Off-Road Bikes and Off-Road Motocycles

2008 KTM 450 XC-F – Dirt Rider Magazine

KTM has decided it is time to define its model lines even further and make a bold statement with a type of bike that only it produces. The idea is to make the XC line a benchmark so lofty that

2007 450 Off-Road Comparison – Dirt Rider Magazine

2008 KTM 690 Enduro – First Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

24-Hour Test: Aftermarket Enhanced! – 24-hr. Modified Comparison – Dirt Rider Magazine

Stock bike tests are fine and dandy. After all, each and every one-off race machine starts life as a simple stocker before the tweaks begin and personalization and modification take over. In reality, we all could keep our bikes completely

2008 KTM 530 XC-W(R) – Dirt Rider Magazine

Replacing a legend is always a risk. For the past seven years, the KTM 520 and 525 have been the ruling class of off-road four-strokes. The joy of a magnum four-stroke is big torque, and first the 520s and then

Scorpa T-Ride First Test! – Dirt Rider Magazine

Is this the future of trail riding? Is this the cheater bike that’s going to turn EnduroCross upside-down? Have we been missing the boat on how to make trailbikes since the craze of long-travel suspension machines led us astray? Or

Honda CRF230L DR Riding Impression – Dirt Rider Magazine

It was only logical, and since this bike has been available in Japan for over a year now, the CRF230L is now here in the United States. Are there lines at the dealers waiting to see this bike? No. Is

2009 450 Off-Road Shootout – Dirt Rider Magazine

Lots of flavors to satisfy plenty of tastes. NotesAll of the bikes were friendly to the sound meter except the Husky, and it was awful. It does not sound as loud as it tested, but it would not be that

2008 450 Off-Road Comparison – Dirt Rider Magazine Online

2008Four-fifty off-road bikes are some of the most versatile, do-all megamachines you can get your hands on. Most are based off of each company’s full-on MX 450s, then tuned for off-road use and set up to meet standards and regulations

Christini AWD Honda CRF250X – Dirt Rider Magazine

Motorcycle technology usually advances slowly with refinements, not revolutions. Every once in a while the sport takes a huge leap, as it did with the modern four-stroke race bike. Whether it’s the displacement advantage or the more tractable power, it

2007 Suzuki RM-Z250 – Dirt Rider Magazine

When the checkered flag finally dropped on the 2007 Dirt Rider 250F motocross shootout (April ’07), the RM-Z250 was a solid bike length ahead of the rest of the pack. Yet we still had moments of curiosity about the RM-Z’s

2003-2010 Honda CRF150F – Used – Dirt Rider Magazine

When Honda introduced the class-defining CRF150F in 2003, the results were mixed. Many riders were pleased there was finally a playbike built solidly enough to take serious abuse. The 150F has a stout frame with frame tubes larger than any

2010 Suzuki RMX450Z – First Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

The Suzuki is pointed at a certain type of rider. The RMX, especially with the stock pipe, vibrates quite a bit, mostly in the footpegs. Through the handlebar it isn’t as noticeable. But the good thing about the bar is

First Test: 2010 Beta 450RR – Dirt Rider Magazine

History shows that Beta, an Italian company running under various names, has been in existence since 1904. And if you are pretty old, you’ve likely heard of Moto Beta, making MX and enduro bikes in the 1970s, switching gears to

2010 BMW 1200 GSA North American Launch – First Riding Impression – Dirt Rider Magazine

Yes, it is a little late in the 2010 to be releasing a new 2010, but leave it to BMW to do it their own way. The new GSA (GS Adventure 1200) has some pretty big tricks up its sleeve,