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TEST UPDATE VIDEO: LIVING WITH THE 2024 SUZUKI RM-Z450

Apr 29, 2024

We have five good reasons why we never want Suzuki to stop making dirt bikes
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TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CARBON FIBER

Mar 20, 2024

Carbon fiber skid plates, case guards, frame guard, chain guides, disc guards, fork guards, mufflers, clutch covers, tank covers, helmets, knee braces, light, strong, status-backed and expensive
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TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AIR FILTER OIL

Jan 24, 2024

Petroleum, synthetic, plant/vegetable oil, spray-on, soak in or biodegradable?
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MXA TEAM TESTED: MAXIMA SC-1 CLEAR COAT DETAILER

Jun 15, 2023

There are only a few products that the MXA wrecking crew can’t live without and Maxima SC-1 is one of them
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TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ENGINE OIL

May 18, 2023

Oil is the lifeblood of any engine. It carries away extreme heat, cleans the engine of contaminants and lubricates metal-to-metal sliding parts
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PASHA’S KTM 150SX: ENGINE-BUILDER SHOOTOUT

Mar 1, 2023

Building three hot-rod 150s: Pasha versus Varner versus Twisted versus Haeseker versus MXA
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TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CHAINS

Jul 16, 2022

Do you know the tightest point? How many parts are there to one link of chain? How do you lube a chain?
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: VAST RESERVOIR OF STUFF ONLY RACERS WOULD APPRECIATE

Dec 23, 2021

At the end of every year, it's time to look back, look forward and look inward
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MXA PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: MAXIMA RACING SC1 SPRAY

Jul 30, 2021

Should you spray it on everything? Probably not. But that doesn't stop us from making everything shiny
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DARYL ECKLUND GAMBLES ON A BEAT-DOWN 2003 KAWASAKI KX125

May 24, 2021

"The other MXA guys started to refer to my KX125 project bike as the 'green unicorn.' I told them that it would be finished soon and then they’d be sorry. I lied!"
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: “DEVILS ON HOT FIRE CHAIRS” OPENS IN THEATERS…

Feb 19, 2021

Don't miss it! Warm up with the Orlando Supercross 2 and then get some popcorn and settle in to watch "Fire Chairs." It will be a "wilden rausch der heulenden motoren"
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE CHAD REED’S 2009 MAKITA/SUZUKI RM-Z450

Sep 5, 2020

Chad Reed got a last-minute deal to ride the 2009 AMA Nationals for Team Suzuki. It was thrown together, but a match made in heaven
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: SUPERCROSS IS OVER, MOTOCROSS IS CONFUSED & THE GP’S…

Jun 22, 2020

If every big race series keeps being put on hold, there won't be enough weekends left in the year to finish anything
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ASK THE MXPERTS: CAN I RUN MAXIMA CASTOR 927 IN MY 150XC-W?

Dec 13, 2019

"I love the smell of bean oil in the morning"
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MAKE YOUR 2018 YZ450F JUST LIKE THE WORLD VET CHAMP’S

Jun 6, 2018

Doug didn’t just test the YZ450Fs for Yamaha—he raced them, winning 22 of his World Vet Championships on them (the other four were on YZ250 two-strokes)
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MXA VIDEO: DEAN WILSON’S PRIVATEER YZ450F REPLICA

Jun 19, 2017

It got him a factory ride, how about you?
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TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HEAT BUILDUP

May 1, 2017

The byproduct of speed is heat
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MXA’S INSIDE SCOOP ON ELI TOMAC’S 2017 KAWASAKI KX450F

Mar 9, 2016

Eli's personal choices
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MOTOCROSS ACTION NEW PRODUCT HIT PARADE

Aug 31, 2015

Ensure your filter is protected with Maxima's FFT filter oil
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MOTOCROSS ACTION NEW PRODUCT HIT PARADE

Aug 18, 2015

Feed your smoker Maxima's high performance synthetic lubricant
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MOTOCROSS ACTION’S NEW PRODUCT HIT PARADE (02/11/14)

Feb 11, 2014

MAXIMA PRO PLUS+ ?Pro Plus+ is a 100% ester based synthetic engine oil formulated for motocross and off-road motorcycles. It is a race inspired engine oil priced for the everyday rider. Special additives increase grip on fiber clutch plates…
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DREAM JOBS: HOW TO MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT YOU LOVE (06/11/13)

Jun 11, 2013

STARTING POINT: ?My history in the industry has been entirely with Maxima. I?ve been here 23 years. When I was in high school, I started here as an after-school job because they were basically in my backyard, and I had ridden since I was a…
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MXA PERFORMANCE GUIDE 2011 SUZUKI RM-Z250

Jan 4, 2012

The first generation of Suzuki RM-Z250s weren?t built for the average motocross racer as far MXA is concerned. Suzuki's original target rider was an anorexic 12-year-old who never revved his engine. The fork and shock springs were soft, and…
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MXA PERFORMANCE GUIDE TO THE 2011 KAWASAKI KX250F

Dec 22, 2011

For 2011, the KX250F was dethroned by the RM-Z in MX A's 250F shootout, but make no mistake, the green machine is still a favorite among the MXA wrecking crew. Our test bike has been put through countless motos and test sessions in the…
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DREAM JOBS: HOW TO MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT YOU LOVE (12/10/11)

Dec 10, 2011

RON LECHIEN MAXIMA LUBRICANTS OWNER STARTING POINT: ?Professional racer was the only job I ever had, so it took me a while to get a grasp on being responsible when I first started working at Maxima. It feels good. The structure is something…
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RON LECHIEN RETURNS TO PRO MOTOCROSS THIS WEEKEND

Oct 26, 2010

Ron Lechien warmed up for the World Vet by racing REM last weekend. Ron Lechien is widely regarded by those in the know, as being one of the most talented riders ever to swing a leg over a motocross bike. Ron's accomplishments are many:…
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