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DARYL ECKLUND

FLASHBACK FRIDAY! MXA GOES ICE RACING WITH ANGRY FISHERMEN & A DESIRE TO BE WARM

Apr 19, 2024

MXA loves ice, but our experience is limited to the kind that klinks inside a glass — now we know what real ice is like
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20 GREATEST MXA TEST RIDERS OF ALL-TIME

Feb 17, 2024

You've almost never seen their faces, but you can recognize their riding styles with a simple glance at a page of MXA
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FLASHBACK! THE FASTEST KTM WE EVER TESTED

Jan 2, 2024

The MXA wrecking crew matches its motocross skill against the KTM X-Bow
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THANK YOU TO THE MEN WHO MAKE MOTOCROSS ACTION HAPPEN

Jan 1, 2024

And by MXA we mean the magazine, website, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter & Fantasy App—anything else we can do for you?
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TEN THINGS ABOUT MXA’S TEN MOST COMMON QUESTIONS

May 10, 2023

Inside facts about the world's greatest job and why only a few get called up
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THE ARAI STORY: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE EGG & YOUR HEAD

Feb 7, 2023

MXA goes on 400-mile motorcycle trip around Japan to visit all four Arai helmet factories — during a typhoon
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IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR! THE WRECKING CREW’S FAVORITE 2022 RACE BIKES

Nov 1, 2022

Even though they know the best bike when they ride it, that doesn’t mean that they choose the winner when it's time to race
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THIS WEEK IN MXA: AVERAGE RIDERS SHARE THE EXPERIENCE OF RIDING A FACTORY BIKE

Sep 4, 2022

MXA test riders Daryl Ecklund, Josh Fout, Ezra Lewis and Michael Delfante share about their experience on Jo Shimoda's factory Pro Circuit Kawasaki KX250 race bike
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MXA VENTURES INTO SUPERMOTO ON AN ITALIAN TM SMX 450FI

Jun 29, 2022

The TM SMX 450FI was built with a single purpose, which was paradoxically to be dual-purpose
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE WORLD CHAMP ROMAIN FEBVRE’S 2015 YZ450FM

May 26, 2022

MXA'S Daryl Ecklund didn't just ride Febvre's Grand Prix YZ450FM, he got to ride it all by himself on the Maggiora track in Italy
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THIS WEEK IN MXA: RYAN VILLOPOTO VS. CARSON BROWN ON STOCK 2022 YZ125S

Nov 27, 2021

Ryan Villopoto goes all-out on the new 2022 Yamaha YZ125 in a race against Carson Brown. RV also talked about the current level of Pro racing not being any deeper now than it was in his day, only that the riders are more inconsistent now
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ONE MAN’S QUEST TO BUILD A 2003 WORKS KX125 TWO-STROKE

Oct 21, 2021

When his factory mechanic friend died suddenly of a heart attack it triggered his desire to build a works KX125 — it only took ten years
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST A 1991 KAWASAKI KX500 TWO-STROKE BUILD

Oct 14, 2021

When it came time to select a test rider for the 1991 KX500 project build, managing editor Daryl Ecklund was voted the right guy for the job. We had a blast on this bike and explain all the details on it in this video
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DARYL ECKLUND GAMBLES ON A BEAT-DOWN 2003 KAWASAKI KX125

May 24, 2021

"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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MXA’S FUEL-INJECTED 300 TWO-STROKE PROJECT RACER

May 8, 2021

Jody builds a fuel-injected 2019 Husqvarna TE300i motocross bike for himself, but gives it to his arch nemesis
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REM GLEN HELEN: VOHLAND, DESIMONE, FOUT, HAWKINS & MURRAY ON THE BIG TRACK

May 4, 2021

REM comes down from their hill, while the Glen Helen National track comes down with its big hill
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THIS WEEK IN MXA # 1: 2021 GASGAS INTRO, TESTING GASGAS AGAINST KTM & MORE

Jan 24, 2021

In Episode 2 of the MXA Test Rider Files, we take you behind the scenes at the GasGas intro and we ride the new GasGas MC 450F back-to-back against the KTM 450SXF
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: FIRE DRILL, MONEY SAVING BRAKE ROTOR, TWO NEW KWACKERS & A…

Jan 22, 2021

Plus, all the regular news of the week and some from the forgotten past
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SIDECAR MOTOCROSS: MOST UNDERRATED MOTORSPORT IN THE WORLD

Jan 2, 2021

"I got on the gas hard coming into the Talladega first corner, and I could hear Josh yelling, “Slow down!” I ignored him and kept the throttle pegged."
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TEN THINGS ABOUT BEING AN MXA TEST RIDER

Dec 30, 2020

Few are called, fewer are chosen and most never get their name in print—think of it as a thankless job that everybody wishes they could get
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THE MXA WRECKING CREW VERSUS THE “GOLF OF OFF-ROAD RIDING”

Sep 1, 2020

Josh, Daryl, Dennis and Geoff go looking for boulders to bound over—until they found them. Trials is slow, but it's exciting
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SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT: MXA TESTS A 660CC WORLD SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP RIG

Aug 1, 2020

With a $20,000 price tag, 750-pound all up weight, 660cc engine and teamwork required, this video will show you all you need to know
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2020 YAMAHA YZ250

Jul 5, 2020

"I was excited because I really enjoy the bike, but confused about why MXA was testing a bike that hadn't changed in 14 years" —Josh Mosiman
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: SUPERCROSS IS OVER, MOTOCROSS IS CONFUSED & THE GP’S…

Jun 22, 2020

If every big race series keeps being put on hold, there won't be enough weekends left in the year to finish anything
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SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE: MXA WRECKING CREW GOES KARTING

Jun 6, 2020

The MXA wrecking crew went karting with the MXA wrecking crew. It's less confusing than it sounds...and it sounds like a CR125 at full throttle
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SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE: MXA WRECKING CREW GOES TO JURASSIC PARK

Jun 6, 2020

The moto adventure of a lifetime in Costa Rica — and you can do it too
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MXA VIDEO: WE RIDE BBR’S CUSTOM-BUILT HONDA CRF150F

May 31, 2020

When BBR gets done massaging the CRF150, iti becomes the most expensive Honda CRF150F four-stroke play bike ever built
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MY TRIP TO THE 2019 AMA HALL OF FAME INDUCTION BY DARYL ECKLUND

May 8, 2020

A life well lived on two wheels. I travel to Ohio to pay my respects to my best friend. Congrats Kurt Caselli
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MXA VIDEO: HOW TO BUILD A DAVID O’CONNOR REPLICA KTM 250SXF WORKS BIKE

Mar 20, 2020

Every KTM racer wants to build the ultimate KTM 250SXF — few will ever reach this level of perfection
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THE PINK JUMPER CHRONICLES: TM VERSUS TM, PINK VERSUS PINK, 1995 VERSUS 2018

Mar 4, 2020

If you’ve never seen a true-to-life pink TM, don’t fret. The MXA wrecking crew is going to show you two of them in our all-pink shootout
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