Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
KTM is on a mission to capture more of the American motocross market–and it’s succeeding. Running on the philosophy that change sells, KTM has completely reworked its motocross line-up for 2013. That means new-generation models such as the 250, 350 and 450 SX-F. It’s nice not having to wait four or five years before a [...]
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Motorcycles intended for racing always get better in their second year of production. The KX450F, which received a new frame and a high-tech electronics package last year, is a prime example. For 2013, Kawasaki has refined the power delivery and improved the handling to help give the KX an edge on its competition. Grab some [...]
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Motocross is going through a dynamic shift in suspension technology. Concepts that were way ahead of their time—like the Fox Air Shox and Factory Forx from the mid-1970s—are now viable options due to progress in technology and manufacturing. Two of the latest suspension systems that have made headlines are Showa’s Separate Function Fork (SFF) as [...]
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When it comes to racebikes, faster almost always is better, and that’s especially true with 250cc motocrossers. Since they don’t have nearly the sheer power of the big 450s, Lites-class machines can gain some serious advantages with even small improvements in engine performance. Although Kawasaki’s KX250F has traditionally had one of the strongest engines in [...]
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New “Premium” fit: Four shell sizes (XS-S, M, L, XL-XXL) with distinctive EPS dimensions are claimed to provide a better-fitting helmet for the many different skull shapes. The V4 has an integrated roost guard and a single, removable mouth guard, and the cheek pads have a cupped lower edge to wrap under the jawline for [...]
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Honda is hot to regain its dominance in the 450cc motocross class. How much so? Well, its 2013 CRF450R is almost completely new from the ground up; that’s a pretty good measure of “hot.” The people at Honda are so jazzed about the new 450 that they invited us to an early introduction at the [...]
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Kevin Cameron could write a book about how racing helps funnel technology to production motorcycles. That book would be very informative, but he hasn’t written it, so we can’t read it. Luckily, all that motocross racers have to do is just look at KTM’s new 450 SX-F Factory Edition and see that it’s purposely built [...]
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In the wide, wild world of motorcycles, trials bikes usually don’t show up on the radar. Which is too bad, because trialers often contain some of the latest technology before we see it on mainstream models. That’s exactly the case with the OSSA TR280i, a 272cc trials bike with, among other cool features, a fuel-injected [...]
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Honda is on a roll this year with significant improvements to its CRF line. Revisions to the CRF250R have endowed it with more power, better handling and improved traction, turning a perennial favorite into an even better motorcycle. In the 250cc four-stroke motocross category, more power is always welcome, but where that power is located [...]
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Photography by Jeff Allen It is my belief that this highly tuned factory 2012 KX450F has helped re-elevate Ryan Villopoto to the high expectations set by his previous Lites-class dominance. His performance during the final rounds of the 2011 AMA Motocross Championships and his Monster Energy Cup $1 million sweep showed the speed that had [...]
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