This 2023 Yamaha YZ125 is the new version of Pro Circuit's "Race Spec" engine and suspension for this bike, and we were the lucky ones who were able to sling a leg over it Read More...
The 250 class is all about horsepower, and Kawasaki found a ton of it. Unfortunately, you need to ride the KX250 like a 125 two-stroke to get the most out of the high-rpm powerband Read More...
What dId Langston’s AMA 125 National bike have in common with his works bike from Europe? Not much, just the pipe, silencer and transmission. Read More...
The Swedish brand, ended up in Italy, got bought by the Germans and then, 2013 became the last year for the Swedish/Italian/German breed — until KTM stepped in to put Austria into the equation Read More...
The KTM and Husqvarna are all-new for 2023 and the Kawasaki KX250 received a hefty list of engine changes, but Yamaha, GasGas, Honda and Suzuki are unchanged from 2022. Our test riders had their work cut out for them, comparing the updated… Read More...
We all know how fast kids grow, and no one wants to be buying new bikes to keep up with growth spurts—which is why a SuperMini with its larger wheels is a good buy Read More...
MXA was of the opinion that KTM had sandbagged the first 350SXF. If the 2011 KTM 350SXF had run as well as the 2013 350SXF, there would be a lot more 350cc bikes on the racetracks today Read More...
The 2024 KTM 450SXF is a thing of beauty. It has a luscious powerband, and even though it makes almost 60 horsepower, it is super manageable and handles like a dream. No oversteer, no understeer; it is super accurate in all situations. Read More...
We sent our new mini test rider, Nixyn D'Errico, to Mammoth with a full-blown 65cc race bike. His Dad, Ryan D'Errico gives us the low down on this mini race bike Read More...
Looking back a decade ago at the 2013 RM-Z250: There's no denying that the 2013 RM-Z250 was a winner—unless you were seeking maximum horsepower Read More...
One look at the Yamaha YZ65 and Husqvarna TC65 two-strokes made our big-bike test riders wish they had bikes as good as these when they were kids Read More...
We don’t think the new 2001 engine was motocross ready. If the 2000 KTM 250SX came with the 1999 engine and right-side-up forks, it would have been a runaway hit Read More...
Since it’s a “Factory Edition” and they only produced 400 units of this MC250F to meet the AMA homologation rules, the pencil pushers at GasGas decided to put KTM suspension on this bike Read More...
MXA has traditionally carbon-dated the start of the YZ125 era to 2006 because that’s when the class-leading Kayaba SSS forks were installed. Read More...
Luc realized he wasn’t going to have a career racing Supercross , so he took a hard look at his skills and found a way to make a living utilizing his talents while staying heavily involved in the industry he loves Read More...
This is the first-ever GasGas Factory Edition, but let’s not get too misty-eyed about the GasGas version of the Factory Edition because it is just a red version of the 2023-1/2 KTM 450SXF Factory Edition Read More...
Billy Wight has a mindset fueled by data and operated by high-tech software and along with his Luxon MX enterprise he had a clear path to follow when building his FC350 “dream bike.” Read More...
The RM250 isn’t the optimal high-speed racer. The chassis doesn’t like whoops, high-speed straights, squared-edge bumps or sweeping corners, but it can corner like banshee. Read More...