There’s a saying: Better late than never. And we say: Better watch out for the late ones because they get to see what they’re up against. Honda did it to Yamaha in the four-stroke MX wars, and now Suzuki is
In the last few years, the adult minibike scene has blown out of control. Honda dealers are selling CRF50Fs faster than they can stock them, and more aftermarket companies are producing trick parts to squeeze better performance out of the
On the track and in the showroom, 450cc four-stroke motocrossers are the biggest and baddest roost-throwing holeshot magnets you can run. That distinction once belonged to 500cc two-strokes, but there are good reasons why those bikes are extinct, except for
On the track and in the showroom, 450cc four-stroke motocrossers are the biggest and baddest roost-throwing holeshot magnets you can run. That distinction once belonged to 500cc two-strokes, but there are good reasons why those bikes are extinct, except for
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
How does a company from Illinois get away with selling So-Cal gear? Does So-Cal have a meaning other than Southern California (the undisputed epicenter of the motocross universe, or MX T-shirts, depending on where you live)? Whatever it means, the
Turn two things into one and create a new product. Fox did this with its new Light Proforma Socks for the knee-brace-wearing crowd. It combined a moto sock with a knee-brace sleeve into one long sock. Simple, really. The mid-thickness
Dirt Rider had the chance to race the 24 Hours of Glen Helen in San Bernardino, California, and the brutal conditions we encountered formed the ideal testing situation to really see how the Cyclops battery-powered helmet light holds up. We
Some folks avoid budget helmets like a bum on a street corner, but I’ve spent some time in several mid-level helmets and feel they often offer nearly the same level of comfort and protection as a brain bucket demanding another
We’re starting a new department to describe what it takes to keep a particular bike running for an entire year. As we discover how to make it suit our riding style and areas, we’ll let you in on what we
Smith released its Fuel line of goggles a few years ago, so if you are a new-product junkie, you might wonder why we are just now doing a test. The reason is Smith updated the face foam on its upper-end
Shift Mach GearI put the 2005 Shift Mach Gear through the ultimate torture test at the 24 Hours of Glen Helen. Yes, I wore only one set of gear during the brutal 24 hours. And yes, the gear was a
We need to answer the 125 question. Dirt Rider has seen signs that the class is drowning in the tidal wave of 250cc four-strokes, but are 125s really dead? Or dying? There are plenty of reasons we don’t think so.
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
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
