Early Days Who’s The Yamaha WR250F For? Yamaha WR250F Mods Bill Yamaha WR250F Consumables I haven’t lived with a Yamaha for nearly a decade. The last long-termer I had from the bLU cRU was when I was a Staff ...
2018 SUZUKI RM-Z250 POSITIVES 2018 SUZUKI RM-Z250 NEGATIVES The 2018 Suzuki RM-Z250 is relatively unchanged from the 2017 model other than new graphics and a wide blue stripe in the seat vinyl. No new frame, new engine or spring-cartridge ...
ADB reader Zack Kerlin gives us a tour of his pride and joy, his 2018 Yamaha YZ85 motocross weapon! Why’d you buy the 2018 Yamaha YZ85? I had a 2015 KTM 85SX that I rode into the ground so I ...
How they’re scored SWM RS500R Rider Feedback Beta RR480 Rider Feedback Sherco 500SEF-R Rider Feedback KTM 500EXC-F Rider Feedback Husqvarna FE501 Rider Feedback 500 Enduro Shootout WINNER! KTM 500EXC-F Test Crew This year we had five 500 four-stroke enduro ...
Funny how far the 350cc class has come. When KTM introduced its breakthrough offering in 2011, people weren’t sure whether it would take off. But the KTM 350 has become one of the most popular capacities in the Austrian empire’s ...
Chad Reed has just won his first race of 2015 on his Kawasaki KX450F. We take a look back to when Lee Hogan travelled to Florida to test Chad’s TwoTwo Motorsports weapon. I kicked the TwoTwo Motorsports Kawasaki KX450F into ...
PRETTY IMPRESSIVE NOW A FAN GYTR Parts List The feeling of going to pick up a new bike never gets old, but when I arrived to pick up the WR-F I discovered it had been blinged up with GYTR ...
Yamaha caught everyone’s attention when it announced the new 2018 YZ450F would have Wifi connectivity and be tunable with a free smartphone app. ADB MX Editor Lee Hogan had the opportunity to test out Yamaha’s new Gen-Y style Power Tuner ...
Hot or not Beta RR200 As Aussies we seem to have this strange fascination with big fast cars and bikes. We’ve got to have the V8s and the 500s. THIS FEATURE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN ADB ISSUE #474 – ...
I’m in a rough patch. After finally getting the Yamaha WR250F exactly how I want it, with a fresh pipe, tall seat and GYTR levers perfecting an already impressive package, I’ve gone and crashed again. This update was published in ...
THE SHERCO 300SEF-R IS A SMALL PACKAGE THAT OFFERS A HELL OF A LOT! I have always been a big fan of mid-capacity four-stroke machines in the bush. It’s a good feeling to have enough power to tackle anything on ...
TWO-STROKE MOTOCROSS tragics who’ve been lying awake at night worrying about the future of their beloved smoke machines must have heaved a sigh of relief. News came through from Austria that the SX two-strokes were not getting injection, at least ...
ADR compliant small-bore enduro bikes are a rare sight. Beta’s 2018 RR125 is a bike that has generated a lot of interest but whether it will catch on in Australia is another matter. A 125 two-stroke enduro will struggle to ...
In 1976, if you wanted to ride enduro bikes then the choices were limited and determined by your financial situation. The Europeans were producing enduro machines but the first proper Japanese offering, the Suzuki PE250B, was still a year away. ...
ADB Editor Mitch Lees swings a leg over the new Yamaha Ténéré 700 for the official launch ride through the New South Wales New England region. We got an Aussie-first ride on the all-new Yamaha Tenere 700 in time for ...
In March, Honda dragged a bunch of precious moto journos to Big Red to launch its latest big red over a three-day adventure ride. Uluru was an appropriate place to unveil the all-new Honda Africa Twin 1100 seeing as how ...
HOW THEY’RE SCORED Husqvarna TE300i KTM 300 EXC TPI Sherco 300SE-R Beta RR300 Gas Gas EC300 The winners of the 300 two-stroke shootout are… 300 Two-Stroke Shootout Verdict… On-Going Costs Let’s see which one of the current 300cc two-strokes ...
I know a big percentage of Australians go for the biggest engine, most horsepower and maximum bling when they are shopping for their next enduro. Yes, we know who you are and that’s why we’re taking a look at Sherco’s ...
The third update for the ADB KTM 350 EXC-F long term test bike as printed in issue #451 – April 2017. Former ADB Enduro Editor, Jake Stapleton, takes the 350 EXC-F for a spin. Hours: 11 Mods this month: Fuel ...
A chance encounter with snowbike racing has become an Aussie’s obsession. This feature was first publish in ADB issue #461 – February 2018. Words: Shannon Mason Photos: FIONA MONTGOMERY & Nancy Jenson I was sitting at home planning my trip ...
