Long Term Updates
2024+ YZ450FX Engine Mount Mod
August 26, 2024
Finding More Front End Comfort In The YZ450FX Story by Trevor Hunter Yamaha completely revamped their 450cc machines over the last two years, beginning with the 2023 YZ450F and continuing [...]
2024 Big Bear Run “Hard Route” Torture Test
June 27, 2024
200 Mile Torture Test Story and Photos by Trevor Hunter As we previewed in the leadup to our “Torture Test” last week, we set out with a goal of completing [...]
Big Bear Trail Riders “Big Bear Run Torture Test” Preview
June 20, 2024
Big Bear Run Torture Test Preview Story by Trevor Hunter Here at Dirt Bike Test, we aren’t afraid to go about things our way, sometimes unconvential and sometimes very questionable. [...]
VIDEO: 2024 KTM 350 XC-F Roundtable Review
June 13, 2024
Todd Davis, Brent Farrell, Rowan Trefz, and Robert Baehr break down the 2024 KTM 350 XC-F after months of riding and racing the mid-size off-road racer. [...]
Yamaha Tenere 700 Vlog #9 – Shocking Improvements Made
February 12, 2024
Jimmy Lewis gives a shocking update about…. You guessed it, suspension. In the ongoing Yamaha Tenere 700 series, DBT tests some suspension updated from Touratech USA and explains why these [...]
Long Haul Update: 2023 Honda CRF450RX
January 16, 2024
With over 100 hours on our 2023 CRF450RX, we thought we’d give you a run down on how durable the bike has been for us, as well as go through [...]
Long Haul Update: 2023 Kawasaki KX450
December 20, 2023
With 89.5 hours on our 2023 KX450X, we thought we’d give you a run down on how durable the bike has been for us, as well as go through some [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
TUNED: 2023 KTM 450 XC-F Bike Build
October 16, 2023
Todd Davis covers his 2023 KTM 450 XC-F Long Haul Project Bike including the Engine, Suspension, & Chassis Setup, as well as durability with ~66 hours and counting. Do You [...]
