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Factory Bike Friday: Canard’s Factory Muscle Milk CRF450R
Take an inside look at Trey Canard’s Muscle Milk Factory Honda CRF450R
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Factory Bike Friday: Stewart’s Yosh Suzuki RM-Z450
01.11.2013 // 2 Comments
Factory Bike Friday: Stewart’s Yosh Suzuki RM-Z450 Photos: Scott Hoffman/JA Media Yes James Stewart is still often the fastest rider on the track, that is when he is in fact on the track. For over a year JS has been riding a Suzuki off and on—now he is officially on the bike full time. The [...]
JGR Yamaha YZ450F
11.21.2012 // 2 Comments
JGR Yamaha YZ450F Justin Brayton’s new/old ride Photos: Scott Hoffman A few years back, Justin Brayton was helping develop the JGR Yamaha YZ450F. After spending a stint over at Factory Honda, Brayton is back at JGR riding a similar, but very different YZ450F. Although there are rumors of a possible early release 2014 Yama 450, [...]
Factory Bike Friday: Byrner’s Zook
08.16.2012 // 3 Comments
Factory Bike Friday: Michael Byrne’s BTO Suzuki RM-Z450 Story and photos by Shan Moore Mechanic: David Wilson Michael Byrne returned to the U.S. motocross scene in 2012 riding under the BTO Suzuki banner, riding the 450 class on a highly modified RM-Z450. The BTO boys are closely tied with Joe Gibbs racing, and rely on [...]
Factory Bike Friday: Mike Alessi’s RM-Z450
06.15.2012 // 1 Comment
Factory Bike Friday: Mike Alessi’s MotoConcepts RM-Z450 Story and photos by Shan Moore Mike Alessi is one of the few non-factory riders who has been able to challenge the factory elite in both supercross and motocross this year, thanks to the rocketship bike provided by his team: MotoConcepts Suzuki. Alessi actually prefers a lot of [...]
Factory Bike Friday: Billy Laninovich’s TLD Honda
06.08.2012 // 0 Comments
Factory Bike Friday: Billy Laninovich’s TLD CRF450R Honda Story and photos by Shan Moore The Troy Lee Designs Honda team is a proven winner, as evidenced by the Lites Supercross win that Cole Seely took at Anaheim One back in January. At the Lakewood round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, we took a [...]
Factory Bike Friday: Andrew Short’s Honda
06.01.2012 // 1 Comment
Factory Bike Friday: Andrew Short’s Chaparral L&Mc Racing Honda Story and photos by Shan Moore According to team manager Larry Brooks, Andrew Short’s L&Mc Honda is a full-on factory bike, supplied by Honda, with aftermarket parts and minor modifications that cater to Shorty’s needs and style. Of course, it has all of the usual “factory” [...]
Factory Bike Friday: Blake Wharton’s RM-Z250
04.13.2012 // 1 Comment
According to Myron, Ellis has come up with a modified Moto Tassinari Air4orce setup that works well with the engine modifications that he’s implemented, which includes a CP piston.
First Look:2013 Motocrossers
04.10.2012 // 5 Comments
First Look 2013 Motocrossers By Scott Hoffman, photos: DS It’s that time of year when speculation and rumor in regard to new technology now has imagery to help backup or debunk some of the banter. Yet just because we can see it doesn’t always mean we will be riding it anytime soon. Just look at [...]
Outdoor Testing With The Pros
04.08.2012 // 0 Comments
Outdoor National Motocross Testing Words & photos by Shan Moore With the Supercross series starting to wind down, and now that the 450 title is wrapped up, this is the time that most of the teams have started to do their outdoor testing. Of course, Supercross and motocross, even though they are similar in nature, [...]



