MSRPit Stand Sure, there are plenty of places to go on your dirt bike, but where exactly should your bike go when you’re not riding? MSR’s answer to the problem is the new pit stand, which is made of high-quality
Motocross AmericaHardbound Book This beautiful hardcover coffee-table book by Bill Amick is a companion volume to the AMA’s Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum 2005 Motocross America exhibit. The book covers motocross, motocross riders and their machinery from the sport’s beginning
The bikes may be in dealerships already, but Yamaha wanted to make a splash with the re-introduction of the WR450F and its all-new engine and aluminum frame, so they flew the bikes and a herd of journalists down south the
Dirt Rider‘s 24-Hour off-road test is a unique affair with an ever-changing theme. It’s a social event. It’s a bike test. And it’s a party. To try and summarize and classify such a gathering is quite difficult, but one thing
Precision conceptsHonda CRF 450R Suspension Revalve I was pretty stoked on my stock 2005 CRF450R suspension. Since it was time for a rebuild, I wanted to see what Precision Concepts had to offer as I’d heard a few good comments
White BrothersTri-Pro Footpegs If you think about how much control you put into your dirt bike through the footpegs and the fact that your feet do a good bit of work shifting and braking, it’s amazing we don’t pay more
We have clocked more than 61 hours on our 2006 CRF250 hourmeter, and the toll of such extensive riding included regular maintenance items and resulted in a search for performance improvements. At 45 hours, we did a pretty extensive overhaul
As off-road competition continues to gravitate toward GNCC-, WORCS- and hare scrambles-type events, KTM has aimed its off-road line toward that growth without ignoring more traditional forms like enduro and desert. The result of this retargeting are the XC models.
I was so busy trying to rack up the final hours on my long-term KTM 525 MXC that I really hadn’t considered how empty my garage would feel when it had gone home to KTM. It was not a good
Yogi Sighting!Lusk Steps Out Of The Shadows For A MomentAt Suzuki’s recent RM-Z250 intro, a number of former yellow racers were on hand to support the brand. We saw Mark Barnett, Travis Pastrana, Damon Huffman and-believe it or not-Ezra Lusk!
Once a year, at the Motocross des Nations, the rest of the world has its one chance to prove it can hang with the fastest riders the United States has to offer. It hasn’t always been the case, but American
One year ago there was a question in the minds of the Dirt Rider staff: Can the KTM 250 SX-F actually live while making the kind of power it does at such an amazing rev ceiling? Now the answer is
When we last left our Long Haul CR144R, the likable little two-stroke had just undergone some major internal changes: a new top end with a domed piston, quite a bit of head work and an FMF PowerCore 2 silencer. We
Since this is the bike that is winning at the highest level, does that make it the best bike out there? Or is Ricky Carmichael’s bike so different and RC so talented that it doesn’t matter? One thing is for
KTM identifies and targets niche markets. The company defies rules or class structure and in the process sets trends while speculating forward. But KTM has also found success in redeveloping classes of bikes that may be falling from grace. It
