Long Term 450xcw Motor Inspection It was 12 months ago that we first started testing our 2015 KTM 450xcw. At that time I was starting to prep it for a Baja race. After a successful performance by the bike, it went on to be my regular mount for nearly all of my Baja riding for the year. It saw plenty of miles and very little attention. Most of my riding is high mileage days, but... Read more »
Beta’s First National Enduro Podium After a month off from racing on the East Coast, the Beta Team resumed racing in Cross Fork, PA for Round 7 of the National Enduro Series. Mild weather greeted racers for what seemed like the first dry event of the year. Jesse Groemm, Justin Sode, and Cory Buttrick all lined up Sunday morning for a total of six tests on PA’s best technical terrain. After a slow start in... Read more »
“This Is Not Your House” Decry Workers Spanish Employees Fear Plant Closing as reported from Enduropro.com Visitors from KTM received a “warm” reception yesterday when they arrived to tour the Gas Gas factory. Workers concerned about the fate of the plant and the threat of losing Spanish jobs demonstrated their frustrations with slogans and burning tires. Gas Gas is now in full liquidation and the only real hope for survival would have to come from... Read more »
Honda Announces Details Africa Twin Further details of Honda’s new 1000cc adventure motorcycle featuring an all-new, compact parallel twin engine with 70kW power and 98Nm torque. Engine packaged in compact, lightweight frame to offer outstanding off-road performance, touring comfort and agile handling for everyday use. New DCT functionality, switchable ABS and multi-mode HSTC available for optimal traction both off and on-road. Four color schemes to be available including CRF Rally and Tricolor. First studio and... Read more »
Giant Loop Introduces Cable Lock QuickLoop Cables Provide Lightweight, Compact Motorcycle Gear Security Solution Adventure proof packing and gear systems innovator Giant Loop brings its “go light, go fast, go far” design philosophy to motorcycle security with new compact, lightweight QuickLoop Cables. Available in 36” and 84” lengths, Giant Loop’s QuickLoop Cables roll up into a compact coil with an included hook-and-loop strap for easy storage. The 36” QuickLoop Cable weighs just 2.5 oz, and the 84” version weighs 5.4 oz. The QuickLoop... Read more »
Baylors and Betas For Podium From KTM – Support rider Steward Baylor took the win at the seventh round of the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series by 51 seconds over the next closest competitor. Baylor, a former National Enduro Champion, started the day off with a mediocre test score but quickly changed the tune for the next five sections. His 9th place finish on test one would be his worst placement of the day as... Read more »
X-Desert Gore-Tex Boots As we get caught up on more product testing, next on deck are the adventure boots from TCX. The X-Desert is a medium duty adventure/off road style boot. It has all the features you might expect from a full motocross boot, but in a lighter and far more comfortable design. It is a full grain leather upper with three buckles. Extra moulded plastic protection is found on the shin, toe, ankle and... Read more »
New Baja Ride Dates for Sept., Oct. & Nov. Check out the link to see our Baja Tour dates for this fall. If you are interested in coming along, make sure and get your name in early. I have some other things going on that may keep us from doing as many dates this year as we did last year. Think of it as less volume but perhaps better quality rides. Just this week I... Read more »