same approach with
Over the last few years there has been a lot of talk about what the future will bring to motocross. Will four-strokes rule two-strokes? This year marks the true beginning of the four-stroke revolution in the 125cc class. Now Yamaha,
Since its inception, the Yamaha YZ250F has been in a class of its own. In the racing scene almost every privateer was on a 250F in the 125cc class with the belief that it was the closest he could get
Until this year, Suzuki has been without a four-stroke motocrosser of any size, yet it has been forced to race against them in both eighth- and quarter-liter classes. For 2004, Suzuki finally acknowledged that Yamaha and KTM two-strokes may be
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