Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

THE SAD THING about human relationships is that, at some stage, they will end. Sometimes it’s in a blaze of glory attempting to jump the Grand Canyon on a monkey bike but, most of the time, it’s because one person in that relationship just needs to m

EDITOR: Mitch Lees DIGITAL EDITOR: Olly Malone SUB EDITOR: Wolter Kuiper DESIGN: Joe Ferrara MOTOCROSS EDITOR: Lee Hogan TECHNICAL EDITOR: Mat Boyd ENDURO EDITOR: Geoff Braico HEALTH EDITOR: Stephen Gall EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT: Paul Malin US

KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES will spin off its Power Sports Business next October to strengthen the brand amidst issues it says are industry-wide, including an ageing customer base and expensive emissions compliance laws. KHI is a huge conglomerate empl

IF THE ONLY thing holding you back from rising to the amazing calibre [and age] of Graham Jarvis is the equipment, then Husqvarna could have the solution. The Austrian brand recently revealed TE300i and FE350 Rockstar Editions based on the race bikes

JUSTIN BARCIA HAS been confirmed as lead rider for the new Troy Lee Designs Red Bull GasGas Factory Race Team. The former Yamaha factory rider will contest the AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross (outdoor) championships on the GasGas MC450F, also known

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PARK4MX OWNER CHEYNE Boyd is facing a long road to recovery after suffering life threatening injuries in a crash at his track in Broadford, Vic. The father of three was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital where he needed 21 bags of blood to keep him al

CORONAVIRUS-PLAGUED CALIFORNIA is sensationally out of next year’s AMA Supercross Championship after the state’s COVID cases topped one million and deaths tracked towards 20,000. Promoter Feld Entertainment released next year’s provisional calendar w

BETA HAS CLAIMED the E2 and E3 Enduro World Championships plus the EnduroGP overall title. Steve Holcombe won Beta’s first four-stroke titles in E2 and EGP aboard an RR350 Racing but only after E1 winner Brad Freeman ran out of fuel in the final Spec

HOPING TO SPUR on budding Hamish MacDonalds around the world, Sherco has released two electric balance bikes. Available in two sizes, 12-inch and 16-inch, for kids aged from two to six, they have up to 60 minutes of running time, charge in three hour

ADB COLUMNIST HUNTER LAWRENCE has switched clothing sponsors, parting ways with Shift and jumping into Alpinestars. It looks like he will be head to toe in their 2021 moto apparel. It’s a big move as he has been a big part of Shift’s resurgence in th

8,000,000 Allegedly the amount Ricky Carmichael earnt in 2005 6,500,000 Chad Reed pulled over six million bones the year before 740,000 What Ryan Villopoto earned just from wins and bonuses in 2014 1,000,000,000 What Jett could earn??? ■

When a manufacturer sponsors a rider, they become part of their racing team, and the salaries are split between the entire team. Riders are generally paid in 12 equal monthly instalments plus bonuses for wins and championships, then there’s travel re

Thanks for putting pen to paper (right), Angus. It’s not often we get handwritten letters these day! A 2014 KTM 85SX BW is a weapon, so we hope you’re loving riding it out on the Mornington Peninsula in coronavirus-free Victoria! Sounds like you coul

Former Australian enduro champion and Finke Desert Race king Ben Grabham takes us step-by step through the technique for riding down steep downhills. Watch the video at adbmag.com.au Former Western Australian motocross champion, MMA fighter and M

GOOD MORNING, EVENING or night to all you guys and girls out there reading this! Hope everyone is doing well and a special shoutout to Mitch Evans and the other Aussie riders who are doing the two-week quarantine after returning home ... that’s gnarl

IT’S BEEN ANOTHER hectic month in Europe, having flown from Spain to Salzburg with my KTM teammates Toby, Sam and Matthias for media content and interviews for a short-film series coming out before Dakar. The first day was something I’ve never experi

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CYLINDER HEAD XPR CNC Full Race CAMSHAFT Web Cam XPR Spec VALVES Del West titanium VALVE SPRINGS Standard PISTON CP XPR 14:1 CONROD Carrillo CRANKSHAFT Balanced & polished GEARBOX Isotropic High-Performance finish CLUTCH Rekluse Core Manual

Kawasaki has won more titles in the last 20 years in AMA MX and SX than any other brand and, after taking a look at the MY21 KX250, I can’t see anything getting in the way of that anytime soon. You would have seen that we were lucky enough to be the

HIGHER rev limit with one horsepower more at your fingertips. SLIMMER bodywork, KX450 styling with long, smooth surfaces and a flatter tank-to-seat join. REVISED KX450-based frame and swingarm with improved handling and increased traction. NISSIN

TYPE DOHC, four-valve with finger followers DISPLACEMENT 249cc BORE & STROKE 78.0 x 52.2mm COOLING Liquid COMPRESSION RATIO 14.1:1 FUELLING Keihin 44mm EFI TANK CAPACITY 6.2L TRANSMISSION Five-speed, constant mesh CLUTCH Nissin hydraulic, wet

It’s been a strange year. With restrictions on travel making it difficult to go riding and with ride parks closing their doors thanks to social distancing, Olly Malone was stranded in Sydney. However, I have access to a large rural property where rid

