The written word! Or, should that be the "ridden word?" MXA logged a lap time 3.5 seconds faster than the stock KX250 in back-to-back tests Read More...
Suzuki has the know-how to build a world-beating RM-Z450, but they spent the greater part of the last decade watching its competition pull away with new technology Read More...
The 2022 Yamaha YZ250 got a much-needed facelift, but the lack of engine upgrades or weight savings means that the new YZ250 didn’t close the power gap on the 2022 KTM 250SX Read More...
If there is one takeaway from the Works Edition for Honda CRF450 owners, it is to spend less time hopping up the CRF450 powerband and more time mellowing it out—it will handle better. Read More...
The stock version of the GasGas 250 two-stroke has suspension tailored for Vet and Novice riders and is mated to an engine designed for Intermediates. Read More...
When Yamaha introduced a brand-new YZ125 for 2022, it was imperative that we schedule the 125s for a rematch. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get a 2022 TM 125MX because of COVID-related issues in Holland Read More...
No aftermarket big-bore kit is needed; however, the rest of the bike is still at price-point-level quality. It is not what we would consider to be a race-ready Supermini Read More...
Electric Pee-Wees will bring more kids (and their parents) to the sport. They can be ridden more places and they keep the environmentalists happy. The MC-E 5 is a great all-around bike. Read More...
After practicing starts at the KTM test track against Marvin Musquinwith LitPro data monitoring his starts, Freddie has found that he got better starts without using launch control Read More...
I’ve made no secret that I feel I was meant to race a KX500, so this is hard for me to say out loud, but the Honda CR500 was the best bike Read More...
KTM could have made the GasGas MC 450F as responsive and powerful as the KTM 450SXF if the Austrian brain trust had wanted to, but they already had one of those Read More...
The 2022 YZ125 better, but we were surprised by the direction that Yamaha went. The new 2022 Yamaha YZ125 is faster than the 2021 YZ125 but not as fast as we expected Read More...
You haven’t lived until you’ve ripped into a tight berm on the FC450’s lowered chassis — it sucks you to the ground like no other 2022 motocross bike Read More...
Thanks to its Kayaba SSS suspension, incredible reliability and broad powerband, the YZ450F is a good value for guys who doesn’t want to spend hard-earned cash post-purchase Read More...
Kawasaki should have spec’ed better forks, a smaller rear rotor, advanced electronics, improved durability, a stronger chain roller, better plastic and more actual horsepower for 2022 Read More...
Thanks to platform sharing, the GasGas MC 250F’s chassis, engine and running gear have already had years of R&D put into them—for $800 less than he high-priced spread. Read More...
If you’re looking for a two-strokes that’s easy to ride, go with the YZ250. If you’re looking for a bike that is ready to race, the KTM 250SX has your name on it Read More...
What is the 80-percent solution to racing a CRF450? Only at 80% does the overly rigid frame, unequal suspension settings and the frame’s harmonic imbalance cancel each other out Read More...
The KX250 is a pure high-rpm race bike. It needs to be revved to the moon to get the most out of it — Hardcore racers will love this engine Read More...
Making the forks shorter and redesigning the shock linkage to drop the rearresulted in the 2022 Husky FC250 becoming the best-handling bike on the track Read More...
Obviously, the elephant in the room is the 366cc engine, built on stock GasGas MC 350F cases with a bolt-on, big-bore, Cylinder Works, 366cc kit on it Read More...
Finally! The CRF450 Works Edition comes with its very own suspension settings and tailored ECU mapping. This bike hits the dyno with 60-horsepower, but it's so smooth on the track that you wouldn't believe the dyno Read More...
This year’s MXA 250 four-stroke shootout includes seven race machines. MXA lived with these seven 250cc four-stroke bikes for months—racing them, working on them and deciphering each ones hidden code Read More...
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