To restore one it is important is to find an Elsinore with a clean, undented tank. New and original tanks have sold for as much as $2000 on the vintage market Read More...
First and foremost, fuel injection on four-stroke motocross bikes is a fait accompli . No one is fighting it. It's a done deal. The Yamaha YZ250F was the last holdout and they quit holding out this year. There is no going back to the… Read More...
FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2014 CRF450 BETTER THAN THE 2013 CRF450? A: Yes, but barely. Since the 2013 Honda CRF450 was a totally new model, save for the engine, it was unlikely that Honda would spend a lot of R&D cash on reworking the… Read More...
WHAT IS IT? Dick's Racing progressively bores out the stock KTM 250SX two-stroke carb from 36mm to 39mm and installs the creative Intelajet system. It fits on all KTM two-stroke carbs from 2004 to 2012. WHAT'S IT… Read More...
Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, WHY DOES YAMAHA KEEP BUILDING AND MXA KEEP TESTING THE YZ125? A: It may sound melodramatic to say, but the YZ125 is the most important bike in modern motocross history. Not only was it a great race bike during its… Read More...
It's easy to think that Cylinder Works is pandering to cheaters with their line of big-bore engine kits. There is no doubt that cheaters are drawn to what Cylinder Works has to offer, but, in truth, most big-bore engine kits go to riders… Read More...
IS THE 2013 YZ250F BETTER THAN THE 2012 YZ250F? A: No! Is it worse? No. The 2013 Yamaha YZ250F is the same bike as last year, aside from the graphics, black handlebars and a white rear fender. It is, much like Dolly the sheep, a clone of… Read More...
2013 KTM 250SX: This is a 218-pound, two-stroke powered, 50-horsepower razor blade. MXA has a very simple test procedure ? we race. Yes, we sit through tech briefings, do studio photography, shoot action photos, get our ears blasted in the… Read More...
There is an inherent ?Hope Gene? in every person that believes that things will get better, that tomorrow is a better day, that good things come to those who wait and that this year's new model is better than last year's new model. And so… Read More...
Q: WHAT'S THE STORY WITH THE TC250? A: After flying under the U.S. radar for a few years, Husqvarna debuted the current-generation TC250 as a 2010 model. The big buzz was about its all-new ?X Lite? engine, which was touted as the smallest,… Read More...
Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2012 HONDA CRF250 BETTER THAN THE 2011 CRF250? A: Yes! Is the 2012 Honda CRF250 significantly better than the 2011 model? No. Truth be told, Honda followed their typical strategy of making several minor updates… Read More...
Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2011 KTM 250SXF BETTER THAN THE 2010 KTM 250SXF? A: Yes. The one aspect of past KTM 250SXFs that we always hated was the linear, No-Doz powerband. It made lots of horsepower, but you had to wait for it. It was… Read More...
Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2011 YAMAHA YZ250 BETTER THAN THE 2010 YZ250? A: No. Although the 2011 YZ250 did get a few changes over the previous year, most of those changes were made to make it possible for Yamaha to sell the same bike in… Read More...
Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2011 KTM 450SXF BETTER THAN THE 2010 KTM 450SXF? A: Yes. Why? Because it has the same great brakes, superb handling and incredible powerband as last year in a smaller, shrink-wrapped package?all the good stuff… Read More...
Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2011 HONDA CRF250 BETTER THAN THE 2010 HONDA CRF250? A: Yes. After going for the gusto in 2010 with an all-new CRF250, the Japanese manufacturer made a handful of changes for 2011. These updates were… Read More...
No butterfly means absolutely no obstruction to the airflow at 100 percent throttle opening. Given the fact that most motocross bikes use almost identical fuel-injection throttle bodies, it is surprising to learn that there are many… Read More...
2012 HONDA CRF450 Press release: Since its introduction, the CRF450R has served as the standard by which all other bikes are judged in the big-bore class of motocross machines. In 2012, Honda raises the bar once again with a host of… Read More...
Yamaha has released photos and info on the 2012 YZ250F and YZ450F, but the bikes will not be in the showrooms until September 14. The YZ125 and YZ250 two-stroke info will not be unveiled until later. 2012 YAMAHA YZ450F There are new… Read More...
2012 YAMAHA YZ250 Yamaha won its first World Motocross Championship back in 1973?with the original YZ250 two-stroke. Today, featuring a lightweight, long-stroke engine that delivers an instant hit of free-revving power, the YZ250 is still… Read More...
Here are the deets about the new 2012 450 EXC offroad engine (with the caveat that even though these are official KTM photos there could be changes between US and European models and between EXC and SFX specs?no guarantees). The EXC 450… Read More...
Dear MXA, I?m new to four-strokes. Can you tell me what an accelerator pump does? An accelerator pump is nothing more than a plunger that is designed to temporarily richen the mixture until the engine can produce enough… Read More...
Gas Gas 250. Don?t confuse the Gas Gas enduro bikes with the Gas Gas trials bikes, while both are made at the Spanish boutique factory they are handled by different distributors. Gas Gas Offroad, a joint venture between brothers Clay and… Read More...
WHAT IS IT? The Power Bowl2 is an upgraded version of the original R&D Power Bowl. It is a complete replacement float bowl, accelerator pump and leak jet that refines fuel flow on Keihin FCR carburetors. WHAT'S IT COST? $249.95 (fits… Read More...
The side panels and rear number plates are all one piece. The frame is chromoly steel with the gas tank where the airbox would normally be and the airbox is behind the steerer tube (where the gas tank would normally be). The gas cap is… Read More...
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