In an ideal world we’d all have a selection of brand new bikes in our garage. From the latest dirt missile to the most powerful adventure bike on the market, they’d be lined up in the man-cave, box fresh and ready to ride. But back in the real world, we can’t all afford to fork […]
With the entire motorcycle industry falling over itself to conquer the Adventure bike market, it came as no particular surprise to see yet another contender in the ring. But can the Royal Enfield Himalayan hope to square up to the big boys in the showroom? Ride Expeditions headed to the Ladakh region of Northern India […]
Honda CRF250X Review… Off-road bikes have changed. Where once you could choose from a wide range of genuinely capable trail bikes from the four big Japanese manufacturers, now the sector has become a fierce battleground of incredible enduro machines, all of them made in Europe. Yet despite this, Honda’s trusty CRF250X continues to sell by the […]
Even before the possibility of buying Husqvarna, KTM’s domination of the enduro market was undeniable. From the highest echelons of world championship racing to the weekend warriors out on the trails, the world was orange. Turn up at any event, whether amateur or professional, and the field was around 75% KTM. This was market domination […]
So what would happen if you took a perfectly good enduro bike and put it on an extreme diet? Well, chances are you’d come up with something not dissimilar to the Beta Xtrainer, a slimmed down, pared back and thoroughly well thought out enduro bike. But what you wouldn’t expect is for it to be […]
In a sector where the design of bikes is becoming increasingly uniform, deciding to head in a completely different direction is a bold move. But that’s exactly what Honda have done with the Montesa 4Ride, building a bike that is neither enduro, trail or trial but has the potential to cope with all three disciplines […]
When it comes to the off-road market, there are few real affordable trail bikes left. With showrooms dominated by enduro bikes costing in excess of seven grand in the UK, the SWM RS300R’s £5K price tag comes as a refreshing change. But with such a saving over the mainstream machines, does opting to go with the […]
A couple of years on from the launch, just how good is Yamaha’s flagship enduro machine? Ride Expeditions took a trip to Wales to test the 2017 WRF450. NOW THAT IS ONE SWEET MO’CYCLE. Image YAMAHA YAMAHA WRF450 REVIEW In 2014, Yamaha became serious about enduro again. For years, they’d given us chunky and dependable […]
Two-stroke vs Four-stroke : The Truth… It’s the question that goes round and round in circles. In clubs and paddocks across the world, proponents from both camps argue their corners passionately; each convinced that they are right. But what’s the real truth? Can you definitely say which makes the better dirt bike – two-stroke or […]
The Adventure sector of the motorcycle industry is dominated by monsters. Both in terms of the bikes and the manufacturers, it’s the big beasts that have a stranglehold on the burgeoning market. Yet within this landscape, the tiny British firm CCM is the only company to produce a midrange adventure bike that is genuinely capable […]