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When short-shifted, kept in the meat of the powerband and kept off the rev limiter, the RM-Z450 has a very usable, pleasant and effective 450cc powerband. It is brisk off the bottom and strongest from 7000 to 8800 rpm (where the acceleration is generated)
Ever wonder what the AMA Pros actually have done to their race bikes to enable them to compete at the highest level in the world. Here is your chance to see what makes Dean Wilson’s Firepower CRF450 so good
Race results from the 450 class are in
250SX Main Event Results from SnapDragon Stadium in San Diego are in
You may not think they are comparable, but the AMA rulebook says they are. Which one is better?
The 2023 KTM 350SXF runs great. It delivers the best of both worlds. It picks up quickly down low, pulls steady through the middle and revs to an amazing 13,400-rpm rev limiter
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 bikes with the unchanged ones
The 2023 KX250 doesn’t look all that different on the outside, but underneath the hood, Kawasaki made a lot of changes. All of Kawasaki’s R&D money went into getting more power out of the KX250 engine
MXA’s “Versus Series” answers the question that you want an answer to. This episode pits the 2023 KTM 300SX fuel-injected, electric start motocross model against the 2023 Husqvarna TC250 fuel-injected, electric start motocross model
Many 450cc Supercross-spec bikes have super-stiff forks, loads of bottom-end power, a massive front brake and a lowered subframe. Surprisingly, Anderson’s FC450 wasn’t your standard Supercross machine
Yamaha’s pride and joy versus KTM and Husky’s new electronic fuel-injection technology versus the tried-and-true carbureted GasGas 125
After three individual test videos on the Varner, Twisted and Haeseker-built KTM 150’s. We have released our Shootout video, where we put all three bikes head-to-head
When Mitch asked if we were interested in testing Pro Circuit’s 2013 Kawasaki KX250F he let us choose which rider’s bike—we chose Adam Cianciarulo
With the 2023 Supercross series just a couple days away, we have to asked, do you remember when Lance Smail, Tom Moen and KTM 540SX made Supercross history
RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
MXA races the Suzuki RM-Z450 that took Ken Roczen to the AMA National Championship — can lightning strike again in 2023
For the first time since KTM took over the Spanish brand, the GasGas MC450F is not “platform shared” with the KTM 450SXF— you might think that is bad, but we think it’s good!
Nothing is going to bring Honda, Kawasaki or Suzuki two-strokes back to life. Face it, they are dead! We’ve wasted 15 years bemoaning their disappearance—appreciate what we have
The 2022 Suzuki RM-Z450 is not the best bike on the race track, but it offers a ridable, raceable and enjoyable bike for someone who wants to get in on the motocross experience without having to file for bankruptcy. As it sits, it is still the best bargain in dirt bikes
It was a by-the-book Supercross season—starting in Anaheim and ending in Salt Lake City 17 races later. But everything in between was full of excitement ,controversy and by the end there were only six factory riders left in the 450 class
Before the 2023 AMA Supercross season kicks off, let’s take a moment to see everything that happened one year ago under the “Big A:” Lots of action, surprises and crashes
In 2004 the king of the 250 two-stroke class was between the Yamaha YZ250 and the Suzuki RM250. We give you a test that compares the two bikes competing for the throne
Corporate marketing among the three Austrian brands demands a more responsive KTM, broader Husqvarna and mellower GasGas. How did they do it? More air for the KTM, less air for the Husky and no air for the GasGas
How David O’Connor built the ultimate race bike from a salvaged 2019 frame, borrowed suspension and an Irish passport
KTM first introduced the Freeride in 2012 but never made any serious attempts to sell it in the USA, but with new electric bikes showing up every week, KTM wanted to show that they had been the voltage business for 11 years.
The king of high-rpm 250 four-stroke horsepower throw its old engine away and builds a totally new engine and puts it into a super exotic chromoly steel frame
It might seem odd that Honda would ask another company to build its first electric Pee-Wee, but each manufacturer has to partner with someone, Honda took the path of least resistance.
We like testing Windham’s race bikes just as much as we like him. Why? Kevin has a real world racing setup that doesn’t take a Greek god to ride
The 2023 GasGas setup is designed to suit the needs of the vast majority of riders, especially Novices, Vets and play riders.
Every test rider who raced the 2023 CRF450 raved about how easy the power was to use. At low rpm, the throttle worked like a rheostat. The rider could dial in how much power he wanted. No more hyper-60-horsepower craziness.