Josh Toth proved once again that he knows how to make an impression in the Mountain State, riding his RS-12-shod Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki Team Green KX250X to the top step of the Pro 1 podium at the American National Enduro Championship (ANEC) round in Burning Rock, West Virginia. Toth outpaced the competition in the heat and rugged terrain, leaving rival contenders to chase him as he secured a huge victory for Team Green.
Fresh off clinching his sixth world title, newly crowned MXGP champion Jeffrey Herlings continued his unstoppable victory lap at the MXGP of China, racing his 2027 Honda CRF450RW to a dominant sweep for his 12th Grand Prix win of the season and seventh in a row. Not to be outdone in the red-machine masterclass, teammate Tom Vialle secured the third step of the podium, cementing yet another stellar double-podium finish for Honda HRC Petronas and proving that even when Herlings is rewriting the record books, the team's garage remains the most entertaining battleground in the paddock.
Here at Yoshimura R&D of America, we know a thing or two about high-performance engineering, which is why we applied that exact same obsession to our brand-new Shades Pull Over Hoodie. Crafted right here in sunny Southern California using top-tier apparel blanks and custom-designed by the legendary Makihiro Ushiroyama at Groove Machine, this hoodie brings race-inspired style to your wardrobe without requiring a single wrench turn. Featuring high-level detail printing and a fit so comfortable you might actually forget to take it off to go to sleep, it's the ultimate way to represent your favorite exhaust manufacturer whether you're hanging out in the paddock or just trying to look fast on the couch.
Our gearheads have a fresh new project on the bench, with engineer William Lebel explaning in his native French accent how we fabricate high-performance exhaust systems that look better than OEM while enhancing performance. Naturally, turning CAD drawings into glorious horsepower involves a fair bit of testing and dyno-testing magic, plus refusing to settle for merely "just as good as the other guys." Watch the video and get up to speed on how we engineer our American-made exhausts.
Moto-1.com recently put our project bike through its paces, testing the Kawasaki KLE500 on the daily grind. It turns out that putting a lightweight adventure bike through actual commuting traffic is a fantastic way to see if it lives up to the hype—or if it just makes you wish you took the car. Fortunately, the article and video show off how our street-legal R-77 slip-on handles the everyday 9-to-5. Check out all the details in Moto-1's KLE500 Commute Review.