THEY SAY TAKING candy from a baby is easy but if my experience of taking the Torrot Motocross One off my then three-year-old son Jaxon was anything to go by, it certainly is not. When I told Jax we were finished testing the Torrot Motocross One last

I first got to ride the MY24 KTM 250 EXC-F at the international launch in Lesotho, the place where they run the infamous Roof Of Africa. Before arriving I thought The Roof was mostly hard enduro stuff with a little transport thrown in that was wide o

Used & Abused A YEAR AGO I embarked on my journey into the world of pedal bikes in order to get fit for riding my dirtbike but also to hone my skills. I started out in a pair of old runners, gym shorts and a free ADB t-shirt but quickly learnt that w

How did you start off in bikes? I started at six years old on a Yamaha PW50 like so many others have done and the competitive side emerged early on. I was racing a lot of motocross with the local club and getting encouraging results. I raced motocros

Your tyres are really important when it comes to how your motorcycle handles. The tyres need to grip the surface so that the motorcycle can drive forward and also steer. If the rear tyre does not grip it will not propel the motorcycle in a forward di

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY: It was with fervent glee that I managed to swing a ride at the first MXstore/Ballards GASGAS VIP Experience for 2024. Sporting a brand new fleet of fresh GASGAS motorcycles, comprising the full range for 2024 from 250s right thr

SHERCO 300 SEF IT FEELS PRETTY awesome to have my own ADB long term test bike again. It's been a good while since I reluctantly handed back my Honda CRF450RX in early 2023. I've been riding a second hand 2022 KTM 350 SX-F for the last few months. I l

HERITAGE YAMAHA XT500F RIDE IN ITS DAY the Yamaha thumper was the biggest selling registerable dirtbike in all of Australia. It boldly stated Enduro 500 on the side covers but don't be fooled as it was a true trailbike at heart although some determin

GENERAL PETER COSGROVE was announced as the next Governor-General of Australia. The Federal Government rejected a $25 million assistance request from fruit processing company SPC Ardmona. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine announced a $22 million assis

READER 2017 KTM 50 SX RIDE My parents brought me this bike to help me transition from my Yamaha TT-R50 to a 50cc race bike and to introduce me to a two-stroke motocross bike. I'm very excited about getting in the ADB Reader Ride section because my da

SHERCO HAVE dipped their toe in the custom, replica bike space with a 300 SEF HAMISH MACDONALD REPLICA! This 2024 300 SEF HAMISH MACDONALD REPLICA is equipped with the brand-new four-stroke engine plus a host of other impressive parts like factory ri

Used & Abused GOGGLES SEEM to cop more abuse than any other piece of equipment I own. They never end up back in their case and they're often being whipped like a 12th century peasant by branches. However, these Leatt 6.5 Velocity Goggles just keep on

The concept of the cross-country model hasn't really taken off in Australia and I understand why. Land access is a major issue in this great country and crosscountry bikes are not ADR approved so the places you can legally ride a cross-coutnry bike a

TWO YEARS after making history and setting an altitude world record aboard a Yamaha Ténéré 700, Pol Tarrés recently returned to Chile and set the bar even higher, not just by smashing his own record, but also by setting a new altitude record for a si

KTM owns GASGAS and this brand is their “value” range compared to KTM and Husky which is their “premium” product and priced accordingly. Fear not however, as the motors on each brand are essentially identical. The cost savings are achieved through ch

YAMAHA YZ 450FF 0244 THE MONTH OF January didn't quite go to plan for me and the Yamaha YZ450F. I came back from a few weeks away after Christmas with my family and put in four solid days of riding on the YZ. I had just fitted up all the GYTR gear an

HEROES OF THE HILL PT3 IF YOU'VE mastered Part One and Part Two of our Hill Climb How To then you're ready for the third and final instalment. It is crucial that you have all other aspects of the hillclimb down pat before you attempt Hill Climb Advan

Cast your mind back to a time where a motorcycle brand decided to enter a new market. In the dirtbike industry it's a very rare occasion. Aprilia and BMW had a crack with a 450cc enduro bike over a decade ago and Sherco and Beta entered the dirtbike