Letter Of The Week–Where Is The KTM150XC?

December 8, 2016

DBT, A friend is going to buy a new KTM 150 in the next few days. We are east coast off-road guys, GNCC, SETRA, National Enduro. He is torn between the SX and XC-W.  If KTM sold a XC there … Continued


KTM’s Journey and the 2017 Factory Team

November 30, 2016

Factory KTM Red Bull 2017 Photos: Scott Hoffman There was a time back in the late ’80s and early ’90s that KTM was practically considered a second-rate citizen in the world of Amercian motocross. KTM had a deep history in … Continued


2017 KTM Factory Editions are HERE!

November 29, 2016

What started out as a cool promotion and a possible way around some of the AMA rules regarding production bikes by launching a limited edition short run of moto bikes right before the coming season, KTM is still onto something. … Continued


2017 Yamaha YZ250FX Race Test

November 23, 2016

There is a big push in the off-road market lately by most of the Japanese manufacturers and Yamaha really started it. In fact, they may be the most heavily involved with the addition of three off-road models in the YZ250X, YZ450FX, and the YZ250FX. The smallest off-road competition racing bike is the YZ250FX– based on its motocross brother, the YZ250F. It features the rearward slanted engine with the intake in … Continued


Weekly Dirt

November 22, 2016

Red Bull Knockout Beach Race: Hurlings takes it Imagine taking off the starting line with 1000 riders at the same? All of this in deep beach sand track that is 30-feet side with the ocean as a backdrop. KTM’s Jeffery … Continued


ARC RC-8 Clutch Perch and Brake Lever

November 14, 2016

ARC is a well known aftermarket company known mostly for their unbreakable levers. They provide levers and clutch perches for a majority of the factory SX/MX teams like Kawasaki, Honda, KTM, Husqvarna, and several others as well as top level off-road race teams. The company produce quite a few different options for levers in compounds of either memlon or aluminum and in short and standard lengths. Additionally, they offer the … Continued


First Family of Dirt Bikes????

November 9, 2016

This is the FB photo of the day. I hate to get political but we have another first in the White House. Trump is President Elect and will be the next commander in chief. But it also marks the first … Continued


All New Gas Gas 300

November 8, 2016

At the Milan EICMA Show in Italy Gas Gas unveiled two new 300cc two stroke models for the revised company. It was not too long ago Gas Gas was about to vanish but they were brought back to life. Check … Continued


Sherco’s new 125cc SE-R Enduro

November 8, 2016

Enduro 21 had just posted photos and some info on a new Sherco 125 two-smoke. Pretty cool looking bike with an electric start and electric power valve. Here is a link to the story over at Enduro 21


2017 Beta 430 RR-S

November 8, 2016

How do you properly evaluate a motorcycle? Obviously you ride it, preferably in a variety of conditions. Even better, have a few different riders contribute their opinions on the machine. If you really want to go the extra mile, spend some time working on it. The last piece of the puzzle may be the intensity in which the machine is tested. We’ve found that rider opinions can change from a … Continued