THE FINAL TEST: PASHA 150 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT VIDEO
After three individual test videos on the Varner, Twisted and Haeseker-built KTM 150’s. We have released our Shootout video, where we put all three bikes head-to-head
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After three individual test videos on the Varner, Twisted and Haeseker-built KTM 150’s. We have released our Shootout video, where we put all three bikes head-to-head
If you want a KTM 150SX or Husky FC150 this year, you are out of luck. There are no 150 or 300 PowerParts engine upgrade kits available because all of the factory’s attention is focused on building 2023 production models
Watch SLR Honda’s Phantom Honda CR250 two-stroke fly wide open across the desert. Plus, lots of awesome videos you might’ve missed
Jim Haeseker built a rocket ship for Pasha’s KTM 150 two-stroke engine builder shootout. This episode highlights the exotic Haeseker built KTM 150SX
No music, no voice-over, just the sound of our Pro Circuit-built, 44-horsepower, KTM 150SX—in the days leading up the World Two-Stroke Championship
You’d be surprised how little we did to build a rocketship KTM 125SX. We got a 150 kit from KTM and help from Mitch Payton (and we left the rest of the bike fairly stock)
Do you think the 2020 KTM 125SX might pump out the same horsepower as my YZ134?
“I love the smell of bean oil in the morning”
Looking for a smoker? You came to the right place. This is MXA’s performance guide to the 2019 two-strokes (which in most cases means the 2020 two-stroke models also)
The perfect two-stroke for the wild child in you
Add a little spice to your life
At Glen Helen , Ironman Raceway & Milestone
Big brother has unique traits
Ride it hard and save money for pistons and rings
Bonnie and Clyde “robbed banks,” MXA “tests bikes”
You aren’t missing fluff, girls in bikinis holding carbs or enduro coverage
We tried to stay under budget for a change…we had to bite our lips
“Gone With the Winds”
Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2014 KTM 125SX BETTER THAN THE 2013 KTM 125SX? A: The easy answer is no. Most of the changes that KTM made to the 2014 125SX were chassis, durability or cosmetic changes. Q: WHAT DOES A 2014 KTM 125SX COST? A: The retail price of the KTM 125SX […]
Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2014 KTM 150SX BETTER THAN THE 2013 KTM 150SX? A: The easy answer is no. Most of the changes that KTM made to the 2014 150SX either didn?t bring about significant improvement or were pushes at best. Q: WHAT CHANGES DID KTM MAKE TO THE 2014 150SX ENGINE? A: There were only three changes to the 150 powerplant for 2014. (1) Jetting. After years of on-the-edge jetting, KTM fiddled with the brass one more time. (2) Black box. The ignition mapping has less advance off the bottom …
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 heyday, but there will come a time when every manufacturer, race promoter, rider and AMA functionary will rue the day that the AMA saotaged the 125cc two-stroke with its wholly unfair four-stroke displacement and fuel rules. We will all miss the 125 two-stroke when its g…
This is the 2010 KTM 150SX the way the MXA test crew raced it. As a rule, we don?t go for exotic or expensive mods, but if push comes to shove, we will seek competent help (no matter how much it costs). Use MXA ‘s mods as a guide. Clutch. Take some time to look closely at your KTM 150SX clutch pack. There are four aluminum drive plates and two steel plates. Make sure that the two steel plates are in the center of the pack (not on the ends). As you would expect, the aluminum plates wear quicker th…