Recently, during the filming of the new Dirt Rider Adventures tv show, to be aired on the Outdoor Life Network, we had the opportunity to test ride two 2004 KTM E/XC four-strokes that 8-time National Enduro Champion Dick Burleson brought
Today’s four strokes have a smoother, broader powerband and are even more dependable than the dinosaurs we call two-strokes. For those who don’t care and still have a passion for the two-stroke power, you will be happy to hear Kawasaki
Big Big bottom. The new KX 250 has gone back to the days of big bottom end power. It hits hard on the bottom and pulls strong through the mid range. Similar to the 125, the new 250 received many
Suzuki has made a name for themselves with their phenomenal handling characteristics the RM 125 and 250 are always one of if not the best handling bikes on the track. However with there sharp turning and handling they lose high-speed
Kawasaki has made a truly valiant effort to become a front-runner in the past two years. Last years KX 125 and 250 were an incredible step for Kawasaki they stepped up to the competition with great handling and improved suspension.
It seems like every year the new models are released earlier than the year before. For most, this means it’s time to start weighing your options of where to spend your hard earned cash. In the last five years, KTM
The new 250cc thumper designed and built by the two giants Suzuki and Kawasaki has finally arrived and Dirt Rider was one of the first to spin laps aboard this much-anticipated motocrosser.The new stroker from Kawasaki has a very light
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
We borrowed a trailer from Fleetwood RV to provide a home base and shelter for the Dirt Rider crew during the 24-Hour Torture Test and give the Gear Box trailer a weeklong workout of its own. Living out of the
For off-road exploring, the Global Position System has changed the off-road world. The ability to know your precise location is obviously valuable in remote places. More importantly for off-road navigators, the ability to load GPS units with topographical maps makes
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.
Dirt Rider Magazine’s annual Bike of the Year award is not automatically handed over to the sexiest, flashiest or even the best-selling motorcycle of the year. And contrary to some disinformation, it has nothing whatsoever to do with how many
How much is the magic button worth on an off-road bike? According to Yamaha, adding the electric start and updating the WR line to match current YZ styling and bodywork in 2003 doubled the number of units sold! For the
