WHAT’S INSIDE? DIRT BIKE MAGAZINE MARCH 2026 ISSUE

MotoFactory · 25 февраля

The final installment in the 2026 Buyer’s Guide anthology has arrived! More than 80 street-legal, dirt-capable two-wheel toys are all rounded up in the latest issue of Dirt Bike Magazine, on newsstands now. Don’t say we never did nothin’ for ya. Also check out more bike tests, projects and features on all things with license plates in this special issue.

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TESTS

BETA 500RS DUAL-SPORT
Absence, they say, makes the heart grow fonder. But, when one of the world’s greatest dual-sport bikes is gone for a year, that’s heart attack material.
KTM 690 ENDURO R
Is it an enduro bike? Is it an adventure bike? Is it a dual-sport? Yes. The 690 Enduro is a bike that morphs into anything you like, depending on where you point it.
KOVE 800X RALLY
No matter what you think about Chinese motorcycles, the Kove 800X Rally is here to prove you wrong. It’s a bike that will doubtlessly soon be cloned—by the rest of the world.
YAMAHA TW200
Forty years ago, some Yamaha engineers drank too much sake one night and dreamed up the TW200. Genius can sometimes take on some very strange forms.

PROJECTS & FEATURES

HUSQVARNA NORDEN HERITAGE EDITION
What’s that, you say? There’s no such thing as a Heritage Edition of the Husqvarna Norden adventure bike? There is now.
PROJECT BIKE SPOTLIGHT
For the most part, buying a modern dual-sport bike is like having a Lego set without instructions. You know how it’s supposed to look, just not how to get there. Here’s one take on how to do it.
DUAL-SPORT BIKE BUYER’S GUIDE
It takes a great deal of effort to offer a legitimate dual-sport bike in the U.S. The key word is “legitimate.” These are the manufacturers who did it right.
ADVENTURE BIKE BUYER’S GUIDE
We don’t know the exact definition of the term “adventure bike,” but we know one when we see it. Here are over 50 examples.
MERCHANTS OF ADVENTURE
A good adventure on a motorcycle is something you’ll remember for years to come. A bad one is too. Bringing the right equipment can make the difference between the two.
DUAL-SPORT, 1990
Once upon a time, dual-sport bikes weren’t necessarily good dirt bikes. This is a snapshot of the bad old days from the pages of the November 1990 issue of Dirt Bike.