While the upsizing of the 790 might seem a little premature you could never accuse Pierer Industries of missing the bus with its new models. The main reason for the switch to 890 seems to be to make room for smaller adventure bikes featuring mini ver

TYPE: DOHC, parallel twin DISPLACEMENT: 799cc BORE/STROKE: 88 x 65.7mm COOLING: Liquid COMPRESSION RATIO: N/A FUELLING: Bosch ECU, Dellorto 46mm TANK CAPACITY: 20L TRANSMISSION: Six-speed constant-mesh CLUTCH: Cable actuated, wet multiplate

Both Suzuki and Kawasaki provide these bikes in two sizes. The DR-Z125 is for smaller and younger kids with 17- and 14-inch wheels, a seat height of 775mm, length of 1835mm and overall height of 1085mm. It is very light at 88kg. The larger version is

Since completing the build I’ve had a lot of questions about why we would create a bike that is capable of racing in the professional ranks just for a club-level rider. The answer is simple, because we can. There are people out there who spend millio

• KYB closed-cartridge A-Kit fork by Technical Touch Suspension • KYB A-Kit monoshock with Xtrig spring preload adjuster by Technical Touch Suspension • Xtrig ROCS triple-clamps with handlebar damping • Talon hubs with stainless steel spokes and E

I find the bike to be incredible, it’s amazing and could not be better. I’ve had this idea to build a factory level bike for such a long time and it’s finally come together. Mat far exceeded my expectations with this bike, it is way better than I eve

You could forgive Ruprecht for becoming homesick, but he’s adapting well to the Italian way of life, although he finds it difficult to switch off from racing. “Living in Italy, two hour’s drive south of Milan in a house behind the team workshop, is a

After riding four-strokes for the majority of his life, Ruprecht is back on a two-stroke, racing the Beta RR300 and it certainly looks like he enjoys it. “I’d say it took me 30 hours to get my head around the two-stroke again. Every bike has its stre

Just nine months ago, the Katherine Motocross Club had been dormant for two years. So for us to tackle a title event seemed pretty crazy but, with the help of the local business community and a handful of dedicated committee members, we achieved our

1. Jason Dwyer 5:11.13 (9 laps) 2. Dudley Duffy 5:16.20 3. Dale Bailey 5:33.17 1. Team Glitter(Adam Giles/Gary Player) 5:26.30 (10 laps) 2. Team Beavis and Butthead (Riley Jenkins/Tom Howe) 5:26.38 3. Jonsson-Rolfe (Scott Jonsson/ Joshu Rol

Ride Expeditions is a British-owned company that operates tours in Vietnam, Mongolia, Namibia, South Africa, Colombia, the Himalayas, Laos and Cambodia. Currently, it is giving riders a 100 per cent refund for tours it cancels due to COVID-19 or will

If you’re too short or not comfortable pivoting the wheelie you have three other options to get out of this pickle but they will use more energy. You could leave the bike in gear so it doesn’t roll back, hop off onto the ledge and then use the hand

GAERNE HAS ONE of the best reputations in dirtbike boots but, in all my years with ADB, I’ve near worn a set. That is until now, after a pair of SG-12 motocross boots arrived at ADBHQ. After hearing so much about the Italian-made beetle crushers I wa

Easy Trailriding or hard enduro Find a ledge like this one you can just roll back on and practice the little wheelie movements.  The taller and stronger you are the easier it will be to move the bike during the wheelie.  Unless you grab a handfu

WORKING IN THE office all week putting together this esteemed publication has made us soft. Our hands are as delicate as lotus blossoms and our backs as weak as balsa wood. So, lifting a muddy ride onto a pitstand isn’t as easy as it once was. But, w

It’s best to have a few spares at home during the holiday period as many bike shops shut. Some may only be closed for a short period but if something breaks and it happens to be on a day the bike shop is closed your kids will never let you forget it.

1. She started racing minikhana before switching to motocross. 2. She likes to cycle and MTB ride. 3. Mechanic Dylan Bean is also her boyfriend, so back off guys. 4. Her favourite food is chicken schnitzel with chips and gravy, with ice cream for

1. The awesome pix were taken by Glen at Darkeye Photography in Geurie, NSW. It’s definitely worth checking his website out. 2. Build time was about seven months at Reborn MX. 3. The beast runs 40:1 Motul. 4. The Idle MX gear Wes’s modelling is a

After a successful transition to four wheels and four consecutive Rally America Championships with Subaru, Travis Pastrana announced plans to go Nascar racing with Toyota. At the Milan Motorcycle Show, Husqvarna unveiled a V3 concept with three DOHC

There have been some odd things advertised in ADB, not really what you’d call dirt bike related. If you’d met our advertising reps you’d understand. The Odes MCF450-R came with compliance and 18-month warranty for $6990 plus on-roads, or $5990 as a

The best days are spent hitting the trails with my eight-year-old daughter, Emma. Indi at it again on her YZ65 at Mt Kembla MX. This is me back in ’78/79 on my Honda MR175. I don’t have hair like that anymore. Actually, I don’t have hair at all! N

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