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A rider on a 2004 KTM 525 EXC with a paddle tire throwing sand up a dune at Dumont Dunes, California

October 30, 2026

Long live the RFS

KTM's RFS 400, 450, 520 and 525 raced, won and never really left. A love letter to the Racing Four Stroke, with RFS parts still in KTM's 2027 books.

A KTM 450 Rally Replica rider carving a sand dune, spray flying

October 30, 2026

The Dakar rally bike in your garage

KTM's 450 Rally Replica is built from the same proven parts as the SX-F, XC-F and EXC-F. We read every part number, drawing and price to see what they share.

Vintage aluminum trailers under a big desert tree at RuthVille, mountains behind

October 8, 2026

Six miles to bed

The Nevada BDR's Section 1 ends in Pahrump and Section 2 starts there. RuthVille's vintage trailers sit about six miles off the route. Bring the dust.

A rider on an orange dual sport carving a sandy desert turn, a wall of dust flying behind

October 8, 2026

Kickstands up at eight

Saturday dual sport rides from just outside Pahrump: KTM and Husqvarna rentals, a chase truck, Chef Ruth's lunch, then a vintage trailer for the night.

Illustration of a rider on an orange dirt bike kicking up dust between saguaro cactus, mountains behind

October 8, 2026

Pick your Baja

Dirt bike or big adventure bike, Tecate to Mike's Sky Ranch and Coyote Cal's: how to pick your Baja motorcycle tour and get the bike ready.

Illustration of an antlered moose rider on a dirt bike, charging through a cactus desert

October 8, 2026

It can't go flat

No air, no flats. Pick a mousse insert by tire size, buy a used one smart, and keep it cool and slippery with Mousse Juice, our Baja-tested lube.

A KTM rally rider flat out across a flat, dusty desert plain

October 8, 2026

The brain game

Reflash or brain transplant? Taco Moto, Twisted Development, XPR and Vroom-Tune tune KTMs. Plus how to buy a used GET ECU without buying a mystery.