Four Pounds Lighter: 2016 KTM 450 SX-F FE

December 8, 2015

Just when you thought light was light KTM takes another four pounds off their motorcycles. KTM just announced the FE lineup for 2016. Nothing as radical compared to the 2015 FE launch but four pounds is worth talking about. The … Continued


Yamaha YZ250FX / WR250F Long Term Wrap-Up

November 20, 2015

A Year With Yamaha’s New 250F Off-Road Bikes At Dirt Bike Test we take bike testing serious. And we go the extra steps to stay on top of the curve and pass the information we have onto you. Learning all … Continued


First Look: 2016 Yamaha YZ450FX and WR450F

October 6, 2015

Surprise! Yamaha Has An Electric-Start Off-Road 450. LINK to RIDING IMPRESSION OF 2016 YZ450FX Yamaha YZ450FX and WR450F are here. The Blue Crew added some growth serum to the fuel tanks of two existing off-road weapons for 2016 to complete … Continued


Letter Of The Week–Yamaha WR or FX?

October 5, 2015

DBT, I am old, have been riding since I was 12, thus I do know how to ride, just not to fast anymore. My question is which Yamaha to buy. We have just a few woods type places to ride … Continued


2016 FMF KX450F 4.1 RTC Stainless/Aluminum/Carbon Exhaust

September 24, 2015

I thought I found a pretty solid setting on the KX450F after a few days building different fuel injection and timing settings via the hand-held Kawasaki computer along with the stock exhaust. I wanted more punch over stock and an … Continued


You Build It: They will ride!

September 22, 2015

Kind of a cool heart felt video about a boy, his father, a shop and motorcycles.


2016 Suzuki RM-Z450 Test

September 18, 2015

Rumors of a new RMZ450 did not come to light for 2016, although its baby brother got all the attention with a new 250cc machine. The 450 received the quintessential, “you are doing a great job buddy, now go back out there and kick some butt.” So if you love your 2015 RMZ450, you are going to love the 2016, and if you, yada yada yada the RMZ, you get … Continued


ISDE HISTORY: Ryan Sipes, First America to win the Overall!!!! Go USA

September 12, 2015

It has been reported on Facebook via Destry Abbot that Ryan Sipes has pulled off the unthinkable and become the first American with win the individual overall at the ISDE. Not sure what to call Sipes, he was a motocrosser, … Continued


ISDE Video: DAY 1

September 8, 2015

 


2016 Kawasaki KX450F

September 8, 2015

If it aint broken, why fix it? Sometimes this works and sometimes you get left in the dust. For the past few seasons the tried and true Kawasaki KX450F was on top of its game or pretty close during head-to-head shootouts. The KX was a workhorse; raw power and an easy to ride chassis that was 100 times more stable than the Chinese economy. No it was not the lightest, … Continued