Gardner Tarlow has been my general practitioner for quite sometime and he has helped guys like Tim Ferry, Ricky Carmichael, Travis Preston and many others over the years. I stumbled upon Gardner from a friend that said he knew a doc who loves to ride so it might be beneficial for you to drive a…
KTM
Welcome to your one stop 2023 baseline suspension settings stop. These settings are intended to give you a “starting point” with your new 250F. This is not a one size fits all kind of setting, but I feel like I have ridden these bikes enough to figure out what can work for “most” of you.…
Logistically it is tough to get our test machines over to the west coast when most of the manufacturers have their media team here on the west coast. I have worked with Drey Dircks over the years at another manufacturer and have learned to respect his honest feedback he gives. Drey has 30 years experience…
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An all two stroke episode and this one goes out to the 2023 KTM 300 SX. Keefer will cover why this 300 is better than a 350, why "faster" doesn't necessarily mean better, suspension settings, fuel injection feel and so much more in this all orange two stroke review!
Ride Engineering 23.5mm Split Triple Clamps (2023 KTM 450 SX-F)
The 2023 KTM SX-F lineup has a different feel to it when comparing it to the older 2022 version. Most of the different feeling comes from the stiffer chassis and how that correlates to the track when it gets rough. Yes, the 2023 KTM 250/350/450 SX-Fs do corner slightly slower initially, feel stiffer from the…
The 2023 KTM SX-F lineup has a different feel to it when comparing it to the older 2022 version. Most of the different feeling comes from the stiffer chassis and how that correlates to the track when it gets rough. Yes, the 2023 KTM 250/350/450 SX-Fs do corner slightly slower initially, feel stiffer from the…
Something we came across the other day on our 2023 Husqvarna FC350 test bike that some of you should be aware of:
We were riding at our local test track and noticed our clutch lever pressure/engagement was going in and out. One minute we would have engagement on the Brembo hydraulic clutch and the next minute…
Life is full of choices and those choices that we make in life determine our successes and failures. Being an editor of my own online motocross website as well as the test guy for Racer X I get a lot thrown at me. With all of the positives of so many choices there comes a…