Issue 251

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All things dirtbike from Australia and around the world.

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Harden Up, Princess
What's all the fuss about with hard enduro? So what if you've got to bounce over a bunch of logs all at 45-degree angles? Or barge through a rock garden filled with lumps of sandstone that could hold up the Harbour Bridge pylons? Or clamber around wh
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MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Clubb DESIGNER Kate Atkinson REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS Scott Bishop, Shane Booth, Dave Darcy, Todd Reed, Grant Reynolds, Craig Dack, Damien Ashenhurst, Damien Adams, Mat McEntee CHAIRMAN/CEO Prema Perera PUBLISHER Janice Williams CH
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Aussies Rally To Top Of World
Everyone knows the Dakar Rally, it's the absolute big daddy off-road event in the world. But did you know for the past couple of years it has been but the opening round of the FIM-sanctioned World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC)? Maybe not. Last year
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Kickstart Kenny Goes Global
Ken Roczen is going all-in with the FIM-sanctioned World Supercross Championship, announcing he will defend his WSX number-one plate in this year's championship, and that he's in for the next two years as well. After splitting with the factory Americ
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Special Delivery
Gather round, one and all, it's time for a special story … and let's just say the hero of this story has the initials SB. Good ol’ SB was all set recently to fly to Victoria when the day before take-off there was a major catastrophe and a motor for a
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’24 Model Husqvarna Mxers
We're mid-way through 2023 and that means the '24 model MX machines will be touching down over coming months, and Austrian brand Husqvarna has been one of the first to take the wraps off their latest machines. And the news is it's steady as she goes
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Ktm Unveils ' 24 Mxers
After a major model update for the 2023 season, KTM has pulled the wraps off its '24 model SX and SX-F range and the word is the orange rockets boast a fresh new look and reworked suspension settings. As a recap, the '23 moto models debuted a complet
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Beta On The Attack
Beta Motorcycles Australia has thrown its weight behind a two-rider factory-backed offroad race team, with Ruben Chadwick and Fraser Higlett setting their sights on major national and state off-road races and hard enduro events. Hard enduro rider Cha
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Kawasaki's Pint-size Dual-sports
Big-bore dual-sport bikes might dominate the local trail and adventure scene, but what if you're new to the sport or a rider smaller in stature? Never fear, Team Green is here, with Kawasaki offering up not one, not two, but three smallcapacity and s
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That Was Then, This Is Now
01: With five world motocross championships to his name, Belgian rider Joel Smets is a true legend of global motocross. A gentle giant of the sport, Smets helped to bring notoriety to the Husaberg brand, in the era when four-stroke machines were just
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Yokoyama On Target In Oz
Former Japanese MX2 national champion Haruki Yokoyama is backing up for another season racing in Australia as part of the distributor-backed Empire Motorsports Kawasaki race team. Yokoyama won the All-Japan Motocross Championship in the IA2 |MX2] cla
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Blu Reunion
Credit where credit is due: the bLU cRU have certainly it hit it out of the park when it comes to dishing up twowheeled pleasure machines that we Aussie moto warriors grow to love. From the very first Pee Wee 50 back in 1981 through to the very lates
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Tunnel Vision
They say bright sunlight lifts your spirits. Here's a little secret: if you want to multiply that effect by a thousand, kick your leg over a brand-new, straight off the shop floor, limited edition, 2023 model Husqvarna FE 501 Heritage enduro bike — b
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Tantilising
There was absolutely no missing the name Aaron Tanti in Australian motocross and supercross racing in 2022. A break-out season with the CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Racing team delivered the Queenslandbased MX pro the prestigious ProMX MX1 championship,
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My Thai Slide
When the hard-riding and even harder-partying Jerkyls invite you to Thailand for a week of fun and adventure, there really is only one response: Hell yeah! The Jerkyls are an elusive more than exclusive group of vintage dirt track racers with an olds
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Supercross Survivor
Hang on a minute. This can't be right. Honda hadn't won a premier-class AMA Supercross Championship for 20 years? No way. Back in the day it seemed like for 20 years straight only Hondas won the AMA 250cc Supercross title. The roll call of victorious
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Moroccan Rocking
Once a racer, always a racer. But after racing the Dakar Rally in January 2020, it all pretty much backed off for me. I finished 13th in that race, which was a great result and offered me some redemption for having DNFed the previous year. But after
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Pedal To The Metal
Full disclosure: I love e-MTBs, like really love them. But as I readily admit, I was a long-time hold-out from ‘crossing over’ to the world of pedal assistance. However, all it took was a test ride on an e-bike in the midst of the COVID lockdowns. Fi
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5 things We Love
01 HPC Carbon helmet shell is made in four shell sizes to provide a perfect fit for XS to XXL helmet sizes. 02 Wind tunnel testing delivers aerodynamics that keep the helmet stable at high speeds while optimising thermal regulation. 03 Eight air inle
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5 things We Love
01 SHOT Contact jersey has an anatomic cut for unrestricted mobility, and strategic vented panels for optimum airflow. 02 Jersey features a long tail to stay tucked in, and is available in various colour designs with never-fade sublimation printing.
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Moto Manual Gear Check
When you want to get serious, and we mean really serious, about an overshell jacket to wear over a jersey and armour, take a good, hard look at Klim's Raptor GTX overshell jacket. Sure, the price is eye-watering, but like we said, this is a serious o
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Behind Bars
When it comes to setting up your bike, getting your handlebars and controls ‘just right’ is vital to making sure you are not only as comfortable as possible on the bike, but also to ensure your throttle, clutch and front brake lever are all operating
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Small-bore Roar
Factory-backed deals are the ultimate goal for any aspiring racer. Bikes, parts and bonus programs are great rewards for all those podium finishes. But behind the scenes, race team structures aren't always what you might think. In times gone by, when
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Charli's Cannon
Being a factory rider in Australia is a pretty big deal, but having a factory ride in Europe is even bigger. Reigning Aussie MXW champ Charli Cannon signed the deal of a lifetime for 2023. It will see her compete locally in the Australian MXW Champio
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Carry That Load
It seems like adventure bike riding really is the flavour of the month right now. Adventure bikes, both new and used, are selling like hotcakes at the moment, and everyone is taking aim for the wide-open spaces. But before you go crazy and start stra
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Leaping Logs
First and foremost, always make contact with a log straight-on. Any attempt to deal with a log at an angle will end in tears, especially when it's wet and slippery. Try to read the surface of the ground immediately before the log as best you can, esp
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A Life In Moto
Wow, 30 years of the CDR Yamaha racing team. It's gone fast and been one hell of a ride, and the best thing is, it doesn't look like slowing down any time soon. Perfect. I consider myself fortunate to have had — without being a big-noter here — what
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Recovery Mode
First things first: ice baths and massage guns have become increasingly popular in recent years as recovery tools for athletes. But are they actually beneficial? Ice baths, also known as cold-water immersion therapy, involve immersing the body in col

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