Riders of Ken’s caliber are usually locked in from one factory contract to the next, but, in this case, Ken and Honda split at the last minute, and the stars aligned HEP, Suzuki Read More...
We stuck two Pro-level test riders on Tony Cairoli’s bike, and they both claimed the nine-time World Champ's bike had the best engine they had ever ridden. On the other hand, the shock was only okay, but the forks were insanely stiff Read More...
"I had a few moments of brilliance — one of them was almost passing my childhood hero, Mike Brown, and having him flip me off after I revved my engine behind him." Read More...
Kyle Lewis has made made modest changes to his Honda, but thoughtful ones. It’s not a gaudy go-fast buggy, but a professionally prepped race bike Read More...
"I wasn’t looking to transform the 2020 KX450 into a budget-busting, exotic, Pro-level race bike; instead, I wanted to maintain the KX450’s positive characteristics and fix the negative ones" Read More...
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! Read More...
The one thing Suzuki has going for it is the loyalty of its owners. Although that group shrinks every year, the loyalists who remain are true believers Read More...
AMA Pro racing will never give the two-stroke a fair shake in the political milieu of Supercross and the AMA Nationals. And that is where the story might have ended, but this is a do-it-yourself sport Read More...
We chose to build a Chad Reed Replica to honor his accomplishments without any concern for how well he did in the 2018 AMA Supercross season Read More...
We forgive Honda for not liking MXA very much. We understand their frustration with us over our 2009?2012 CRF450 bike tests (and our 2013-2014 test). They weren?t exactly rave reviews. Honda takes no comfort in knowing that MXA has had… Read More...
Would you be surprised if we told you that aside from the top-tier racers on the professional circuit, the most tricked-out bikes on the planet can be found on the starting line of the Over-40 and Over-50 Intermediate classes? It shouldn?t.… Read More...