The 2024 KTM 450 XCF-W features an all-new chassis and electronics updates, and it is now the lone four-stroke in the enduro-friendly headlighted off-road...
KTM’s flagship headlight-equipped enduro motorcycle gets a major makeover this year. The 2024 KTM 450 XCF-W gets a new chassis for its potent four-stroke...
The KTM XC-W lineup of headlight-equipped two-stroke off-road racebikes gets a complete reboot for 2024. There are three motorcycles in the 2024 KTM XC-W...
The all-new 2024 KTM 500 XW-F and 350 XW-F are 50-state-legal off-road bikes, complete with USFS-approved spark arresters and reduced emissions. Based on the...
The long-running Gaerne SG-12 premium motocross boot is supplanted by new flagship footwear from the Italian company. The Gaerne SG22 boots debuted in the...
Off-road motorcyclists may not be familiar with the 30-year-old California-based Graves Motorsports brand, unless they also ride street bikes. Graves’ exhaust systems are designed for...
The six-bike 2024 KTM Cross Country lineup is here. Consisting of three XC two-strokes and a trio of XC-F four-strokes in essentially identical chassis,...
Husqvarna’s full-size two-stroke motocrossers—the TC 250 and TC 125— get a light makeover this year. The WP Xact suspension settings have been tweaked for...
Introduced eight years ago, the Beta Xtrainer has always been the red-headed stepchild of the boutique Italian brand’s dirt bike lineup. Designed as something...
In this week’s first segment, Senior Editor Nic de Sena tells all about the Aprilia RS 660 Trofeo. The fabled Italian racing marque has produced a track-only version of its excellent streetbike, and Nic gave it a good thrashing around Laguna Seca recently. Even if you’re not a track junkie, you’ll find this to be an interesting take on an already really good machine.
In the second segment, Associate Editor Teejay Adams chats with teen racing sensation Kayla Yaakov. Kayla made a name for herself in the smaller classes as she was growing up, but having just turned 16 a few weeks ago, she was able to move up a class and race 600 Supersport for Tytler’s Racing at the last Moto America race of this year. In case you’re thinking this may be hype—she finished on the podium in 3rd place, having started the race 13th on the grid. That’s a heck of an accomplishment for a first race in the most competitive class of them all. Teejay chats with Kayla about growing up and where it all started.
From all of us here at Motos & Friends… we hope you enjoy this episode!