Ron Lawson

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I recently stumbled on a post on thumpertalk.com. A guy was asking about a 2004 KTM 625SXC he saw for sale; if he should buy it, was it any good and so on. No one replied. It was if the SXC was redacted from the files of motorcycle history.

Ken Roczen finally took control of the 2026 Monster Energy Supercross standings with a dominant victory in Philadelphia. Ongoing rainfall progressively made the track more and more challenging, and by the end of the night, there were only a few riders who could make a full lap without mishap. Roczen was clearly the master of the mud, but Cooper Webb caught him sleeping and made a challenge at the end of the main. Hunter Lawrence led briefly, but made a number of mistakes that put him in a distant third place and cost him the red plate of the points leader. Roczen now leads by 4 points with two rounds remaining. In the 250 East division, Cole Davies solidified his first U.S. Championship with another main event win. For extended coverage of the 2026

Hunter Lawrence took the momentum away from Ken Roczen at the Denver Supercross this weekend by dominating the main event. He got into the lead early, then led every lap to eventually win with a comfortable gap over the entire field. Roczen still leads the standings by a single point, setting up for a dramatic finish at next week's season finale. In the 250 class, it was once again Haiden Deegan on top, who has already clinched the Western division. All that remains is to determine second place. In that contest, Levi Kitchen made the most progress with a second place finish in the main. For extended coverage of the 2026

Coming into Salt Lake City, the entire 450 Supercross season was on the line for Ken Roczen and Hunter Lawrence. Only one point separated them, so whomever finished in front would win the 2026 title. The main event could not have played out more dramatically, with Lawrence getting the holeshot and Roczen passing for the lead almost immediately. Then the cat-and-mouse game began with Lawrence following Roczen lap after lap. The wild card was Jorge Prado, who started pressuring Lawrence for second as the race approached the halfway point. That forced Lawrence to push just a little harder–then disaster struck. Lawrence went down, effectively ending his hope of earning the 2026 Supercross Championship. In the remaining laps, Roczen took no chances and backed off to eventually finish fifth. Chase Sexton was the beneficiary of all that as he went on to win his second main event of the season. In the 250 East-West Showdown, the fans were treated to an epic duel between East Coast Champion Cole Davies and West Coast Champion Haiden Deegan. After several bumps, Deegan went down and conceded the Showdown to Davies. For race-by-race results of the 2026

We've had a Triumph TF250C in the shop for some time but haven't had a great deal of time to ride it until recently. Our first experience with the bike came at the press introduction in West Virginia late last year, but the 250 was overshadowed by the TF450C and we only had a day an a half of riding there. Later, we actually got a test bike out here in California, and only then did we begin to realize how good it really is. That bike was thrust straight into our 2026 250 off-road shootout, where it finished second. Triumph went all-in for 2026, releasing two off-road 250 four-strokes. The “C” is designed to be the more race-oriented of the two. Following the pattern, it is closely related to the TF250-X MX bike, but with these differences: a 2.2-gallon fuel tank, off-road suspension settings, handguards, a skidplate, an O-ring chain, an 18-inch rear wheel, Dunlop AT82 tires and a kickstand. The gearbox, mapping and power delivery are all the same as the motocross bike.

The second Annual MotoFest presented by Troy Lee Designs returns to Glen Helen Raceway May 14–17, 2026 for four action-packed days of festival-style racing. Held the weekend before the Outdoor Pro Motocross Nationals, MotoFest sets the stage for the start of the pro season in a massive way.

We've had a Beta 500RS test bike in the shop since the beginning of the year. When Beta calls up asking for it, we lie. “We're not sure where it is, we'll call around and get back to you.” Why would we give it up without a fight? It's an incredible bike.

Sherco has released most of its 2027 two-stroke and four-stroke off-road models. The small company out of Nimes, France is continuing with its program of

Last week I picked up a 2026 Kawasaki KLR650 ABS Adventure specifically to ride the Giant Loop Rally in Burns, Oregon this weekend. The KLR and I go back a long way. I first rode it in 1987, the year it arrived. Back then, I didn't know what an adventure bike was. I knew what a dual-sport bike was well enough to know that the KLR wasn't one. Now, after almost 40 years, I finally understand what a Kawasaki KLR650 is. It's a KLR650. And I love it.