Desert-Ready XR650R from Factory Honda Rally Racer Skyler Howes… Introduced in 2000, the Honda XR650R is widely regarded as the “King of Baja.” Honda developed the machine expressly to dominate desert racing, and dominate it […]
Tag: Dirt Bikes
Turbo Dirt Bike: GasGas MC450F Factory Edition
Turbocharged GasGas 450 Motocrosser: “Like Riding a Lightning Bolt…” The GasGas MC450F Factory Edition is a limited-edition, race-ready motocross bike that boasts factory-spec WP suspension, Akrapovič exhaust, Factory Racing wheels, app-based tuning, and Troy Lee […]
Desert Ironman: Racing the Baja 1000 on a 1980 Honda XL125S!
“Even if this race is hell, I am super motivated to go back there and do some wheelies in front of Satan! Haha!” The 58th running of the Baja 1000 — “the Mother of […]
Megalodon 700: Two-Stroke 700cc Dirt Bike!
“Why wouldn’t you want to build a left-hand-kick 700cc two-stroke?” We may think of the Honda CR500 and Kawasaki KX500 as the kings of the big-bore two-strokes, but Austrian firm Mega RS Engines produces a […]
Gixxer Power: Suzuki “RM-Z1000” Dirt Bike / Supermoto
190-bhp Suzuki GSX-R1000-Powered RMZ from Poland… The 2004 Suzuki GSX-R1000 (K4) screamed onto the scene with 164 brake horsepower and a redline of 12,000 rpm — a symphony for the senses. The liter-class Gixxer […]
The Cheney Cantilever Prototype: Ahead of its Time 🏁
Editor’s Note: In 2021, we showcased the 1964 Cheney / Triumph “Cantilever Cub” of Graham Watson, whose father built the four-stroke race bike in the 1970s for 12-year-old Graham to compete against racers on non-British […]
Big Red Pig: Honda XR650R Restomod
Flash Red: 1985-Style “XR680R” Backdate from Down Under… Introduced some 25 years ago, the Honda XR650R is widely recognized as the greatest Baja bike ever built. Designed to succeed the air-cooled XR600R and dethrone Kawasaki’s […]
Unique Classic: Yamaha TT500 Restomod
For most of the late 60s and early 70s, two-strokes dominated the off-road market. They were lighter, faster, and simpler than their four-stroke counterparts, and thumper evolution had all but stalled since the British singles […]
Glory Daze 2025: Trackers & Scramblers
Trackers, Scramblers, and Dirt Bikes from Glory Daze Motorcycle Show… We’re back with more coverage from Glory Daze Motorcycle Show 2025, which took place at the 42-acre Pittsburgh Brewing Company campus. Each year in […]
The Silver Surfer: Royal Enfield Himalayan Dirt Bike!
The Weston Beach Race on a Himalayan 411 Motocrosser… Each year the seafront of Somerset’s Weston-super-Mare is transformed to host the UK’s largest off-road motorsport event, the Weston Beach Race. More than 1000 racers and […]
