How they’re scored The winner is crowned using ADB’s coveted shootout scorecard. For decades this scorecard has been the key for many shootout victories. The scorecard is broken into three…
I have always found them a bit of a handful, especially on our typically fast, dry tracks with the powerful two-stroke engine and light chassis. I just don’t enjoy them…
For me, the scariest scene was when the Velociraptors broke into the kitchen to gorge on the kids hiding under the bench. If that scene didn’t make you pack your…
The 2019 Suzuki RM85L 85cc two-stroke features a reed-valve intake hooked up to a Keihin PE28 carburettor with a rotary power valve controlling the exhaust port timing. The front-end runs…
This was the premier class and the capacity for that class was 450cc, not 350. For decades we’d believed power was king and, while this may be the case for…
Being a market leader, Honda doesn’t want to fall fowl of the industry regulators, so it has tried to stay well ahead of emission standards around the world, even for…
It features a 300cc two-stroke engine with electronic 2T-oil injection, an adjustable power valve and electric start as well as the six-spring clutch featured on the RR models. The Xtrainer…
THIS FEATURE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN ADB ISSUE #473 – FEB 2019 WORDS: LEE HOGAN PIX: JOHN PEARSON MEDIA The combination of the 2018 YZ450F and the resources of…
THIS FEATURE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN ADB ISSUE #474 – MARCH 2019 WORDS: MATT BOYD The bigger the better. That’s not necessarily how it works with an enduro bike…
I have always been a big fan of mid-capacity four-stroke machines in the bush. It’s a good feeling to have enough power to tackle anything on the trail, but not…
