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20 YEARS AGO TODAY! WE RIDE TRAVIS PASTRANA’S 2003 FACTORY SUZUKI RM250

Mar 12, 2024

Team Suzuki’s 2003 RM250 was one of the best race bike we ever rode‚ without a doubt. How can we make such a bold statement? It was true!
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TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HANDLEBARS

Feb 15, 2023

Handlebar engineers want to achieve both strength and flexibility. Aluminum replaced chromoly because it's more flexible and one-third the weight
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MXA VIDEO: WE RIDE ZACH OSBORNE’S FACTORY HUSQVARNA TC300 TWO-STROKE

Aug 20, 2022

Zach Osborne's factory TC300 big-bore two-stroke was a joy to ride. We explain which parts you can buy, which parts you can't buy and how it worked on the track here
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FORGOTTEN MOTOCROSS TECH: EASTON EXP 1-3/8-INCH OVER-SIZE HANDLEBARS

Feb 24, 2021

Bigger is better, but that doesn't apply to the price tag that comes with it
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JACK PHINN’S PURPOSE-DRIVEN 2019 KTM 350SXF PROJECT BIKE

Nov 13, 2020

"My goal? I developed a plan to customize my KTM 350SXF to be perfect for a short rider. I’m not alone in this pursuit, as motocross bikes get taller and taller each year."
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IT COULD BE YOU! FMF & HUSQVARNA 2020 FC450 ROCKSTAR EDITION GIVEAWAY

Sep 5, 2020

You could win this full-race Husqvarna FC450, but only if you enter — it's easy
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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 WORLD TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP HUSQVARNA TC300 PROJECT RACER

Jul 26, 2020

"You might think I chose the 300 because it makes a lot more horsepower at every step along the curve, but that isn’t it. What I like best about the 300 is that it is easier to ride."
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2019 HUSQVARNA FC250

Mar 4, 2019

The Husqvarna FC250 rolls off the same assembly line as the KTM 250SXF in Mattighofen, Austria, but the two brands strive to have their own personalities
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MXA TEAM TESTED: WORKS CONNECTION ELITE THROTTLE TUBE

Nov 30, 2018

How's your throttle tube IQ? Do you remember Oberg (2001), Wirtz Twister (2005), Nue-Tec A.P.E. (2007), Zap Technix (2010) or Pro Taper Twister (2010)? Now Works Connection is here
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MXA GOES INSIDE FMF’S 45TH ANNIVERSARY HUSQVARNA FC450

Oct 30, 2018

“Uncle Donnie” can rightfully be considered the originator of the motocross hop-up business.
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2003 HONDA CR125 TRANSFORMED INTO A BIG BORE CR139

Feb 3, 2018

In 2006, Kawasaki stopped importing the KX125 and, for 2008, the RM125 and CR125 bit the dust. But that doesn't mean that MXA can't keep them alive
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