Riding Impression
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 [...]2017 KTM 300 XC-W: My First Impression
March 2, 2017
2017 KTM 300 XC-W: My First Impression By Scott Hoffman Photos: Cory Walters and Jana Bond In all reality there is no need to even write this impression. It pretty [...]2017 Honda CRF450RX Long-Term Update #1
February 23, 2017
Since we received the 2017 Honda CRF450RX we’ve been riding it quite a bit. We wish we were racing it really. The one thing we have learned is that the [...]2017 Suzuki RMX450Z–First Riding Impression
December 20, 2016
First riding impression of the new 2017 Suzuki RMX450Z [...]2017 Honda CRF450RX First Riding Impression
December 5, 2016
Photos By Cory Walters Honda is getting a little more serious, if not more focused on off-road racing. Not that they haven’t been out racing, but now they have a [...]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 [...]First Test: 2017 Honda CRF450R, Quick Ride!!
October 19, 2016
Quick Ride: 2017 Honda CRF450R By Scott Hoffman and Dustin Hoffman Photos: Scott Hoffman It’s been a long road but earthquakes, delays and weather will not stop the long-awaited 2017 [...]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 [...]First Impression: 2017 Husqvarna FX350 and FX450
August 12, 2016
Comparing and Contrasting the 2017 Husqvarna FX350 VS FX450 Photos: Scott Hoffman Photo models/test riders: Dustin Hoffman and Nicky Reimer These days the closed-course, off-road segment is very strong and [...]First Riding Impression: 2017 Kawasaki KLX140G
August 5, 2016
Growing Some Wheels Photos by Drew Ruiz Kawasaki has introduced the final bike to complete the KLX family, the KLX140G. It was engineered to help beginner riders transition from smaller [...]