Tuned: 2023 Honda CRF450RX Bike Build

November 9, 2023

Refining Big Red Photos by Trevor Hunter/Mark Riker The Honda CRF450RX is quite the bike. It has many traits that our testers find very attractive, but at times, it leaves those same riders puzzled at why it feels like a … Continued


TUNED: 2023 Yamaha YZ450FX Bike Build

November 2, 2023

The Best One Yet Story and Photos by Trevor Hunter The annual 24 Hours of Glen Helen has come and gone, and once again we put our Yamaha YZ450FX through the ringer as we aimed to win the whole thing … Continued


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