Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

SHERCO HAVE announced their MY24 enduro line-up with the 250 and 300 SE-F Factory four-strokes receiving the lion's share of the upgrades. While the four-stroke changes are exciting, we were left a little disappointed that the much-anticipated inject

THE TEAM EDITOR: Mitch Lees SUB EDITOR: Warren Jack DIGITAL EDITOR: Bernie den Hertog DESIGN DIRECTOR: Youngwise design MOTOCROSS EDITOR: Lee Hogan TECHNICAL EDITOR: Mat Boyd ENDURO EDITOR: Geoff Braico CHIEF TESTER: Ben Grabham HEALTH EDITOR: Stephe

MUCH TO THE disappointment of many Suzuki fans, Suzuki Japan announced the RM-Z450 and RM-Z250 would not receive any changes for MY24. Fans of the yellow brand had hoped that having superstar motocross and supercross rider Ken Roczen piloting a RM-Z4

HONDA WRAPPED up every Monster Energy AMA Supercross championship on offer in 2023 and look set to do the same thing in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championships in the US so they've wisely decided to leave their CRF450R and CRF250R motocross weapons

IT'S THAT time of year again! New models are being launched in their droves which means we have a glut of bikes to test. It's the best time of the year to be a dirtbike journo. Back in May, I was in Lesotho, Africa, for the MY24 KTM EXC and EXC-F lau

AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPION Cooper Webb has parted ways with Red Bull KTM, effective immediately. The announcement was made before the RedBud National of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, via a very vague press release. The press release said, “R

A THRILLING British Grand Prix kicked off the 2023 World Supercross Championship (WSX), with both reigning champions launching their title defences in the best possible way. In front of a decent Birmingham crowd, running the number one plate in the W

250,000 dollars is the prize money up for grabs at every round of the WSX, split across 250s and 450s 650,000 dollars is the sign fee each team receives from WSX, covering the 2022, 2023, and 2024 seasons. 20th is the last points-paying position in W

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APPARENTLY, AN INCREASES in the cost of Class 12 Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance for motorcycles in Queensland is now almost on par with Class 13 CTP insurance. It seems like the increase was made to fund the National Injury Insurance Scheme o

IT'S BEEN AN UP AND DOWN MONTH BUT HUNTER IS STILL TOP DOG! HUNTER LAWRENCE was busy boarding a flight back to his home in Florida as we went to print and couldn't get pen to paper for this month's column so instead we gave him a buzz and got busy wi

THAT'S ANOTHER month done and dusted on the couch. I started off by helping my girlfriend study for her final exams in Wagga Wagga which was a stressful week. I pretty much became a teacher asking her a million questions which I knew nothing about. S

If you've read the international launch stories about the MY24 KTM EXCs and EXC-Fs and the MY24 Husqvarna FEs and TEs from issue #527, you'll get a taste of the kind of pampering. But for a better idea of what's in store on a Blue Mountains ride chec

The hydro-formed, laser-cut, and robot-welded frame has “Undergone major updates to improve overall dynamics, anti-squat behaviour, and overall stability” KTM's research and development team told us at the launch. The anti-squat term is a funny one,

KTM have gone with a polyamide-reinforced aluminium subframe for 2024 to compliment the main frame. Weighing in at only 1.815 kg, the new two-piece polyamide-reinforced aluminium subframe is also lighter than the previous generation subframe. Like th

• Specifically engineered longitudinal rigidity for better energy absorption, and stability, acording to KTM. • Repositioning of rotating masses in the frame and forged steering head connection. • Topology-optimized frame wall thickness, again, for m

Antoine Meo began his career as a motocross rider and switched to the FIM Enduro World Championship in 2008 winning five titles between 2010 and 2015 on Husqvarna and KTM bikes. He was part of the victorious French Trophy team in the 2009 and 2010 In

I see way too many parents and young riders these days that look at riders like Chucky and think they need to be doing exactly the same thing, as in practising on a practice bike that is the same level as their race bike. There is no problem doing th

How did the idea to participate in the Erzberg race come up? After the DesertX was launched in 2022, it was one of the first events we thought about to show what the bike was capable of. The Erzbergrodeo is an extreme enduro race, so it would have be

We caught up with the eventual race winner after the dust had settled to see how it all came together. Here's what he had to say: “I only flew in the Wednesday before the race, so I did not have a lot of time to test or ride my Hattah bike. Overall,

1st Riley Mullen 2nd Mason Ezergailis 3rd Zac Mayes 1st Levi Rossi 2nd Declan Smart 3rd Chase Weston 1st Olivia Johnson 2nd Stella Harding 3rd Charlie Spence 1st Ollie Cale 2nd Cooper Mccully 3rd Chad Worland 1st Danielle McDonald 2nd Mia Tongue 3rd

Just Landed WATER CROSSINGS are an unavoidable obstacle on many rides and the resulting wet feet can be either a minor nuisance in warm weather to a major inconvenience in winter time. Stormsock may just be the answer if they hold up to the claims on

Just Landed IF YOU LIKE a man in spandex or the sight of Cat Woman, then you're going to want to get your mitts on this Leatt hydration pack. When I first opened the Hydradri Titanium Moto Hydration Pack I thought I'd mistakenly been sent some of Oxf

Just Landed NOW THIS IS a cool story, the bloke behind Crystal Moto Wash, Fabio, is actually a paint manufacturer from Brisbane. He's also a massive dirtbike fanatic, riding his Beta every weekend. He was sick of paying for moto-wash that was a littl

KIDZ NEWS Details of the 2023 Australian Supercross Championship have been revealed with three rounds slated for Newcastle, Melbourne, and Adelaide. The series will open on 11 November with a return to Newcastle for the unique Triple Crown event at M

KIDZ TALK Name: Indi Hooper Age: 10 Location: Wollongong, NSW Bike Number: 18 Instagram: @indihooper_18 How long have you been riding? I have been riding for six years now. I started riding when I was four years old when Mum and Dad surprised me with

This was the last issue for ADB founder Geoff Eldridge. Sadly he was killed the next month while racing in the Acerbis Rally in Nevada. Cameron Taylor broke his arm while practicing and had to sit on the sideline for six weeks. Mick Cook wrapped up b

ACTION BIKE TERRITORY STATION AFTER SXS ADVENTURES took their first organised side-by-side recreational ride to Bike Territory back in May, we thought we'd take a closer look at what they offer us dirtbikers. Bike Territory is located on “Castletop”

Sept 9-10 2023 Central Coast Cup, Allen Park, Somersby Sept 2 Motocross Rd 3, Campbell Park Sept 8-10 Australian ATV Nationals, Darwin Sept 10 Natural Terrain MX Rd 2, Ilparpa Park MX Track Sept 2-3 Queensland ORC Murphys Creek Sept 3 Australian Aren