2013 Kawasaki KX450F – First Impression
June 27, 2012We are in the middle of two days of initial testing the new 2013 Kawasaki KX450F at the beautiful Zaca Station MX track, and are already getting a good feel for what makes this bike tick.
We are in the middle of two days of initial testing the new 2013 Kawasaki KX450F at the beautiful Zaca Station MX track, and are already getting a good feel for what makes this bike tick.
Big, Orange Steps In The Right Direction
You see Yamaha YZ250 two-strokes everywhere: On the motocross track, out in the woods, and even being flipped, flung and flopped around on the freestyle circuit. But what is it that makes this bike relevant in a world that has
After an amazing couple of days shredding up the Millville, Minnesota motocross track aboard the new KX250F, we are more than anxious to get this Kawasaki home and put it through the paces at all of our favorite tracks. The
It’s new model release season, and so far we’ve seen some fairly big announcements from the manufacturers. So what’s new on the 2013 YZ450F and YZ250F?
If you wanted to get into motocross for the first time, or wanted to revisit the roots of the sport on a budget, how would you go about it? If you have a regular job (and regular bills), that question
An air fork, new frame and an extra muffler!
The start is everything when you only have five laps to show what you’ve got.
Pro Circuit is known for building some wicked awesome race machines, and when the opportunity comes up to ride one of their fire-breathers it’s a good idea to jump on it. This 2012 RM-Z250 received the full Pro Circuit over-haul:
The new 2012 Yamaha WR450F is pretty exciting, especially to those in the off-road world. It might even be of interest to those in the motocross world because it’s really a combo of many Yamahas mashed all together. The frame
Dirt Rider Magazine took a 2011 CRF450R and ran it through Glen Helen’s intense HYR Endurance Series. The 6, 12 and 24 hour races added up to 42 hours of dusty ridges, windy singletrack, rough fire-roads, rock laden creeks and
When KTM recruited the speed and talent of Ryan Dungey, they needed to provide him with a machine he could win on, and they did. The fuel injected 350 SX-F was an option and so was the carbureted 450 SX-F.
The auto-clutch is here to stay and is past that phase where it is some sort of gimmick. Heck, we’ve picked it, in different evolutions, as Product Of The Year a couple of times now. There are two ways to
There are some things that are plain and simple. One is that if you can take more stuff with you, you will. I have this problem when riding, maybe that is why my backpack/tool bag weighs more than 20 pounds.
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