Update: Nieuwsmotor.nl reports that the deal has been finalized, not between BMW and KTM, but with the Austrian company’s CEO, Stefan Pierer instead. That changes everything. MCN is reporting that a deal that would see KTM purchase Husqvarna from BMW … Continued
Here, an unidentified motorcycle is lifted clear of a tricky river crossing in Argentina. Stages 9 through 11 see the rally loop through the foothills of the Andes in Argentina before crossing the mountains to enter Chile, where The Dakar … Continued
Stages 4 through 8 see the Dakar move out of the sandy deserts of southern Peru an into the rocky mountains, the valleys filled with loose “fesh fesh” and the high speed, gravel-covered plateaus of the Andes, crossing over into … Continued
Today’s Stage Three brings us some of the most dramatic images of this year’s Dakar rally as the riders enter the huge sand dunes of Peru’s southern desert. Those dunes hide surprises for the riders too, as Patricio Cabrera found … Continued
Is there any tougher test for a dirt bike than the granite quarry in Erzberg, Austria? Typically the home of that hardest of hard enduros, KTM recently took a few Freeride E prototypes there for testing. Is the electric enduro … Continued
Excited for next year? You should be. We’re getting not only some of the best bikes ever, but getting them at affordable prices, accessible performance levels and with appealing design too. Here’s 13 of the best new bikes coming in … Continued
Here’s a surprisingly beautiful video in which a KTM 350 Freeride and 300 EXC take to trails through their native Austria. Doubting the little Freeride’s capability, It seems to keep up with the race bike just fine.