The Beta RR 300 has an engine that produces plenty of torque and power but is manageable enough to make riding all day easy. The chassis is nimble and…
The idea was that I would get out there and mix it with the local heroes to see how the 350 would go in the predominately-450 class, a bit like…
Once upon a time choosing a trailbike was relatively easy, with fewer restrictions on where you could ride, what kind of rego you needed and the amount of ADR gear…
Dirtbikes have a way of triggering happy memories and, for a lot of riders who might be going grey on top, a bike like the 1996 KTM 550 M/XC brings…
ADB Technical Editor Mat Boyd tells us about all that’s new on the 2021 Kawasaki KX450 before heading out onto the test track for some laps. Kawasaki dropped the…
The Europeans were producing enduro machines but the first proper Japanese offering, the Suzuki PE250B, was still a year away. The choices were to spend up big on the exotic…
As I wrote last issue for the 450 EXC-F test, sometimes too much choice is bad and if you’re indecisive you almost want someone to make the decision for…
According to Beta Australia importer Patrick Lowry, the RR300, X-Trainer, RR200, RR480 and RR390 are all more popular than the 350 among Aussie buyers. In…
It was a long wait for the Yamaha Tenere 700, aggravated by mouth-watering prototypes, but, let me tell you, the wait was worth it. The 700 is a Tenere…
If someone had told me 20 years ago that we’d be riding big-bore thumpers in techo stuff as easily as a small-bore I would have laughed them out of the…
Certainly, this CRF450LX is more like what many Red Riders were expecting to replace the popular and long-departed CRF450X when the six-speed CRF450L was announced. Perhaps it’s also more like…
Apart from the obvious increase in capacity there was not a lot to see on the Yamaha YZ426F, unless you were sharp-eyed enough to spot the 5mm reduction in wheelbase…
