TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | WE TEST THE 2004 KAWASAKI KX125
In 2004 Kawasaki broke the 35 horsepower barrier on its KX125 by making seven changes to the engine
In 2004 Kawasaki broke the 35 horsepower barrier on its KX125 by making seven changes to the engine
By building small displacement dirt and street bikes, a whole generation of future Italian and World Champions got their first taste of racing a motorcycle on a Guazzoni
It is hard to believe that the Japanese brands haven’t been able to dethrone an Austrian bike with a six-year-old engine in it. Over those six years, the KTM 250SXF has won the MXA 250 four-stroke shootout five times
Back home in Texas, I used to think that Chicken Licks Raceway was motocross paradise—now that I know that it was only three steps from Dante’s inferno.
Coty stays on Honda heading into the future
“No one expects the Spanish Inquistion” and no one expected a pop-up REM motocross to draw a crowd with only a couple days notice, but it did
Romain Febvre won the first 450 moto, but Herlings took the second moto to nab the 96th Grand Prix victory of his career — Maxime Renaux won the 250 class
Not just the first-ever AMA National Champion, but a racer who worked his way up through the motorcycle industry ranks to run major corporations
“I chose the Yamaha YZ125 because it had been basically the same since 2005. I know lots of people criticize Yamaha for not making a new YZ125 and YZ250 every couple of years, but the fact that they don’t change is why I wanted one.”
Great news for Supercross in 2022! The Supercross series coming back on January 8…and there are three Anaheims
Take it from the MXA wrecking crew, the FC350 is the best all-around motocross bike available. It’s as agile as a 250 and as powerful as a 450
The Troll Train joins the Club MX team onboard a YZ450F
Mr. Universe will get arm pump, a weight lifter will get arm pump and a motocross racer will get arm pump — but is it guaranteed?
In the 1990s Kawasaki was know as an engine company due to the powerful engines they produced
Not your most unforgettable—his
Mitch talks on the Covid slow-down, the motorcycle explosion, freight liners sitting the harbor, AMA rules, supplier shortages, two-strokes and why he likes electric Pee-Wees
You gotta see this turn to believe It. The world’s first 1440-degree corner
We’ve ll seen the motocross bikes, but have you looked into the cross-country models that add features for both MX and off-raod
KTM signs an agreement with Honda and Yamaha to develop a universal swappable battery for electric motorcycles
Izh stands for Izhstalzavod, but don’t mess with the “Presidium of the Supreme Council of the National Economy of the USSR”
“Our model with Vince and Mitchell riding the 250 Class on one coast and then the 450 Class on the opposite, plus Justin Brayton full-time in the 450 Class, is unique,” stated Team Manager Tony Alessi
Tired of hearing the wrong engine sound come from a dirt bike ? In this GQ Sports video, Travis Pastrana breaks down motocross scenes from movies
How much thought have you put into your bikes polar moment of inertia and chain torque? It makes a big difference
No youngsters allowed! A chance for Over-30 and Over-50 125cc two-stroke racers to earn their fair share of the $10,000 purse
A photo postcard from America’s prettiest track 18 years ago
We cried a little bit when riding this bike for two reasons. (1) The reverberation noise was insanely loud due to the hopped-up engine and vented airbox cover (2) The power profile brought us tears of joy
When it came time to select a test rider for the 1991 KX500 project build, managing editor Daryl Ecklund was voted the right guy for the job. We had a blast on this bike and explain all the details on it in this video
If you live to watch the Pros race, believe every outlandish tale about so-and-so or spend all your time on the internet, you are missing what motocross is all about—it’s for doers not voyeurs
There have been a few internal changes at Kawasaki and in the middle of their recent change, Kawasaki announced their plans for introducing some electric motorcycles by 2025 and going all electric 10 years later
We love this bike, and we think that you will, too. It’s fast, light and low. It works with you to make you best that you can be.