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BLAST FROM THE PAST: RICKY JOHNSON “SO CLOSE!” The year-1982. Rick Johnson had won a 125 National the year prior and was racing a production based YZ250 against the powerhouse Honda team with their brilliant...

On this week’s Two-Stroke Tuesday we take a look back at 10 projects completed or featured in 2021. Every build for the magazine has a story behind it, some are more colorful than others but they all have a special...

Aaron Plessinger is the new guy on the block at Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Malcolm Stewart just joined Rockstar Husqvarna. They are both in Florida training with Aldon Baker full time. We caught some RAW laps of...

We have a 2022 Honda CRF450RX that we’ve been saving for wet weather. As every Southern Californian knows, when the desert is wet it’s a wonderful place to take a big, powerful motorcycle. Basically, they don’t...

The battle lines have been drawn and the middle ground is pockmarked with craters and mines. Two-strokes and four-strokes have become as divisive as politics and religion. Where you are depends half on how you ride and...

There is no doubt that we have an affinity for TPI-equipped Austrian machines, and the 2022 Husqvarna TE300i is near the top of our list. Still, it’s basically the same fuel-injected machine—a six-speeder with...

  BLAST FROM THE PAST: A COUPLE OF GNARLY DUDES Kolbe Can-Am sponsored Ron Hornaday Jr. at Valley Cycle Park circa 1975. Ron moved up to race stock cars and in 1992, he won his first championship in the Southwest...

Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I am an aging rider that is primarily riding off-road now on my 2004 YZ250 two-smoker. I had my suspension set up for motocross from Pro Circuit in my younger, more energetic days. I absolutely...

PRODUCT: The Leatt 7.5 V21 features an injected polymer shell with brain-injury-reduction technology. Large ventilation channels are equipped to keep your head cool in slow-speed conditions. There are four densities...

Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I have a 2020 FC450. Husqvarna supplied a side stand that has four small clips on the front. I figured those clips were to attach the side stand to the bike while pushing it around, like hanging a...

Siegfried Peters at Fisch Moto let us know that his company now has aluminum skidplates to fit current Honda CRF R’s and RX’s. These are old-school, handcrafted skidplates that clamp to the frame in front and back...

Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I’m having grief with my 2021 KTM 300XC. For no apparent reason, it started bogging and running a bit rough at all throttle openings. I’ve changed the inline fuel filter and cleaned the air...

Last month, the city of Portoferraio on the Italian  island of Elba hosted over 400 riders in the inaugural FIM Enduro Vintage Trophy. This is a race that grew out of the vintage class that was held in the 2019 ISDE....

If any bike should be put into a time capsule to represent this period in motocross evolution, it’s the 2022 KTM 450SX-F. It is, quite simply, state of the art right now. That’s why it’s no big deal that the 2022...

PRODUCT: The Privateer suspension tool is a three-in-one on-board suspension tool. It’s a convenient way to tune in suspension any time you need to. It features a radiator louver mount, and the removable adjustment...

Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I pulled my 2005 KX125 out of retirement the other day and decided to give it a once-over. After cleaning the carb, I noticed an air boot full of blue goop. Low and behold, I pulled the air...

PRODUCT: The Acerbis 2.0 chainguide replaces the stock system and is built to withstand both the shock and wear from the chain, but also to terrain impacts. It’s made of PA6, which is a thermoplastic that is tough,...

PRODUCT: SRT’s aluminum folding dirt bike ramp is arched in design, is made from 1 1/2-inch extra-thick-walled rectangular tube runners that make for a 700-pound dispersed load capacity. It features reinforced-angle...