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09/11/2018 5

For 2018, Kawi’s little dualie has returned to America, graced with electronic fuel injection, a refinement that puts the KLX on even ground with its Japanese competitors, Honda's CRF250L and CRF250L Rally and Yamaha's WR250R.

Finally! Honda’s New 2019 CRF450L Coming in September

Surj Gish

Press Releases

05/23/2018 12

Our devotion to the CRF250L is well-documented. What’s not to love about a cheap, competent dual-sport, even if it is...

VanVan a Go Go: 2017 Suzuki VanVan 200

Fish

Bikes

09/05/2017 0

The bike makes a remarkable visual statement. The metallic gray version I first observed in the wild was just perfect: the piping on the pleated seat, the round headlight, the dirt track-style knobbies. It made me stop and look.

BMW R1200GS project bike in the water at the 2017 Bungee Brent's Backroad Bash. Photo: Angelica Rubalcaba.

Big Bikes at Bungee Brent’s 10th Annual Backroad Bash & R1200GS Project Update 3

Surj Gish

Stories

08/17/2017 0

The CityBike Wrecking Crew goes to Bungee Brent’s Backroad Bash every year—it’s become something akin to an annual corporate retreat, which I understand is what real companies call these outings that serve as backdrops for trust falls, sexual harassment and blackmail fodder. It’s a bit of a misnomer, though: we’re not corporate, and we damn sure don’t retreat. Ever.

CRF250L project bike. Photo: Bungee Brent.

A Tale of Three Dual-Sports: CRF250L Project Update #3 + Our XT225 & Hawk GT “Builds”

Surj Gish

Bikes

08/17/2016 0

It’s been too long since I last wrote about our CRF250L long term dual-sport project. I crashed it at last year’s Backroad Bash and broke my foot, and the subsequent recovery time kept me out of the dirt for a while, although much to my doc’s chagrin, not off bikes in general.

Bungee Brent’s Backroad Bash 2016, or “Do You Wanna Get Murdered? ‘Cause This Is How You Get Murdered!”

Fish

Stories

08/12/2016 0

The scene has a real “The Hills Have Eyes” vibe—we’re in a grove of trees, with many high vantage (sniper) points surrounding us. The hodgepodge of digging and gardening tools, oddball collection of vehicles ranging from a dilapidated Vanagon to a modern Tahoe, and makeshift tent-like shelters add up to just creepy enough for concern. Against our admittedly limited better judgment, we poke around and call out a bit more. No dice.