Dirt Bike Magazine’s 2021 250 Shootout is finally here. We waited to get all 7 motorcycles and make this a complete shootout. With the Supercross/GNCC/Worcs seasons going on simultaneously it took some time to complete the process. We appreciate those who hung out and waited for the results! Normal shootouts are hard. This one was ridiculous. We’ve never had a field of bikes that was so deep and strong. The problem isn’t that we have so many bikes that could win; it is that there are so many that should win. But, they aren’t all the same. Each is designed to appeal to a slightly different rider, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses. To explore this, we took them to a number of different tracks. After riding them with stock tires, we installed Dunlop MX33s on all seven bikes, and eventually the differences began to reveal themselves. We’ve done a lot of shootouts over the years at Dirt Bike, but we have to confess, coming up with a winner in this group was one of the toughest jobs we’ve ever faced. Not only are there seven bikes, but three of them have the same motor and six of them make nearly the same peak power. When we looked at it objectively, though, we had to admit that one bike had universal appeal to riders of all skill levels.
FULL RESULTS HERE:https://dirtbikemagazine.com/2021-250-mx-shootout/
