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2019 KTM 790 ADVENTURE R LAUNCH

01/04/2019 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off

We recently had the chance to ride the KTM 790 Adventure and Adventure R at the media launch in Morocco – which is where the Rally team tests. We’d been busting to ride this bike […]

2019 YAMAHA WR450F

14/03/2019 matt bernard Comments Off

STORY ADAM SPENCE PHOTOGRAPHY IKAPTURE SETTING THE SCENE If being the first media group in the world to ride the all-new WR450F wasn’t already cool enough, the location in which we did so really did […]

DIRT ACTION’S YAMAHA YZ250 BUILD

14/03/2019 matt bernard Comments Off

Danny Ham builds the ultimate Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke and lines up at the Monster Energy Aus-X Open STORY DANNY HAM PHOTOGRAPHY MATT BERNARD AND MONSTER ENERGY AUS-X OPEN As the Monster Energy Aus-X Open […]

ALL-NEW 2019 SUZUKI RM-Z250

06/03/2019 matt bernard Comments Off

STORY DANNY HAM PHOTOGRAPHY MATT BERNARD For many years, two manufactures have lead the way when it comes to power in the 250 class, that is until now. Already this year we have seen the […]

DANIEL SANDERS’ HUSQVARNA FE450

04/03/2019 matt bernard Comments Off

Daniel Sanders won each and every round of the AORC in the E2 class, so we jumped at the chance to ride his factory Husqvarna FE450. Having the opportunity to ride a factory race bike […]

DANIEL MILNER’S FACTORY KTM500EXC-F

25/01/2019 matt bernard Comments Off

We ride Daniel Milner’s KTM500EXC-F – the bike which took on the world and won. STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY MATT BERNARD Dirt bike racing is a unique form of motorsport. Not often can a rider or […]

2019 450 MOTOCROSS SHOOTOUT

18/01/2019 matt bernard Comments Off

Last year, we stated that 2018 was the tightest fight yet. Well, 2019 takes the cake. The range of 450 motocross machines available in your local dealership is nothing short of impressive. Each bike […]

SHERCO 500 SEF FACTORY

14/01/2019 matt bernard Comments Off

Sherco drops a 500 on a country that knows the big bore better than anywhere else. STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY DAMIEN ASHENHURST Someone at Sherco has every right to be sitting with a smug smile on […]

HONDA AFRICA TWIN ADVENTURE

14/12/2018 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off

Honda has taken a much loved bike and expanded its capabilities without robbing it of its sole. The standard Africa Twin will still sit well next to the Adventure Sports because not everyone is willing to take on the bigger bike chasing better fuel range, but this is an improvement over the standard model in a number of ways from the suspension to the electronics and the higher bars […]

PROJECT YAMAHA YZ450F

15/11/2018 matt bernard Comments Off

A complete face lift and a new suspension set-up for the Yamaha YZ450F. STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY MATT BERNARD The Yamaha YZ450F project has been a great success so far. Dane Thompson has taken the ball and […]