When it’s time for the kids to step up from a minibike to something bigger, are they ready to master changing gears and using a clutch? Kawasaki offers a couple of options with its KLX110 and KLX110L Kawasaki’s KLX110 v ...
WHAT MAKES THE KTM 690 ENDURO R GOOD? WHAT’S NOT SO GOOD ABOUT THE KTM 690 ENDURO R? WHERE DOES IT FIT? KTM 690 Enduro R Specs In 2018 and 2019, KTM released an arsenal of new adventure weapons ...
Gas Gas EC300 Gas Gas EC300 Rider Feedback Gas Gas EC300 Strengths Beta RR350 Beta RR350 Rider Feedback Beta RR350 Strengths Yamaha WR450F Yamaha WR450F Rider Feedback Yamaha WR450F Strengths With so many enduro capacities available Ben Grabham, Olly ...
WIFI TUNING 2020 Suzuki RM-Z250 VERDICT Suzuki RM-Z250 The Suzuki RM-Z250 has long had a reputation for being an agile and easy-to-ride machine. For MY19 the Suzuki RM-Z250 got a complete make-over that included major chassis changes, radical plastics, ...
Honda couldn’t deliver the 2018 Honda CRF450R in time for the ADB 450MX shootout so we pitted it against the shootout-winning Husqvarna FC450 once the tardy red machine rocked up. WORDS // MAT BOYD PHOTOS // Mitch Lees This feature ...
Honda have revealed images and details of their latest 2022 CRF250F which has fallen into line with the CRF250R colourway and we think it looks the goods! Honda have gone with the “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality ...
This month I have been putting in some hours getting used to the KX250F. The smaller capacity has been tricky to get used to, especially when it comes to jumping. You have to be 100 per cent committed into ...
Test Riders How to read Mat on the 350 Mat on the 450 Glen on the 350 Glen on the 450 Jeff on the 350 Jeff on the 450 When Tony Cairoli won the 2010 MX1 World Motocross Championship ...
We caught our first glimpse of the Gas Gas Enduro GP250 early last year. In fact, we saw the GP before we knew anything about the 2018 Gas Gas range. THIS FEATURE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN ADB ISSUE #470 – ...
Husqvarna’s 2016 motocross bikes have broken cover at Budds Creek, Maryland in the US and Lee Hogan was there. The temperatures were soaring but the new Huskies were even hotter. 2016 Husqvarna Motocrossers Husqvarna has taken a big leap forward ...
In case you hadn’t noticed, desert racing is big in Australia. Finke and Hattah are massive, drawing a lot of competitors and huge numbers of fans. It’s a big deal to win one of these events, not just for the ...
Suzuki’s 250cc four-stroke has always been a force. The RM-Z has a reputation world-wide as a bike that does everything well. The 2016 Suzuki RM-Z250 received a number of changes to both the engine and suspension. By far the biggest change ...
At the after party for the KSP KTM Wodonga Alpine Rally one punter came up to me and asked, “So what bike were you riding, Grabbo?” I told him I was mounted on a mighty Suzuki DR-Z400E and he scoffed. ...
There was a time when 250cc two-strokes reigned supreme. Where the smell of Castrol R castor oil and racing fuel filled the air at motocross and supercross events. THIS FEATURE WAS PUBLISHED IN ADB ISSUE #470 – NOVEMBER 2018 WORDS: ...
So it’s happened again, the Editor has crashed and I’ve ended up with another one of his registered long-termers. THIS FEATURE WAS PUBLISHED IN ADB ISSUE #466 – JULY 2018 I’ve been trying to push him off since he came ...
The first update for ADB’s Beta Xtrainer 300 long term test bike as published in ADB issue #452 – May 2017. This month we welcome to the ADB Garage, direct from Italy and appearing live, a Beta Xtrainer 300 and ...
The KX250F has received a full makeover this month with a custom sticker kit from Kustom MX Graphics. The guys at Kustom MX really nailed it and made the KX really stand out. The graphics were easy to put on ...
ADB Enduro Editor gives his take on the 2017 Husqvarna TE 250. The new Husqvarna TE250’s motor is awesome. Right off the bottom it produces a nice, smooth power curve that can be torqued down to nothing or revved to ...
Andrew Clubb was meant to be stewarding the Beta RR430 long-term test bike but a pesky hernia in the Clubmeister’s back needs to come out so I’m looking after his stead for the next few months. This update was published ...
With many manufacturers competing for sales, and a vast range of machines on the market, enduro fanatics are truly spoilt for choice. 300-400cc four-stroke enduros MIDDLE CHILD SYNDROME Gone are the days of having to live with a high-revving 250cc ...