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The article offers step by step instructions for proper mounting of the power steering pumps in trail bikes.

The article evaluates several power programmers used for optimizing and tuning gas and diesel engines of trail bikes including Evolution CTS from Edge Products, the 2014 Ford F-150 and SVT Raptor from Superchips Inc. and the AutoMind Chevy/ GMC 6.6L Duramax LML diesel from Banks Power.

The article offers information on the off-road motorcycle racing event Dakar Rally 2014 to be held ion South America and informs that the event starts from Rosario, Argentina on January 5, 2014 and finishes in Valparaiso, Chile on January 18 after thirteen stages of competition.

The article offers information on several off-road racing vehicles including the Wildcat 1000 dune buggy from Arctic Cat Inc., the Beta 300 RR dirt off-road bike from Beta Motorcycles and the Honda CRF450X trail bike from American Honda Motor Co. Inc.

The article offers preview of several dirt bikes which will be hitting the market in 2013 including Kawasaki KX450F by Kawasaki Motors Corp., Husaberg FE 250 by Husaberg and Suzuki RM-Z450 by Suzuki Motor Corp.

The article offers procedures and tips in installing front trailing arms. It states that the outer diameter of the beam should be measured with the use of digital calipers. It says that the second thing to do is to take the thickness of the beam's wall to easily determine the bushing sizes. It mentions the third by doubling the size of the wall to determine the measure of the diameter of the inner tube.

The article list possible failure points of trail bikes due to the wrong axle assembly. It mentions that a very common area of failure is free-wheeling hubs that are the final connection between the wheel and the outer axle shafts. It reports that the axle joint in a steering axle is another common weak point in the axle shaft assembly and use of upgraded axle joints can prevent it.

Several photographs of off-road motorcycle race events held in 2013 at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park at California and Baja California Peninsula are presented.

The article offers information on the 2010 SCORE International Off-Road Racing. It states that the event reflects a very traditional one with stops in Laughlin, San Felipe, Ensenada for Baja 500, Primm and then most important Baja 1000. Meanwhile, BFGoodrich will celebrate its 35th anniversary of its first off-road race.

The article focuses on the role of off-road racers in helping racer communities and also informs about a charity event held at the Stadium Super Trucks (SST) in the U.S.

The article presents news of "Dirt Sports" off-road magazine. According to the new editor in chief, it will cover motor sports events and vehicles that are enjoyed by the Off-Road Nation and will feature data on UItimate Terrain Vehicles (UTV), some All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and dirt bikes. It will provide profiles of off-road racing heroes, intending to make them more mainstream, and it will provide products and services through its Product Spotlight departments.