Boasting track-caliber suspension, powerhouse thumper engines and just enough equipment for street legality, today’s 350 to 500 cc dual-sport motorcycles are truly a hooligan’s dream come true. Often descended from real-deal cross-country racers, these 2024 street-legal dirt bikes pull double duty so you can leave the ramp and trailer at home.
Don’t expect stellar road manners or comfortable long-range highway cruising, but if you’re after a machine with enough dirt prowess to make you feel like Ricky Carmichael, and a license plate for the trip back, these bikes from Honda, KTM, Husqvarna, Beta and Christini are worth considering.
Honda CRF450RL Based heavily on the modern CRF450X cross-country racer, the Honda CRF450RL is the street-legal triple threat that Team Red riders were demanding.…