Ken Roczen: teenage superhero

This video profile of 16-year-old German KTM rider Ken Roczen plays a trick on the viewer. The first half, all insane training regimes and blood drawings, will have you mourning the Shumacherization of professional athletes. But then Ken leaves the … Continued

Alpinestars boosts dirt safety

Alpinestars is seriously upgrading its off-road protection equipment for Fall 2010, finally offering real knee braces and integrating its Bionic Neck Support into its armor jackets and chest protection to make it more effective. The safety offered by that chest…

Details: the tiniest steering damper in the world

This tiny adjustable steering damper belongs to the 2011 Honda CRF450R and 250R. Isn't it cute? It's not new, debuting on the 2008 models, but like the rest of the 2011 MX bikes, it's been slightly upgraded, in this case…

Drake McElroy: Memo four

Freestyle master and Smoking Seagulls member Drake McElroy is a biker in perpetual motion, traveling and performing at Freestyle MX events all over the world. We asked him to document his daily grind while on the road and send…

Drake McElroy: Memo three

Freestyle master and Smoking Seagulls member Drake McElroy is a biker in perpetual motion, traveling and performing at Freestyle MX events all over the world. We asked him to document his daily grind while on the road and send…

New Husqvarna motocrosser spied with BMW G450X engine

Canadian Motorcycle Rider spied an all-new 450cc Husqvarna MX bike testing in italy. The Husky appears to be equipped with the same 450cc four-stroke engine as the BMW G450X, which is actually manufactured for BMW by Kymco. In the Bimmer,…