DARYL ECKLUND GAMBLES ON A BEAT-DOWN 2003 KAWASAKI KX125
“The other MXA guys started to refer to my KX125 project bike as the ‘green unicorn.’ I told them that it would be finished soon and then they’d be sorry. I lied!”
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“The other MXA guys started to refer to my KX125 project bike as the ‘green unicorn.’ I told them that it would be finished soon and then they’d be sorry. I lied!”
It’s a fun bike to ride. It’s a fun bike to own. If you feel compelled to spend money on your 2021 Yamaha YZ125, spend it on the engine
The air-cooled CRF150F electric-start engine is made for a teenager to cruise around on flat trails—We have to say it, this advanced chassis is begging to have a hot-rod water-cooled engine in it
They look so lovely under studio lights, but getting them to that point is fraught with peril and imperiled by fraught
If they ever wanted to switch to making motocross bikes, they could build a powerhouse team of French riders
Jamie Ellis, Dean Dickenson & Mitch Payton put our KTM, Husky & Yamaha 125s on remedial speed therapy — with video and something called “words”
When Honda’s aluminum frame was in its teething stages it was jaw breaker rigid. Looking back, was it the way to go?
Why Carson didn’t use an KX250F aluminum frame or a 144cc kit, but did use Showa air forks and an Lectron carb
Brett Metcalfe’s Yamaha of Troy YZ125 was the last of the breed — and he was the last of the Mohicans
The YCF Bigy is 187.2cc, air-cooled, single-cylinder four-stroke with 17/14 wheels and a seat height of 35 inches — best of all it retails for $2999 and comes with a warranty
This is a classic example of all that can go wrong with a hopped-up bike—and spending a bundle of money doesn’t always make a bike better
On MXA’s 2020 Yamaha YZ125, we wanted a no-frills race bike. We only wanted to change the stuff that needed changing, work on the items that needed help and replace the parts that we knew could be better
Mitch Payton gave us Ryan Villopoto’s engine specs and his special YZ125RV works pipe which is now available to buy
This is the engine package that Yamaha’s sponsored riders use in European EMX 125 and the Yamaha Cup 125 races. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Sadly, it’s not sold in America
The age-old struggle of power versus powerband
Team Primal Impulse’s RM125 runs a factory cylinder, head, pipe, 2mm-longer rod, ignition and carburetor
The 2005 CR125 was much faster than the 2004 model. In fact, was competitive with the rest of the 125s. As for the 250Fs, let’s not get too greedy
If you’re in the market for a 2021 dirt bike, Honda is ready, willing and able to sell you whatever you want
Kawasaki was looking for a rider who could win the 125 crown, and Mike Kiedrowski was looking for revenge for being dropped by the Honda factory team at the end of the 1990 season
This TM 144MX has all of the goodies it needed to win the 125 World Two-Stroke Championship
Yamaha dabbles in the off-road market with the YZ125X. It can be used for motocross or cross-country, but compromises had to be made for both
One of the best production smokers made
Everything you need to know about the class of 1999 in under ten minutes — what exactly is a potpourri of mediocrity?
Come on Honda, bring back two-strokes! We still love them
KTM’s 2021 off-road line up offers a wide range of choices for the guy who wants to get away from it all
In 1997 Alessandro Puzar almost won the 125cc World Championship on a TM 125MX—this is the 1999 version
The well traveled history of a 2005 Honda CR125 & what’s planned for it next
With the 2020 World Two-Stroke Championship getting closer, the MXA wrecking started looking for potential winners
It was a brilliant concept based on a fairy tale idea. We lined up tests on the three works bikes that would win the 1998 Motocross des Nations. It was a stroke of genius—even though the fairy tale didn’t have a happy ending
TM is a boutique builder, meaning it is a small Italian company that produces hand-made bikes in limited numbers — they are rare and ultra-trick