We all wish we could be the fastest rider at the track. It’s this quest that has flooded the marketplace with all kinds of riding-tip videos and instructional books. These self-help guides can be an easy way to learn the
At one time a Husqvarna four-stroke was the most prized off-road ride in my garage, and it would have been my first choice for any off-road race. But that was a long time ago. Now, not even the country of
I recently bought a new Honda CRF250R with the intent of building my own “dream ride” bike for grand prix and WORCS-type racing. I’m not finished with my bike, but after experiencing the Ride Engineering, Dubach Racing, TBT-suspensioned Honda CRF250R,
Are you a believer in light, easy-to-maintain two-strokes but are tired of the huge displacement and torque advantage that four-strokes enjoy? Boyesen Engineering may have just what you’re looking for. We tried two versions of its 285 big-bore kits to
It was a unique feeling to be riding Nathan Woods’ specially equipped and prepped ISDE Suzuki RM-Z450 in the dry and dusty California desert at the same time that Woods himself was blitzing dry and dusty special tests in Greece.
In the extremely competitive world of professional motocross, race teams constantly battle with each other for race wins and, ultimately, championships. What drives these million-dollar semis to the races every week is the corporate motto: Win on Sunday, sell on
Kawasaki’s KX125 and KX250 have had a reputation for less than stellar performance in the past couple of model years. The bikes had no huge faults, but they didn’t stand above the pack in any category: performance, ergonomics, suspension, perceived
Stealth technology makes warplanes all but invisible to the enemy. They’re smooshed before they know the airplanes are in the neighborhood. Suzuki is practicing its brand of stealth technology with the 2003 RM250. It’s sort of hide-in-plain-sight stealth. The ’03
Imagine what it was like for Honda to sit back and watch Yamaha soak up all the glory for five years as it dominated the newly created four-stroke motocross market. For a company known to be a technological leader, it
Having won last year’s Dirt Rider shootout, it would make sense that Yamaha would already have an excellent base for the 2003 model. So we weren’t really shocked the research and development team didn’t fully redesign the machine, especially when
In 2000, KTM bombarded the American motocross race scene with a full assault on the Outdoor and Supercross series with its factory 125 efforts. Although many fans thought this was a rebirth of KTM, it was merely a case of
In 1998, when Yamaha began paving the four-stroke future with its YZ400F, motorcycle consumers were forced to weigh the option of buying a thumper. Other manufacturers were left in a cloud of blue smoke scrambling to catch these four-stroke gurus.
Four years KTM has left no doubt that its four-strokes are competitive. And with the United States and Europe allowing 450cc four-strokes in the 250cc classes for 2003, the Austrian company shifted its moto focus to its friendly but not
Bikes are bikes–right? Not even close. For example, take the ’03 YZ450F. Deposits ran like water into dealers’ cash registers when the general public got wind Yamaha’s new 450 valve-pusher matched the “Six Million Dollar Man’s” tag line: “Better, stronger,
Products TestedYoshimura YZ250F Exhaust, Enduro Engineering KTM Seat and Billet Disk Guard, Kenda Southwick Tires and Silkolene RG2 GreaseENDURO ENGINEERING BILLET REAR DISC GUARDIn the world of rear disc guards, most are a very strong stamped or billet guard that
