Bike Tests

Our Bike Tests give comprehensive reviews of the latest bikes available.

KTM 2009 Toon Army! Published: 10th July 2008 KTM let rip with their 2009 range of MX, enduro and XC machines in Sweden where DBR’s crack crash test monkeys are on hand to ride, rag and rate the brand-new Toomers…

CCM CMX450 Test Published: 12th March 2008 CCM’s new CMX450 may be turning heads – but has it got what it takes to turn laps as well? There was only one way to find out…

Gas Gas enduro '08 stroker quartet Published: 12th March 2008 Four Por Favor! - Gas Gas weigh in for ’08 with a quartet of stonking Spanish strokers that are all ready to rip…

2008 Sherco Trials Bikes Published: 13th February 2008 As Good as it Gets? - Modern trials bikes have been refined to the point where there’s hardly any room for improvement but for 2008 the Sherco boffins have managed a few tweaks and tickles…

Factory bike Test - David Knight’s Steed! Published: 07th February 2008 Despite 250cc two-strokes being preferred by most top US GNCC racers, David Knight dominated America’s largest off-road motorcycle series - and the indoor Endurocross championship - in ’07 on a 450cc KTM thumper. DBR got to ride it…

Yamaha 250F & 450F bike test Published: 18th January 2008 Yamaha have ruled the GP scene over the last couple of seasons with their brace of flying thumpers so we couldn’t wait to get to grips with a ’08 limited edition white 250F and a more conventionally-coloured blue four-fiddy…

2008 Beta Trials Skin Deep? Published: 17th January 2008 At first glance a fancy white rear mudguard and flash black rims are the only changes to the ’08 Betas but dig a little deeper and you’ll find they’re packing much more than model good looks…

Suzuki RM-Z 450 Published: 20th December 2007 Fully revamped for 2008 and now coming standard with Electronic Fuel Injection, Suzuki’s stock RM-Z 450 is at last a genuine MX1 class contender…

Husky’s all-new four-stroke race bikes Published: 15th November 2007 Are Husky’s all-new four-stroke race bikes prime pups or just a pair of old dogs?

Gas Gas 2008 Published: 14th November 2007 Spanish Armada! With their five-strong feet-up fleet, Gas Gas have got something for everyone for 2008…

Honda 2008 MX Published: 09th October 2007 Tora! Tora! Tora! Honda prepare for an all-out assault on the 2008 MX season with a pair of much-modified fighting thumpers

2008 Kawasaki motocross range Published: 21st September 2007 Our two Lilliputian testers travel to Tonymoto to sample – or in Tony’s case check out – the 2008 Kawasaki motocross range…

Three Kings! Published: 10th August 2007 Are KTM's new trio of thumping enduro weapons up to the task of heisting off-road gold?

KTM - Sunny Delights! Published: 12th July 2007 Tiny terror Tony Marshall checks out the full range of super-sweet 2008 KTMs in searing Spain.

Modern Art! Published: 29th April 2007 With such incredible attention to detail, the new Montesa 4RT deserves a room to itself in the Tate Modern - and that's without starting up its awesome engine...

Screaming Bananas! Published: 13th March 2007 Take two great bikes, one good motocross track, a gregarious tester and a grumpy photographer then mix them all together for a day and you've got one hell of an explosive cocktail.

Yamaha 2007 YZF 250 Published: 15th February 2007 Storm Trooper! Is the 2007 YZF 250 Yamaha's best MX2 missile yet? We pick the foulest day of the year so far to find out...

'07 Aprilia V-twins Published: 18th January 2007 Sleek Chic! With regular enduro test pilot Geoff Walker otherwise engaged we enlisted the help of Tommy Searle's wrench Giz Edmunds - Jonty's even more beautiful baby brother - to take a pair of '07 Aprilia V-twins for a spin.

Yellow Fever! Published: 15th December 2006 DBR's chief test rider has never found the four-stroke Suzukis the most exciting bikes to ride - that is until he throws his little leg over the '07 RM-Z250 and finds himself breaking out into a sweat

Green Party! Published: 09th November 2006 Take four new Kawasakis, two testers, one photographer, an awesome location and a rather lovely buffet and you've got one hell of a green gathering going on...