Stories about: off-road

2014 Dakar: Stage 6 Less Extreme, Chaleco Lopez Calls It Quits

11 Jan 2014, 07:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After two hellish stages, the 2014 Dakar is halfway through, with Stage 6 providing less extreme conditions for all the racers. The bike withdrawal count is around 100, and we're sorry to add C...

2014 Dakar: a Very Tough Stage 5, Golcalves' Honda Up in Flames

10 Jan 2014, 08:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Despite the fact that the Dakar 2014 organizers decided to shorten the timed portion of Stage 5 down to 211 km (131 miles), it looks like the going is getting really tough for the riders. Disaste...

Marc Marquez Takes on AMA Star Brad Baker at the Superprestigio Dirt Track

9 Jan 2014, 14:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez is about to take on the AMA dirt track racer Brad Baker in the Superprestigio Dirt Track even hosted by the Palau Saint Jordi indoor sporting arena near Barcelona,...

2014 Dakar: Pedrero Garcia Takes Stage 4, Short-Circuit Slows Despres for 40 Minutes

9 Jan 2014, 07:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Samsung Sherco rider Pedrero Garcia put a stop to Honda's series of victories in the 4th Stage of the 2014 Dakar. The Spaniard was only half a minute faster than KTM's Chaleco Lopez, with ...

Off-Roading Alone Is Always a Bad Idea

8 Jan 2014, 17:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This 12-minute video has a very strong educational value, as it teaches just how bad an idea riding off-road alone in the mountains is. Regadless of how experienced a rider might be, off-road tra...

2014 Dakar: Stage 3 Claimed by Honda, Navigation Problems Occur

8 Jan 2014, 08:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The third stage of the 2014 Dakar brought another victory for Honda as Joan Barreda Bort claimed his second win this year. He was followed by reigning champion Cyril Despres (Yamaha), 4'41"...

2014 Dakar: Pedrero Garcia Lost, Verhoeven Reportedly Breaks Arm

7 Jan 2014, 17:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2014 Dakar starts playing tricks as some riders are also facing navigation problems. Pedrero Garcia, riding for the Samsung Sherco Rally Factory lost the right trail around kilometer 176 of the ...

2014 Dakar: Honda Claims the Second Stage

7 Jan 2014, 08:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Honda is really up to spectacular deeds in the 2014 Dakar, as HRC rider Sam Sunderland claimed the victory in Stage 2. The general rankings still don't see the Big Red in the lead...

2014 Dakar: Joan Barreda Bort and Honda Claim Stage 1

6 Jan 2014, 07:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team HRC made a spectacular comeback into Dakar racing, with the team's Joan Barreda Bort claiming the victory in Stage 1, Rosario to San Luis, in Argentina. Though the 37 seconds lead over ...

Dakar-like Range Rover Evoque Shows Up in Patent Drawings

3 Jan 2014, 14:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A batch of Chinese patent drawings showing Range Rover Evoque-based competition SUV have surfaced the Internet earlier this week. There’s no info that may suggest the purpose of this vehicl...

Mountain Moto FX5, the World’s Lightest Enduro Bike

1 Jan 2014, 14:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When it comes to tackling unwelcoming terrain, a light motorcycle is way more preferable to a heavier one. And if you’re looking for the ultimate off-road fun machine, here’s New Zealand...

Polaris Sues Arctic Cat for Patent Violation

31 Dec 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are hating up between Polaris and Arctic Cat, as the first accuses the latter of violating the patent known as the "405 patent". The Arctic Cat vehicles which allegedly violate the ...

Jeep Considering Hybrid Powertrain

27 Dec 2013, 10:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Jeep is getting ready to roll out hybrid vehicles in order to meet new greenhouse gas and regulatory constraints around the world, Chrysler Asia-Pacific production planning manager Steve Bartoli rev...

Kenny Roberts and Gary Jones Honored by Yamaha

26 Dec 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha has handed riding legends Kenny Roberts and Gary Jones lifetime achievement awards, in a year-end event which also concluded the 2013 charity fundraising. Three-times a world champion and ...

KTM Rockstar Babes Are Smoking Hot

22 Dec 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Well, it's kind of hard to find something intelligent to write so that it goes with this video and these pics... Should I tell you that KTM is making really good bikes for off-road racing? D...

Half-Mile MX Rhythm Section, the Artsy Side of Supercross

21 Dec 2013, 10:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a new piece of awesome off-road fun courtesy of Red Bull and it's spectacular Straight Rhythm track. Red Bull assembled some of the world's top riders, such as James Stewart...

Mr. Martini Scrambler Modding Kit [Photo Galley]

21 Dec 2013, 08:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the greatest things Mr. Martini does is readying modding kits for motorcycles, and today its the one dedicated to Triumph Scrambler. While the Scrambler is already a cool retro all-rounder...

KTM Receives Critical Hit from Honda

20 Dec 2013, 11:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Setting off all alone on an enduro ride is a bad idea, because you've got no one to help you when things go wrong... and things DO go wrong when off-roading. Now, riding closely to the othe...

Hill Climb Turns to Ostrich Simulation

19 Dec 2013, 15:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hard crashes without injuries and mauled bikes are probably the funniest of them all, and this video shows just how hilariously silly can things sometimes get. The Kawasaki plunging deep into the...

Kawasaki Shows a New Edition KLR650

19 Dec 2013, 14:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2014 Kawasaki KLR650 New Edition is a new dual-sport bike which will be sold alongside the base model, introduced at the IMS in New York recently. Since Kawasaki already introduced the 2014 K...