WE BUILD A TWISTED DEVELOPMENT/ CYLINDER WORKS YZ270F
On the first test rides of our full-blown, full-race, full-size, Yamaha YZ270F, the MXA test riders were impressed, but we aren’t going to lie; we cried a little bit for two reasons
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On the first test rides of our full-blown, full-race, full-size, Yamaha YZ270F, the MXA test riders were impressed, but we aren’t going to lie; we cried a little bit for two reasons
The four-stroke 250SXF, 350SXF, 450SXF & two-stroke 125SX, 150SX & 250SX
For 2021, Yamaha passed down the YZ450F chassis to the smaller YZ250F and reworked the engine for more top end
The Big Four manufacturers have tried to replicate the KTM engine’s high-rpm design by borrowing from KTM’s playbook, but they can’t seem to get the recipe for success right
If you ride the 2021 KX250 like you’re going out for a Sunday stroll, the orange, white and blue competition will blow by you due to the KX250’s lackluster bottom-end power
If you were blindfolded while on Ryan’s KX250F, you’d swear you were on a KX450F—There is no lightweight buzz coming out of the Pro Circuit exhaust, it rumbles
The 2021 CRF250 doesn’t shine in any area of the power curve. It is lethargic off the bottom, needs a wake-up call in the midrange and doesn’t take off until the upper echelons of the powerband.
The wild and wacky story of how Yamaha got into the dirt bike business and the cast of characters that made it a success
RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
We ride and talk about the new 2021 Husky FC250
If they ever wanted to switch to making motocross bikes, they could build a powerhouse team of French riders
For the MXA wrecking crew only two bikes were worthy of consideration for the 2006 250cc Bike of The Year crown—the YZ250 and the RM250—we chose the yellow one
Justin Barcia’s Geico 2012 Honda CRF250 ripped, the brakes were sensitive and the suspension was set up for a 144-pound man-child.
Time has a way of blurring the rear-view vision of motocross fans. What’s better a 2004 Honda or 2004 Yamaha? We not surprised that you don’t know the correct answer
What Rockstar Energy Suzuki has managed to accomplish in 2013 was a major feat—they built a super-competitive bike, developed one-off parts and hired the best racer possible
We finally have the KTM 250 in the MXA stables. Here’s what we thought of the updated bike after day one
Yamaha YZ250F owners should rejoice, because while Webb’s bike is graced with a handful of unobtainable parts, the vast majority of parts that make Cooper’s steed run are readily available
Short of making it happen at gunpoint, the easiest way to get your hands on a works bike is to be Daytona winner or an MXA test rider
The 2021 Yamaha YZ250F looks the same, but it has over 30 new part numbers for 2021
For 2021 Suzuki offers all the things it has been famous for over the years
One caveat: if you buy a YZ250X and port the cylinder, mill the head and add an aftermarket pipe, you might as well have bought a YZ250 and saved the money
Yamaha Enduro models for the 2021 year… the ones with the headlights
The Kawasaki KX250 is all-new for 2021. Watch our video, see detailed photos of the engine parts and use our custom map setting here
Yamaha is back with their YZ250 two-stroke. No, it hasn’t changed. Yes, we’re still testing it
The MXA Wrecking Crew shakes down the 2021 Honda CRF250
There is a lot to be learned from the BWR Honda team. They are the most creative privateer team on the Supercross circuit
Had Troy listened to his old buddies, his racing gear might have been on the podium for someone else’s team, but he lived his Frank Sinatra dream and did it his way
Jason Lawrence isn’t your typical motocross rider (in any sense of the word). He has a very neutral riding position and tends to weight the back end of the bike more than the front.
Our prescription? Pop one Yamaha YZ250 under your fanny and kiss the four-stroke doldrums goodbye
The Yamaha YZ250X two-stroke is a half cross-country, half motocross model