MXA TECH SPEC: 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2020-2021 YAMAHA YZ450F
How to fix the 2020-2021 Yamaha YZ450F with a few common sense moves and crack 60 horsepower with something out-of-the-box
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How to fix the 2020-2021 Yamaha YZ450F with a few common sense moves and crack 60 horsepower with something out-of-the-box
If they ever wanted to switch to making motocross bikes, they could build a powerhouse team of French riders
Before Josh Mosiman came to work at MXA or Jamie Ellis wrote his “Twisted Logic” column for MXA, they collaborated on a very special “Smart” Husqvarna FC450
KTM did their best to make the GasGas bikes feel different. Here’s what we thought after day one of testing
Jody on two-strokes: “It is not my job to tell you what’s good for you (well, actually it is, but it’s not your job to listen to me)
The Kawasaki KX250 is all-new for 2021. Watch our video, see detailed photos of the engine parts and use our custom map setting here
Only Stewie flew the smoker flag
The four-stroke that Yamaha Japan wouldn’t build, but it got built anyway, then Yamaha USA wouldn’t import it, so it was sold as a kit bike
What do you get when old world Italian craftsmen try to become part of the mass production motocross business? Trouble
The big focus for the Yamaha engineers was updating the 2021 Yamaha YZ250F— here are the changes they made to all their motocross bikes
With the 2020 Supercross series on its final run to the Championship, do you remember when Lance Smail and Tom Moen made Supercross history
When BBR gets done massaging the CRF150, iti becomes the most expensive Honda CRF150F four-stroke play bike ever built
A Kompendium of Knowledge about the last 13 years of KTM 450SXF Know-how
Everything you need to know, more than you want to know & things you won’t understand
With some reasonable modifications, a CR450 can be transformed into a desert racer, enduro bike, supermoto bike, dirt tracker, TT racer, sidecar racer or even a road racer
The black sheep of the sport suddenly becomes the fan favorite and not longer after takes over
Everything you need to know about the 2020 Yamaha YZ450F — not just how it performs, but why
Don’t think of it as a downsized 450 or an upsized 250, it is a stand-alone machine that is nine-times more exclusive that a Factory Edition
Journey back in time with the MXA wrecking crew: There was some controversy over the 2011 KX450F— Let’s just say that the changes that Kawasaki made over the winter didn’t hurt the overall performance
Husqvarna’s buyer demographics skew towards riders who are not interested in Supercross-stiff suspension. They want suspension that is fun to be on
We think that we could fix the RM-Z450 in an afternoon, we have to wonder what’s stopping Suzuki’s engineers from doing the same thing
Everything you need to know about the 2020 Kawasaki KX450
The downside of winning the “2019 MXA 250 Shootout” was that Yamaha took the calculated risk of not spending any money on the 2020 YZ250F
MXA test riders want to love the 2020 Suzuzki RM-Z250 and, at times, we do, but then a big hill appears in front of us
Since Japan had a “tiered” driver’s license program that limited younger riders to 400cc, Yamaha chose 400cc for the Japanese domestic models and 500cc for the American market
A look into the future of what KTM is planning for their 2021 models
You asked for it! A YZ250 versus YZ250F shootout like no other — read it to learn why
In a year where Honda and Kawasaki have chased after KTM’s signature high-rpm powerband, the KTM 250SXF is still the best—because it didn’t give up low-to-mid to get top
It lacks bottom-end power and an electric starter. One of these things is something every racer needs; the other is something every racer wants
This is a big week for the sport, not just because of the Motocross des Nations in Holland, but because the weather is cooling down at every local track across America. Enjoy the ride!