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2012 450 Enduro Shootout

Monday, May 07, 2012
We've been waiting for some big news in the 450 Enduro class and 2012 brings major updates from European and Japanese brands. We put them together to see which reigns supreme.

2012 350 Enduro Comparison

Monday, March 19, 2012
Beta enters the 350 market with its 2012 350 RR and takes on the brand new KTM 350 XCF-W in a battle of middleweight enduro motorcycles.

2012 450 MX Off-Road Shootout

Thursday, February 16, 2012
We love riding motocross bikes, even when we are not at the track. The MotoUSA crew decided to round up five 450-class MXers and head for our favorite California riding areas to see which is the best on the trail.

2012 250F Japanese Enduro Comparison

Monday, January 23, 2012
We take a look at two easily underappreciated trail bikes. These 250cc Japanese enduros started the quarter-liter play bike segment and are still around to offer affordable fun.

2012 450 Motocross Shootout

Wednesday, January 04, 2012
The best Japanese and European 450cc motocross dirt bikes square off in MotoUSA’s annual 450 MX comparison.

2012 250 Motocross Shootout

Monday, December 12, 2011
MotoUSA gathered five Lites machines to battle it out for supremacy in the quarter-liter class. Some bikes have been revised heavily for 2012, while others received only bold new graphics. How will the scoring shake out this year?

2012 Husqvarna TE511 vs 2012 Beta 520 RS

Monday, November 21, 2011
Motorcycle USA takes two big-bore European dual sports up into the hills for a comparison review of the 2012 Husqvarna TE511 and Beta 520 RS.

2011 Snow Bike Comparison

Monday, March 21, 2011
MotoUSA tries out three dirt bike snow conversions in the 2011 Snow Bike Comparison to see what kind of options there are for winter-bound off-roaders.

2011 250 Motocross Shootout

Monday, February 21, 2011
Five bikes come into the 2011 250 Motocross Shootout to see which one reigns supreme in the Lites division. Some bikes are all new and others have barely been touched; which takes the title in 2011?

The Ultimate AMA Flat Track Shootout

Monday, December 27, 2010
Motorcycle USA straps on a steel boot and straddles six of the top AMA Grand National Flat Track Twins in our first-ever Flat Track testing experience.

2011 450 Motocross Shootout

Wednesday, December 22, 2010
We pack together the largest group of open-class motocross bikes in MotoUSA history to see where each one shines and which is the best in the 2011 450 Motocross Shootout.

2010 250 Dual Sport Motorcycle Shootout

Wednesday, August 18, 2010
In this quarter liter dual sport motorcycle comparison test the Honda CRF230L, Suzuki DR200SE, Kawasaki KLX250S, and Yamaha WR250R face off. Which street legal dirt bike will come out on top? Find out in this review.

2010 Midsize Adventure Bike Comparison

Monday, July 19, 2010
The 2010 KTM 690 Enduro R and BMW F800GS offer limitless adventure, but these motorcycles go about the same task in different ways. We sort them out with a trip across Idaho.

2010 250 Motocross Shootout

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and KTM collide in MotoUSA's 2010 250 Motocross Shootout. Our dirt bike test crew takes liberty with the hottest 250F motocross bikes available.

2010 450 Motocross Shootout

Friday, January 01, 2010
MotoUSA rounds up four of the best open-class motocross bikes on the planet from Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and KTM for our 2010 450 Motocross Comparison.

2009 Aprilia Dorsoduro vs KTM 690 Duke

Monday, July 06, 2009
Two European supermoto street bikes go head to head in this 2009 Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 vs. KTM 690 Duke street bike motorcycle comparison. Find out which motorcycle is the best for you.

2009 250F Motocross Shootout

Sunday, December 07, 2008
We're giving the dirt riders an early X-mas gift this year. The annual test you've all been waiting for, the carnage that is the 2009 250F MX Shootout.

2009 450 Motocross Comparison

Monday, November 24, 2008
It's that time again where the metal meets the flesh in our 450 Motocross Comparison. With three EFI machines in the mix, this is one of the most high-tech shootouts in motocross history.

2008 650 Dual-Sport Challenge

Monday, September 08, 2008
We took our reigning 650cc dual-sport champion, the Kawasaki KLR650 and pitted it against a challenger from the opposite end of the DS spectrum, Suzuki's DR650SE.

