2016 Husqvarna FC 450 First Riding Impression

August 18, 2015

The powerhouse of the Husky motocross line is the FC 450. It is, for all intents and purposes a very similar bike to the KTM version Ryan Dungy just took both Supercross and Outdoor Motocross titles on with the Husqvarna … Continued


2016 Yamaha YZ250F First Riding Impression

August 18, 2015

Still the same and better too. Photos by Scott Hoffman. Words by Jimmy Lewis and Preston Campbell Yamaha has had incredible success with the reinvented YZ250F. Since changing the side of the engine the exhaust comes out the bike has … Continued


2016 Husqvarna FC 350 First Riding Impression

August 17, 2015

If there is a bike in the 2016 Husqvarna lineup that was very impressive, the FC 350 was easily that bike. During press model launches trying to get time on a number of very similar bikes, often there is a … Continued


2016 Yamaha YZ450F

August 15, 2015

In 2010 Yamaha unleashed what it thought was going to change motocross. The company defied tradition and spun the cylinder head around backwards, intake on the front and exhaust out the rear looking for more power through a straighter intake track and a more mass centralized layout. It worked and it didn’t. The changes put the YZ in a very unique handling department, emphasizing the front-wheel steering (not rear wheel … Continued


2016 Husqvarna TC 250 First Riding Impression

August 12, 2015

The 2016 Husky TC 250 is basically the 2015 TC 250 with BNG (Bold New Graphics) though Husqvarna coined the acronym CTG (Color Trim Graphics) first. Always being different. But we’ll make an argument for this bike and its lack … Continued


2016 Husqvarna TC 125 First Riding Impression

August 11, 2015

The Husky TC 125 is an all-new bike for 2016 sharing very little but the transmission ratios with its previous model. Designed around dropping the weight, improving the performance with better rideability, a shared goal for the whole line, the … Continued


Husqvarna TC85 First Riding Impression

August 10, 2015

We’ll start with the smallest Husqvarna motocrosser, the TC 85. It has not changed much from last year save for what Husky calls CTG (color, trim, graphics) but realize these little mini’s are class leading in power and performance. The … Continued


2016 Husqvarna MX Press Launch

August 6, 2015

For 2016 it is impressive that Husqvarna in only its third true year of producing bikes in Austria has an all new line of 2016 MX bikes, four brand new from the ground up. And say and align what you … Continued


2016 Husky’s: You Want Answers?

August 5, 2015

Dirt Bike Test is in Budd’s Creek, Maryland testing the new 2016 Husqvarna MX bikes both two-stroke and four. We’ll get you an overall impression and then individual impressions of the bikes as soon as we can. The big news, … Continued


Honda Jumps in the Adventure Bike Business

July 29, 2015

2016 Honda CRF100L Africa Adventure Maybe a day late but but not short on dollars, Honda jumps into the Adventure bike business with the release of a parallel-twin cylinder 998cc powered adventure touring bike. Set to be available in the … Continued