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He’s been called dirty for plenty of reasons, but Hilde always likes it best when it involves two wheels. Riding crappy bikes since age 13 and devouring every moto mag in sight, he’s an off-road enthusiast through and through.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Our Off-Road Editor landed a ride at the Motorcycle USA Snowshoe GNCC on one of the Am-Pro Yamaha practice motorcycles, but it wasn't what he expected in West Virginia.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Two days around the National-prepped Washougal Motocross Park on the 2010 Yamaha YZ250F was dirt bike heaven. The redesigned 2010 YZ250F is much different from older models, and from the newest batch of 250F MX bikes.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Motorcycle USA’s off-road editor tests some Giant Loop Saddlebags out in the dirt. See how the motorcycle luggage fared in our saddlebag review.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Can-Am puts 4WD technology and a huge motor into this cross-country sport ATV. We found out quickly that the Renegade 800R EFI and Renegade 500 EFI aren't cut out for slow-paced grunt work.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
We hook another ride with our local tour guides at OMA-KTM for a dirt bike tour through southern Oregon. A three-day, two-night dual-sport motorcycle tour took us nearly 460 miles.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Yamaha has made huge changes to the YZ250F for 2010, but not in the sense that you might have thought. Take a look at the redesigned Yamaha YZ250F motocross bike and wait for a full review.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
MSR Racing set us up with a full set of Max Air vented motorcycle gear and a Velocity X helmet to stay cool in the heat.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Baja Bound unites motorcycle industry celebrities Johnny Campbell, Cameron Steele and others with common folk in a three-day fundraiser dirt bike ride through Baja, California to benefit charities.
Monday, July 06, 2009
The new 2010 Husabergs are breaking cover. The sadistic Swedish marketers have released a teaser video to get us all salivating over three new 'Bergs.
Monday, July 06, 2009
David Kight made a triumphant return to American GNCC racing at the MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC, but he couldn't have done it alone. We talked with his mechanic, Bart Hayes.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
We turned to Jay Clark to see what can be done with a stock Honda CRF250R to make it even better. Once the motocross project bike was finishedit came back, out
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Fans get even closer to the action at the MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC University where professional Yamaha team riders give pointers and tips on how to ride faster and smarter on dirt bikes and ATVs.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
A wild day of dirt bike racing left Kawasaki wildcard David Knight walking away with a $21,000 purse after Suzuki's hard-charging Josh Strang struck a deer at the MotocycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC in West Virginia.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
We got the scoop on ex-BMW rider David Knight’s new Kawasaki KX450F as the Isle of Man resident came stateside to try and win the largest purse in GNCC history at the MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC in West Virginia.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Brian Wolf powered to an upset in the ATV competition at the MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC in West Virginia on Saturday as the MX2 Pro-AM rider bested MX1 heavy-hitters Chris Borich and Bill Ballance on the podium.
Friday, June 26, 2009
JC takes a ride underground in the hills of PA riding the Kawasaki Brute Force ATV and gives us the full story about the Mines and Meadows ATV Tour.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
JC survives the BMW RawHyde Adventure Rider Challenge and after taking part in some brutal obstacle courses he brings back an amazing story.
Friday, June 19, 2009
The MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC is just a week away and this is going to be one the premier event in the entire 13-round series.
Friday, June 19, 2009
When we asked Suzuki for something to ride, a FMF Factory RM-Z450 replica was more than we'd hoped for. Check out our review of the Suzuki dirt bike - one of the most competitive off-road racers of 2009.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Our friends at ATV on Demand shipped over their video review of the 2009 Polaris XP 550 EFI. Watch as this mid-size utility quad gets a full-size workout.
