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Tuned: 2022 Yamaha YZ450FX Endurance Build
October 10, 2022
2022 YZ450FX Endurance Build Story and Photos by Trevor Hunter Our goal with this build was simple: build a bike that’s easy to ride and can run for 24 continuous hours. With our eyes set on the 24 Hours of … Continued
Riding Impression: 2021 Beta 250RR Race Edition
October 19, 2021
Racing Beta’s 250RR Race Edition Story by Brent Farrell, Photos by Full Throttle Photo There are a lot of ways to test a motorcycle. Getting opinions from multiple riders in various conditions is a good start. Spending considerable time on … Continued
Tuned: 2021 YZ450FX Endurance Build
October 13, 2021
24 Hour Bike Build Building a bike to continuously run for 24 straight hours is pretty tough to do, especially when you have 4-6 different riders on the bike throughout the race. For 2021, we put all of our chips … Continued
Long Haul Update: 2020 Yamaha YZ250FX Update #1
December 11, 2020
45 Hours & Counting Story By Trevor Hunter, Action Photos by RevD Photography/Cindy Lowerre We have 45 hours and counting on our 2020 Yamaha YZ250FX and with no end in sight. Yamaha completely redesigned this bike for the 2020 model … Continued
2019 Vegas To Reno DBT Team Update #1
August 12, 2019
Looking For Gold In The Silver State The Dirt Bike Test crew is headed to the Silver State seeking gold at this year’s edition of the Best In The Desert Vegas to Reno off-road race! After a few solid years … Continued
2017 Beta 300 RR Race Edition Long Term Update
December 4, 2017
Photos by Craig Hunter and Trevor Hunter At Dirt Bike Test we don’t sugar coat things and we don’t guess. This 2017 Beta 300RR Long Term Test is an example. We have had reserves about giving recommendations on Betas based … Continued
First Look: 2018 Beta 125 RR Two-Stroke
June 13, 2017
The folks at Beta have been upping their game lately in the off-road racing department with new and updated models as well as a factory off-road team. This was also apparent in our test of the 430 RR-S and how … Continued
2017 YZ250FX Long Term Update
March 8, 2017
After receiving Yamaha’s YZ250FX and proceeding to race it at the 24 Hours of Glen Helen late last year, we have continued to race it quite a bit and ride it in a variety of conditions. From 7000’ up in … Continued
2017 Yamaha YZ250FX: First Ride Impression
October 25, 2016
Dirt Bike Test recently received Yamaha’s 2017 YZ250FX, their four-stroke off-road race bike, We went straight to testing at Glen Helen Raceway as we had a hurried schedule to race it at the upcoming 24 Hour. Most of the riders … Continued
2017 Beta 430 RR-S: First Ride Impression
October 14, 2016
The Most Versatile Bike? Story by Brent Farrell; Photos by Brent Farrell/Trevor Hunter For 2017, the Beta 430 is back and with some consolidated options. Gone is the off-road focused RR and the street legal RS. The new RR-S combines … Continued