Dirt Action

All my life I’ve hated cheese. Despised it. The smell, the taste and the texture, and even the concept of what amounts to eating a loaf of off milk. Recently my partner urged me to try triple cream brie and I’m all in, can’t get enough of it. Where h

Four-fifty class rookie Adam Cianciarulo has stunned in his 450 supercross debut, defeating his Monster Energy Kawasaki teammate and reigning AMA Supercross Champion Eli Tomac at the 2019 Monster Energy Cup. At the very same venue where his 250SX cha

Ex-professional motocross and supercross racer turned rally racer Andrew Short has piloted his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna to victory in the Rally Du Maroc, with the result helping hime secure second place in the 2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Ch

In diabolical conditions, team MXStore Australia has turned heads at the 2019 MXON, which was held in the sandy depths of Assen, the Netherlands. Six-time attendee Dean Ferris led the charge as team captain, flanked by two rookies, Kyle Webster and R

Afire-breathing 650cc single used to seem absurd for anything but desert racing. That bucket-like capacity was simply too much for anybody but the most gifted throttle twisters to use to any potency in the bush — anybody else would sweat their energy

To honour legendary rider Antonio Cairoli, KTM has released the KTM 450SX-F Cairoli Edition. After helping to develop the all-new machine, Cairoli and world champion Jorge Prado have been honoured with these factory edition machines. “My bike is some

Double-walled insulation lets you smoke from 65°C to 230°C Low-voltage electric-powered hopper allows you to smoke for up to 18 hours Five porcelain cooking racks provide 4650 sq cm cooking area Digital controller with ten preset temperature settings

The BMW GS needs no introduction. It’s arguably the most recognised name and bike shape in the adventure world. When a non-rider sees a GS roll by, they recognise it — and few bikes have this sort of recognition across the globe. With a clear shift t

For me, the details are what really make a factory bike. Any MX fan can look at a factory bike and know it’s something special, most of the time just by looking at the obvious carbon-fibre and titanium parts that stand out. If you look closer and kno

When you get off the plane in Bamaga you enter the simplest airport imaginable, essentially a medium-sized shed on the side of a runway. There was a gaggle of blokes milling around all talking dirtbikes, a language we all instantly recognised. This w

The concept of Red Bull Straight Rhythm has been popular since it launched onto the scene six years ago. However, no event, no AMA race, no MXGP event — hell, not even Motocross of Nations — has had the social media exposure, hype and excitement as t

It was 1996. The Spokettes swung their pompoms on the tabletop, framed in the two-stroke smog that filled the air. Full grids were bursting with talented racers who fought for supremacy. The crowd was big. I peered through the mesh surrounding Parram

Enduro is in a weird place. We produce the best riders in the world right here, but via a series that’s almost impossible to watch as a spectator (thank the moto gods for 6HD’s awesome video recaps). The enduro GPs are making an effort to bring the r

I was swinging off a nail gun on a job site when Matt called. “Are you free to head to Melbourne to test some bikes for me?” I dumped my gear and was ready to start driving my van directly there. “Absolutely,” I replied. Matt had injured himself and

Given a late call-up for the job after some unfortunate events for our content manager Matt Bernard, I was eager to hit the trails on the new models. Waking up before the sun, I packed my gear bag with some fresh threads thanks to the team at Alpines

Ignored? Lost relevance? Or more crucial than ever with crashes and injuries coming fast in MXGP? We asked a selection of both past and current athletes to have used neck protection to find out why there aren’t more braces in the Grand Prix start gat

When it comes to knee safety, Pod is among the most progressive within the industry. I recently suffered a bad knee injury and while trying to get to the bottom of the problem through medical testing, I tried to ride a couple of times to get work don

I am fussy when it comes to gloves. In my position with the magazine, I am very lucky to end up jumping into different sets of riding gear quite frequently. Some I love, some I don’t. I can deal with pretty much any kind of riding gear and go for a r

I have been wearing an Alpinestars 2020 TechStar Venom gear set for a few months now. From sweltering motocross tracks to cold-morning trail rides, I have done what I can to place the gear in a variety of conditions in order to best deliver my feedba

Take your time to look at how big the double is. If it’s the first time you’ve attacked one, you might roll it 50 times before you even think about jumping it. Some riders may jump it the first lap they come around to it, but don’t get caught up in p

It has been a little over six months since we first picked up the RM-Z250 project bike. It’s far from where it was when we first got our hands on it, but we are over the moon with the improvements we have made to this machine. As I have mentioned in

This year, I took my racing more seriously than I ever have before. I lost about 15kg, put some time in to get properly comfortable on the bike and for the first time in a long time, was running up front regularly in the Amcross series. That was unti

Our latest long-term test is the 2020 KTM 350 EXC-F and we’re a little excited. The three-fiddy has been on our mind since the world launch earlier this year. While it’s always been a favourite, it seems to have stepped up another notch this year and