Fast AF KX500 Ep3: The Kawi two-stroke versus the dyno!

- December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

We put the mighty aluminium-frames Kawasaki KX500 to the ultimate test as it's bolted to the dyno at the DEP development facility for some full power runs. With unexpected results! And then the DEP crew fabricate a special exhaust for the real factory look. https://youtu.be/_nM6LQIJM8A

Tested: 2021 Yamaha YZ250F

- December 17, 2020December 17, 2020

Yamaha’s development train shows no sign of slowing down. The 2020 YZ250F was one of the best-selling models in the UK because the bike ticks the boxes on so many levels for a wide range of riders too. But not content on just a few suspension tweaks and bold new

Our verdict on the 2021 Honda CRF450R

- October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

It's the most eagerly-awaited 450 of the year, the all-new Honda CRF450R based on the bike Tim Gajser is riding in the MXGP world championship. With a new frame, bodywork and hugely revised engine, MotoHead's Dave Willet puts the bike through its paces at Mantova in Italy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uT1xbgcnOY

Tested: K-Tech KTM & Husqvarna suspension upgrade

- September 26, 2020September 26, 2020

The standard WP suspension on the KTM and Husqvarna range can be improved, claims British suspension firm K-Tech. By replacing the air forks with a coil spring conversion and new damper unit, and altering the rear shock with a bladder conversion and new damping system, the bikes can be made

Set-up secrets of a Yamaha YZ125

- August 17, 2020August 17, 2020

Take a stock 2020 YZ125 and make it even better. That's the mission of MotoHead's Dave Willet, a former British 125 champion with more experience of the YZ125 than just about anyone else on the planet. From jetting to squish, pipes to clutches and more, he talks through the initial

Setting up WP suspension on a Yamaha YZ450F

- August 15, 2020August 15, 2020

MotoHead's Dave Willet gets to grips with the WP Cone Valve Spring Forks and Trax rear shock on our Yamaha YZ450F in part two of our investigation into after market WP suspension. He tries the bike around the Flackwell Heath track and focuses on dialling in the rear shock. https://youtu.be/1wxQZkNtOYk

Tested: Yamaha YZ125 with Rekluse clutch

- July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

Squeezing every ounce of power from the motor and getting to to the ground, ride after ride, is crucial on a high-revving 125 two-stroke motocross bike. And with the clutch getting lots of abuse, it's one component not to be skimped on. MotoHead's Dave Willet, who raced Yamaha YZ125s to

Tested: WP suspension on a Yamaha YZ450F

- July 7, 2020July 9, 2020

Yamaha's standard suspension might be among the best right off the showroom floor, but can the bike be made even better with aftermarket parts? MotoHead's Dave Willet tries the latest WP Cone Valve Forks and Trax rear shock to find out in the first of a new series. https://youtu.be/1tXddCUkfvg

Tested: 2020 Yamaha YZ250

- May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

Yamaha YZ250 99.6kg 39.8bhp While the KTM group shares its chassis technology between its two-stroke and four-stroke platforms on Husqvarna and KTM, the YZ250 is a totally different machine to its four-stroke siblings. It has its own frame and different plastics, while the engine remains the glorious 249cc smoker developed in

Tested: 2020 Yamaha YZ250F

- May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

Yamaha YZ250F 101.4kg 37.7bhp The YZ250F is also unchanged for 2020, apart from graphics. But it’s still a solid bike that got the all-new treatment last year with revised plastics, chassis, engine and electronics. After years of using the reverse cylinder head and rear-canted motor, Yamaha really does have its engineering