Built to Shred: Best Street-Legal Dirt Bikes for 2024

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 […]

This custom build is the Yamaha R9 we deserve

Rumors of a new Yamaha R9 have been percolating for a while, but there’s been no official word from the Japanese marque… yet. The theory is that Yamaha is planning to transplant the magnificent 889 cc tripe-cylinder engine from the popular MT-09 into a sportbike—as they did with the YZF-R7. […]

Fever pitch: A Kymco KTR 150 scrambler from Taiwan

In Taiwan, 150 cc motorcycles like the locally-produced Kymco KTR 150 sell like hotcakes. They’re nimble, utilitarian and economical, and small enough to qualify for cheaper licensing fees, too. But it’s not just commuters that see the appeal—the KTR 150 and its ilk are fast becoming darlings of Taiwan’s blossoming custom […]