Ever since I moved to LA, I’ve been scheming any way possible to explore the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Topography maps promised a web of trails and rarely used Forest Service roads, so pavement or respectable cell reception wasn’t an … Continued
Racing homologation births some pretty epic motorcycles. RC30, OW01, various “R” model Ducatis and now this 2012 KTM 450 SX-F Factory. Just 400 units will be sold in America in 2012, the minimum required to allow Ryan Dungey to campaign … Continued
There was a time when I saw Scorpion helmets and turned up my nose, assuming it was so cheaply made I’d invariably break a lid just by trying one on. However, the EXO-400 I purchased for our Labrador expedition opened … Continued
What makes a motorcycle good? Is it big horsepower numbers and a long list of novel technology? Its ability to triple the highway speed limit? Is it presence in a TV show or its ability to impress your buddies on … Continued
Many, including us, mourn the loss of GP racing’s last two-stroke class. But, this new KTM Moto3 racer is going an awful long ways to making up for it. Tiny, powerful, intricately engineered and already capable of some pretty impressive … Continued
An HFL PSA: if your I’m-trying-so-hard-that-I-crash-on-The-Snake pace isn’t fast enough to dust a dirt bike wearing knobby tires, maybe this whole motorcycle thing isn’t for you. Bet the guy in this video wishes we’d told him that before last weekend, … Continued
Raced motocross? If you have, then you’re aware of how cripplingly expensive maintaining ICE race bikes is. If you haven’t, then you can’t afford to. That’s where this new BRD RedShift MX comes in, it’ll likely cost twice as much … Continued