Off-Road Motorcycles
Off-road motorcycles include the Husqvarna TE 449, KTM 300XC-W, Kawasaki KX450F, Suzuki RMX450Z, Aprilia RXV 5.5 and Zero X.
Off-Road motorcycles cover a fairly large segment of two-wheelers, but they all have one thing in common – they perform best when the pavement is gone. Sometimes called dirt bikes or trail bikes, off-road motorcycles offer users the chance to get a little dirty and experience terrain inaccessible for typical on-road bikes. From meandering trails in the woods to crawling over massive rocks to clearing massive triple jumps on a motocross track, there is almost no end to the terrain off-road motorcycles can navigate. While these bikes include everything from low-displacement funsters to imposing desert racers, most every off-road motorcycle features rugged suspension and knobby tires to help get you where you want to go.
Off-Road motorcycles cover a fairly large segment of two-wheelers, but they all have one thing in common – they perform best when the pavement is gone. Sometimes called dirt bikes or trail bikes, off-road motorcycles offer users the chance to get a little dirty and experience terrain inaccessible for typical on-road bikes. From meandering trails in the woods to crawling over massive rocks to clearing massive triple jumps on a motocross track, there is almost no end to the terrain off-road motorcycles can navigate. While these bikes include everything from low-displacement funsters to imposing desert racers, most every off-road motorcycle features rugged suspension and knobby tires to help get you where you want to go.
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Top 10 Hottest Bikes of 2012
Recession be damned, 2012 looks to be one of the most highly anticipated years in the motorcycle industry in years. From the looks of things it would appear as though the bottom of the economic turmoil is behind us.
2012 KTM Street Model Lineup Preview
Taking the “Ready To Race” motto to heart, 2012 sees six street models in the KTM lineup, headlined by a heavily revised RC8 R sportbike.
2012 Husqvarna Lineup Review
Husqvarna has been playing in the off-road shadows since its heyday in the late 1960s and early ’70s. But now the historic brand is making great strides in producing motorcycles that are competitive with its contemporary rivals.
Motorcycle.com Best of 2011 Awards
The motorcycles that have made their way to dealerships in the last 12 months have been category-crushing and stunningly well developed. After riding everything this year, here’s our selections of the best motorcycles of 2011.
2011 Husqvarna TXC i250F Review
Husqvarna created the TXC i250F to address the needs of cross-country racers by combining parts of the TC motocross line with the TE enduro line. But does this off-road racer work?- 2012 KTM 350 XCF-W Review KTM finds the perfect balance between not enough and too much
- 2012 KTM XC Enduro Line Reviews From two-strokes to four-strokes, KTM has the enduro market covered
- 2012 Kawasaki KX450F Review - First Impressions Revvy and racy in a bite-sized package
- 2011 Kawasaki KX450F Review Big, fast and versatile
- 2012 Kawasaki KX450F and KX250F Preview Smoother, slimmer, faster and stronger
- 2011 Husqvarna TE 449 Preview Something borrowed, something new, something red!
- 2011 Kawasaki KX250F Review Fast on the track...and everywhere else
- 2011 Honda CRF250R Review A Jack of all trades
- 2011 Husaberg FX450 Review Off-road racer with a split personality
- Motorcycle.com Best of 2010 Awards We select the cream of the crop, including our pick for Motorcycle of the Year
- 2011 Kawasaki KX450F Review - First Impressions Amazing things from big K
- 2010 Husaberg FE570 Review The future is now
- 2011 Kawasaki KX250F Review - First Impressions Kawasaki introduces fuel injection to the KX250F
- 2010 Suzuki RMX450Z Review Trail bike, woods racer or both?
- 2010 Zero MX Extreme Package Review Electro-crosser or expensive toy?
- 2010 Husqvarna TC 250 Review It's good, but is it great?
- 2010 KTM 300 XC-W Review More than just the ultimate woods racer
- 2010 Yamaha YZ250F Review Yamaha revamps a class favorite
- 2010 Kawasaki KLX110 & KLX110L Review Good things in small packages
- 2010 Zero MX Review An electric bike with MX-ability
- 2010 Honda CRF450R Review Honda continues to refine the class leader
- 2010 Honda CRF250R Review All new CRF can do it all
- 2010 Yamaha YZ450F Review A revolution in 450 MXers
- 2010 Kawasaki KX250F Review Team Green's Quarter-Liter MXer gets a Nip/Tuck
- 2010 Yamaha YZ450F Preview Radical new MXer’s engine turned around!
- 2010 Kawasaki KX450F Review Team Green injects some mean!
- 2008 Zero X Electric Motorcycle Review Shocking but true
- 2009 Kawasaki KX250F Review Team Green's redesigned motocrosser packs plenty of punch
- 2009 BMW G450X Review BMW gets dirty and enters the Enduro fray with its all-new dirt bike
- 2008 Yamaha Street Preview Revised R6 and Supermoto, Too!
Off-Road Motorcycle Videos
2011 Kawasaki KX250F Review - First Impressions
After our first date with the 2011 KX250F motocrosser we were quite impressed. Kawasaki has taken great strides in addressing the issues we had with last year’s bike, along with great improvements in engine management thanks to the new EFI system.-
2010 Yamaha YZ450F Review
With an entirely new twin-beam frame, rotated engine design, adjustable fuel injection and extreme mass centralization, the 2010 YZ450F off-roader looks like a winner. Handling is superb, but it feels down in power compared to the Kawasaki KX450.
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2010 Zero MX Review
Compared to the basic X model, the new Zero MX features a sturdier shock and fork, bigger tires on wider rims, and stronger hubs. Those changes make it about 10 pounds heavier and give it much-improved moto capability.
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2010 Kawasaki KLX110 & KLX110L Review
With two versions now stuffed under Kawasaki’s smallest MXer’s moniker, a KLX110 standard and a new KLX110L with long-travel suspension, there’s a little green monster for everyone in the family.
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2010 Honda CRF450R vs. Yamaha YZ450F
The big guns of motocross take aim: Yamaha’s revolutionary new 2010 YZ450F vs. the stalwart Honda CRF450R vs. the real world. The two Japanese giants are ready for a big bore off-road battle. Who is the king of track and trail?
Y2K 250 Motocross Shootout
We're not your girlfriend, so we'll stop teasing you. By now you've read our 250 Motocross Teazer, got yourself a Wu-Name and decided that the dirtier side of life is a side you'd like to explore further. And why not? The MX 250s are among the best-sell
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