2008 Honda CRF230L vs Yamaha XT250

Monday, July 14, 2008
As entry-level dual-sport bikes, both models are totally redesigned. These two small-bore motorcycles offer tons of cheap potential.

2008 450 Motocross Shootout

Wednesday, April 09, 2008
It took a long time to get dialed in, but the wait was worthwhile after sampling the amazing motorcycles offered in MotoUSA's 2008 450 Motocross Shootout.

2008 450 Enduro Shootout

Monday, February 11, 2008
We toss three of the meanest roost-throwing enduro motorcycles through sand, snow and mud in this year's 450 enduro challenge.

2008 250F Motocross Shootout

Monday, December 24, 2007
We set out to deck the halls with red, yellow, blue and green in a X-mas motocross extravaganza just for you - the 2008 250F Motocross Shootout.

2008 Dual-Sport Comparo

Friday, November 02, 2007
Take three big-bore Single thumpers, the Honda XR650L, Kawasaki KLR650 and BMW Xcountry, and you get our 2008 Dual-sport Comparo.

2007 250F Motocross Shootout

Monday, March 19, 2007
Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Honda all bring potent 250 Motocross machines to the table, but which bike will come out on top in our 2007 shootout?

2007 450 MX Shootout

Sunday, February 11, 2007
We set out to discover what another 365 days of Darwinian Theory has done to the latest crop of 450 motocross bikes.

2006 450 Enduro Shootout

Monday, May 22, 2006
We were able to get our grubby hands on six, count 'em six, large-bore enduros and took them out for punishment, 'er evaluation.

2006 450F MX Shootout

Sunday, March 05, 2006
It was a rollercoaster test, but somehow we managed to scrape together the latest 450F offerings and uncover the truth about these monsters.

2006 250F MX Shootout

Friday, December 30, 2005
We could barely contain our glee when we finally got the bikes collected for MCUSA's 250cc 4-stroke shootout. We soon found that it was more than we could have hoped for.

2005 4-Stroke MX Shootout

Sunday, June 12, 2005
Honda and Yamaha have been on top in the big-bore 4-stroke MX wars of late, but Suzuki joins the party in 2005 with the RM-Z450

2005 4-Stroke MX Shootout Power Test

Sunday, June 12, 2005
Honda and Yamaha have been on top in the big-bore 4-stroke MX wars of late, we take a look at the power numbers to see which bike is really the class leader.

2005 WR450F vs CRF450X Comparo

Monday, May 23, 2005
The 2005 Honda CRF450X turns up the heat on Yamaha's reigning woods warrior, the 2005 WR450F.

2005 CRF250X vs WR250F Comparo

Monday, April 18, 2005
When all was said and done, these bikes were put through the ringer and we have the video and photos to prove it.

2005 Sano vs BBR Mini Moto Shootout

Friday, November 12, 2004
We put the industry's leading Mini Moto manufacturers in a head to head competition to see who had the sickest components on the market.

2004 XR250 vs DR-Z250 vs KLX300R

Thursday, February 12, 2004
If you want something a little more than a playbike but something less than a big-bore Thumper, any one of this trio might be just what you're looking for.

2004 250cc 4-Stroke MX Shootout

Thursday, December 25, 2003
Yamaha once dominated the 250cc 4-stroke MX class, but with three new entrants for 2004 the fight for the top mx'er just got dirty.

2003 125 Playbike Shootout

Thursday, August 07, 2003
It wasn't long ago that people in the market for a small bore four-stroke were subject to just a few choices, now there are no less than three excellent machines to choose from.

2003 BMW F650GS Dakar vs. Honda XR650L

Friday, May 23, 2003
Do you want some dirt in your streetbike or some street in your dirtbike?

2003 125 MX Shootout

Friday, April 18, 2003
Five bikes go head-to-head in MCUSA's massive 125cc class shootout. Lightest, fastest, best? We've got the answers.

2003 Yamaha WR450F vs YZ450F

Friday, April 04, 2003
The WR450F is likely the best trail riding bike ever...or is it?

2003 4-Stroke Open MX

Friday, February 28, 2003
The 2003 crop of 4-strokes is by far the best set of performance thumpers we've ever test...maybe even the best bikes?

2002 Yamaha YZ125 vs YZ250F

Friday, November 08, 2002
There's a rumbling in the air around motocross tracks, but it's not the kind of thunder created by nature.
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