THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAY BOYS (AND ONE GIRL): THEY GET ONE YEAR OLDER AND SO DOES THE CALENDAR
Lots of your favorites were born around the holidays, especially on December 31, but only two were born on New Year’s Day
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Lots of your favorites were born around the holidays, especially on December 31, but only two were born on New Year’s Day
It’s time to toast Romain Febvre, Isak Gifting, Debbi Tamietti, Adolf Weil, Tim Hart, Luke Styke, Rodrig Thain and the late Doug Domokos on New Year’s Eve
Not your most unforgettable—his
“I wasn’t always politically correct, but I told it like it was. Now, I have switched gears and enjoy watching the riders succeed more than me trying to win a championship for self-gratification.”
Inside facts about the world’s greatest job and why only a few get called up
“It was good to be around Jeremy McGrath, to see someone like him in his prime. I got to watch and see what he did. It was just good to be around that environment and have a sense of what someone at the top was doing.”
James Stewart’s 2009 AMA Supercross-winning YZ450F is a piece of history, chock-full of personal touches that only James Stewart would like
Who’d a thunk it? The low on power and high in weight Suzuki RM-Z250 is suddenly making the top ten with Larry Brooks’ BarX team
“I have been fortunate to have been around a slew of great champions, and you can always tell when they are winners.”
Test riders often head into thinking that a “works” bike is going to be all engine—a fire-breathing, rip-snorting 125 mill that hits like a 250. It ain’t always so!
In 1997 MXA’s Jody Weisel killed the Gainesville AMA 125/250 National when he penned a story titled, “The Orphan National Must Die”
“Ricky Carmichael single-handedly made me hate motocross. I gave him a run for his money, but like everybody else I fell short.”
A blast, a big birthday, a weird CR500 & Pourcel hangs it up
Jon Ortner’s REM photo galley
Larry Brooks parts ways
The weekend is just a few blips of the throttle away
Who is the factory test rider? Larry Brooks reveals all
How to build a better YZ450F… from a man who knows
Bringing the terra firma to your screen!
Meet a man who has lived three lifetimes of bikes, races and motocross memories
“I raced bikes that I could never been able to afford on my own.”
You ride what they tell you to ride and do what they ask
On paper, Motocross Action only has four full-time test riders. They vary in age (from the mid 20s to Jody’s ancient 60s?actually, the average age of three of the four is 28 years old) and in skill (from AMA National fast to Intermediate quick to Vet mature). This is the mix we think best suits our needs. Until the manufacturers start demanding to see a buyer’s AMA Pro license before they will sell him a bike, we want test riders who cover the spectrum of bike buyers. The four MXA guys are like peas in …
YAMAHA AIR FORKS? IS THIS THE FUTURE OR THE PAST? You never know what you are going to see in SoCal. These Yamaha air fork canister have two separate air chambers. The lower air valve, under the canister, is for the basic air pressure setting. The upper valve, under the rubber cover, is set at a higher air pressure and is separated from …
By: Zap Giving just a hint to the age of neon that the motocross world found itself in two decades ago, Chris Hultner did the photo duties for the 1989 MXA 250 shootout when he snapped Ray Sommo, Mat Watson, Larry Brooks and Doug Dubach drag racing bikes from the “Big Four” at Reche Canyon for the cover. Over the years no other magazine has tested as many motocross bikes as Motocross Action . Equally so, no other magazine has so often been accused of playing favorites in our …
FIRST LOOK! KEN ROCZEN & MARVIN MUSQUIN GO RIDING AT LAKE ELSINORE MXA’S DENNIS STAPLETON TRAINS THE KUWAITTI NATIONAL TEAM AND FLIES HIS HELICOPTER DANISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FROM SLAGELSE: SEE MXA’S DARYL ECKLUND (940) INTERVIEWED AT 8:16 JESSY NELSON IN UTAH: HOW TO MAKE UP FOUR PLACES IN ONE CORNER (AT 38 SECONDS IN) FAMOUS LOS ANGELES COLISEUM CRASHES: LARRY BROOKS GETS EJECTED CAIROLI HOLESHOTS THE BELGIAN GP: FUNNY THAT HIS 350SXF DOESN?T REV TO 13,400 RPM LIKE THE STOCKER PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT…
Andrew Short. Press release: L&Mc Racing, LLC will regrettably commence team racing operations for the 2013 season, immediately, as the result of circumstances beyond the team’s control. L&Mc Racing principals, seven-time Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath and Team Manager, Larry Brooks, as well as their rider Andrew Short, are committed to running a program with the utmost level of professionalism however, recent unforeseen events outside of the team’s control have prevented that from occurring…