Transworld Motocross August 2017

“FOUR-STROKES MOVE THE BODY, BUT TWO-STROKES MOVE THE SOUL .” —CRUSTY OLD GUY WITH AN ’01 CR250R AT MILESTONE MX This month we began production on our 2017 DVD movie release, Premix 2. Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last two years, you should already know that the original Premix featured today’s racers ripping around on two-stroke dirt bikes. I’m not sure when two-strokes became so popular again, but I do know that Premix is—to date—the best-selling movie I’ve ever worked on. A couple weeks ago I borrowed a very special motorcycle from my friends at Suzuki; it has a 2007 RM250 engine mounted inside a 2015 RM-Z450 aluminum chassis. A side project for fun by the guys in the R&D department, one can only fantasize that…

RD5 CAREER STATS 450 SX CHAMPIONSHIPS | 4 450 MX CHAMPIONSHIPS | 3 450 SX WINS | 3 4 (6TH ALL-TIME) 450 MX WINS | 3 9 (2ND ALL-TIME) 250 SX REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 1 (WEST) 250 MX CHAMPIONSHIPS | 1 250 SX WINS | 1 2 250 MX WINS | 7 CHAMPIONSHIPS | 1 2 (SX, MX, MXDN) TOTAL WINS | 80 450 SX PODIUM STREAK | 3 1 (1ST ALL-TIME) RACES MISSED | 1 2 ESPY AWARDS | 2 (BEST MALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE) * FIRST MOTOCROSS RIDER ON A WHEATIES BOX To be considered one of the elite riders in Supercross and motocross history is a rare honor held by only a select few. Of that group, it could be argued that Ryan Dungey has had one…

Name: Cade Matherly Age: 16 Hometown: Encinitas, CA Classes Raced: Supermini, Schoolboy Sponsors: Factory Connection, Sidi, 2XU, All American KTM, Split Designs, Matrix Beginning his journey in the world of motocross racing at the age of six, Cade Matherly took an interest in dirt bikes after being introduced to the sport by his father, Greg, who is a second-generation dirt bike enthusiast. Cade and his father are frequent TWMXRS attendees, as Cade has become a regular sight at the front of the pack at many of the rounds throughout the year aboard his Supermini. The kid from Encinitas, however, has recently made the switch to big bikes where he’s enjoying yet another new challenge. “The race pace in the big bike classes is a lot different than what I had…

THE BIKE The MTA Distributing Two-Stroke World Championship was bigger than ever in 2017, and TransWorld Motocross fielded an entry in the LA Sleeve Pro Class with longtime test rider Tallon LaFountaine at the controls. Our 2017 Yamaha YZ250 test bike was bone stock five days before the gate dropped, but we managed to build it into a very competitive race bike in short order with the help of Jeff Springman at Bill’s Pipes. Springman dove into the engine and worked his magic, then completed the power package with a Bill’s Pipes Cone Look pipe, a Hinson Racing clutch assembly, Wiseco piston, and a Boyesen SuperCooler. LaFountaine’s sponsor, Race Tech, handled the suspension duties, and Factory Effex and SDG USA completed the aesthetics for us. Other important finishing touches included…

In stark contrast to the high speeds and aggressive nature of Supercross and motocross racing, observed trials is a category of off-road motorcycling in which speed does not matter. Although the discipline has gained some long-overdue exposure in recent years—thanks to the popularity of EnduroCross and its stars like Colton Haaker who cross train on trial machines—observed trials has remained, by and large, the most underappreciated form of motorcycling in the dirt. The El Trial de España is an annual two-day event hosted by the Southern California Trials Association (SCTA) that is widely regarded as the most important trials event on the West Coast. Two rounds of the local SCTA series are held on Saturday and Sunday, and the grand finale of the event is a pro rider exhibition that’s…

Specialized Camber Expert 29 Price: $5,000 Frame: Carbon fiber with aluminum rear triangle Fork: Fox Float 34 Shock: Fox Float Performance Drivetrain: SRAM 1x11 Brakes: Shimano SLX specialized.com There are few ways to cross-train that are as effective as riding a mountain bike, and the most efficient bike to ride when climbing hills in search of superior physical fitness is a cross-country bike. Be it a hardtail or full-suspension XC bike, though, the shortcomings of said specialty bikes begin to glare when it’s time to go back down the mountain you just killed yourself climbing up. Although there are plenty of us who are willing to sacrifice the speed and comfort going down in favor of the efficiency going up, there is a category of bikes that can often do…