Off-roaders were powerless when it came to curbing their enthusiasm and maintaining a sense of decorum while waiting for Honda’s CRF450X. As soon as the CRF450R joined big red’s 2002 lineup, we began receiving inquiries about an off-road version. Soon
No doubt there are riders all who don’t see the point of in-depth testing of 250cc four-stroke off-road machines. After all, they’re suitable only for lightweight wimps and chicks, right? Not even close!Sure, machines such as the $6199 Honda CRF250X
I have a thing for weird bikes. OK, exotic bikes. I don’t mind riding the bike that no one else wants to ride, or the one the next guy thinks can’t do something. It is as much about the challenge
The invitation-only Soboba trail ride is the best-of-the-best, not-to-be-missed chance to ride the finest trails in Southern California. I don’t allow anything to risk the fun fix I get from Soboba. It isn’t the weekend for a first ride on
Make no mistake about it, Yamaha isn’t one of those companies that develops an off-road bike, gives it a lukewarm update the second year and then forgets about it to concentrate on the motocross side of the house. The tuning-fork
Considering the overhaul Yamaha gave the WR models last year, it’s not surprising to see only modest refinements to the off-road duo for 2006. While the ’06 machines aren’t radically different, a few key upgrades are sure to make them
Yamaha has really done it this time. They took a winning formula—electric starting on entry-level machines—and shrunk it, in the process hopping on the biggest unit sales segment, which to this point has been dominated by just one machine, the
How close was Yamaha to winning our shootout last year (March ’05)? As close as it could get without being picked as the winner. What lost it for the blue bike? A few small category defeats that ever so slightly
KTM’s Powerful New 990 AdventureNew big displacement Travel Enduro for perfect off-and onroad riding pleasure.KTM, the Austrian company renowned for the manufacture of fine motorcycles, particularly in the offroad segment, is releasing a new generation of the successful Travel Enduro
The traditional colors of Christmas have been red and green. From a dirt-biking family’s perspective, green is what flies out of the wallet and red is the color of the little bike that sits under the tree, right? Imagine the
KTM resurrected itself from near–financial ruin in the early 1990s to its current status as a major power in off-road sales and a solid member alongside the big four for competition sales. Part of its fast track to health was
These days it’s rare that I get off a bike that clearly lights me up and impresses the hell out of me—especially when it comes to Baja bikes. I’ve ridden lots of them and become sort of numb. Hell, our
I don’t build too many project bikes, because for me there is really little need. Stock stuff is so good that it’s hard to make a bike better for all-around usage, in my opinion. But when you get specific with
Hardly a blip on the map until recent years, a small manufacturer out of Spain called Gas Gas has been steadily building a strong presence in the US. Already with a niche market in trials bikes, Gas Gas has put
KTM became a sales powerhouse by exploring and exploiting niche market segments. It built fully equipped, high-performance enduro machines when few others did. The marque produced odd-displacement motorcycles whether there was a class for them or not, such as 300cc
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The search for a CR60 started last
Taking your kid out on the trail
Dylan Woodcock photo courtesy of Ian Roxburgh
