Back End
LONG TERMER: 2018 Beta RR430
Being entrusted with an ADB long-termer is the closest thing to landing a factory ride a swapper like me will ever experience and is the biggest perk of the job.
FACTORY TEST: Motul Pirelli Sherco 450 SEF-R
In case you hadn’t noticed, desert racing is big in Australia. Finke and Hattah are massive, drawing a lot of competitors and huge numbers of fans.
REVIEW: Beta Radiator Fan
Dirtbike engines produce a lot of heat and the bigger the donk the more gets pumped out. Our Beta RR430 long-termer was getting hot under the collar in the slow, techo stuff.
LONG TERM UPDATE: 2018 Beta RR430 Part 5
The RR430 has been good to me over the past month and, even though I haven’t been forking out cash hand over fist on flashy parts, the Italian rarely complains.
LONG TERM UPDATE: 2018 Suzuki RM-Z450 Part 6
I have been getting the RM-Z up in the air lately on some supercross tracks. I raced supercross a few years back but my last time would have been back in 2009.
LONG TERM UPDATE: 2018 Yamaha WR250F Part 6
I've just got news that Editor Mitch’s arm is on the mend and he wants his bike back so, unfortunately, I’m down to my last few rides on the WR250F before I have to hand it back.
LONG TERM UPDATE: 2018 Sherco 450 SEF-R Six Days Part 6
Not a whole lot has happened since my last long-termer yarn. After the Four-Day, I had grand plans of getting plenty more seat time and doing a heap of testing and, well, it hasn’t really happened.
LONG TERM UPDATE: 2018 Sherco 450 SEF-R Six Days Part 5
This Sherco 450 SEF-R Six Days long term update was published in ADB issue #466 - July 2018.
LONG TERM UPDATE: 2018 Yamaha WR250F Part 5
So it's happened again, the Editor has crashed and I’ve ended up with another one of his registered long-termers.
LONG TERM UPDATE: 2018 Beta RR430 Part 5
The DSMRA Kowen Forest Ride was the main action for the Beta RR430 this month. It’s a ride I look forward to every year and the 2018 one didn’t disappoint.
LONG TERM UPDATE: 2018 Suzuki RM-Z450 Part 5
Well folks it's finally happened. Yoshimura took pity on me and I have a new pipe on the RM-Z450.
LONG TERM UPDATE: 2018 Sherco 450 SEF-R Six Days Part 2
It's been just over a month since I first threw a leg over the Sherco Six-Days 450SEF-R and I gotta say, I am way more comfortable on it already than I thought I’d be, considering I’d never owned a Sh