TEN THINGS ABOUT THE NEW 250 SUPERCROSS POINT-OUT RULE
There is an easy way to fix the East/West point out rules—make one combined AMA 250 Supercross Championship
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There is an easy way to fix the East/West point out rules—make one combined AMA 250 Supercross Championship
Handlebar engineers want to achieve both strength and flexibility. Aluminum replaced chromoly because it’s more flexible and one-third the weight
The Showa spring forks are far too stiff, and the CRF250 handling issues start there. We appreciate that the new-generation Honda was made lighter, which helps with hopping over bumps and clearing jumps, but the rigid suspension and frame don’t complement the weight loss
They look so lovely under studio lights, but getting them to that point is fraught with peril and imperiled by fraught
What one man did to his old smoker. Why would an MXA test rider want a 2014 Yamaha YZ250 when he could just race MXA’s 2023 YZ250?
David O’Connor is everyone’s favorite Irishman; however, “everyone” is a relative term. We actually mean everyone in the American motocross community
The 2005 “CR125 Noisemaker” isn’t comparable to a modern 38.5-horsepower 125 , but it’s great for teaching riders how to carry momentum through corners
Jamie Ellis, Dean Dickenson & Mitch Payton put our KTM, Husky & Yamaha 125s on remedial speed therapy — with video and something called “words”
Guess what? After this past weekend you’ll have your Saturday’s back. What to do? How about going riding. Novel idea!
Well, you could live without them, but would it be a life worth living if you didn’t own everything cool, worthy, practical or hip
Motorcycles are very personal things. They may appear to be made of metal and plastic, but the real substance is hopes and dreams. Every new bike is filled with possibilities.
The KX Guru Racing KX500 was by far the most user-friendly 500cc two-stroke MXA has ever ridden. The power was manageable and smooth, and the suspension was super plush.
You can make your 250 four-stroke torquier, broader and more powerful in one simple step. The secret sauce? Cubic centimeters.
This is a test of the Cylinder Works 366 engine kit. Yes, we did go all out on the rest of the bike, but the bling is just icing on the cake.
“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!”
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
2020 Washougal National canceled, when will the other shoe drop
The well traveled history of a 2005 Honda CR125 & what’s planned for it next
When faced with rolled-up graphics on the front edge of their number plate, most motocross racers resort to a razor blade — here’s a cleaner solution
From a hunk of junk to a sweet hunk of love — we pay homage to the bike that put Zacho on the Mapo
KTM doesn’t make a 300cc motocross version, but that doesn’t stop anyone with a desire to up the ponies from building their own — we go above and beyond desire
Once a new bike, then a forgotten relic, then a barn find and now we are are racing it
Factory two-strokes are a thing of the past as no manufacturer is going to build a factory two-stroke in a world dominated by four-strokes — we found one!
We had the two top 500cc two-stroke builders make the the CR500 and KX500 known to man—with video of both bikes
Every KTM racer wants to build the ultimate KTM 250SXF — few will ever reach this level of perfection
The extreme Kawasaki-powered KTX500e only scared us when we wanted it to—this bike could easily holeshot a 450cc National
Building a 125 two-stroke that is faster than most 250 four-strokes— and better sounding
Do you know what the best-selling motocross bike on planet earth is? Wrong. It is used Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke
When you buy a used bike with the engine sitting 20 feet away, you are looking for trouble. We found it and we fixed it
Which could be you buying yourself the thing that you always wanted — as opposed to a new sweater vest