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DARYL ECKLUND’S 2003 KAWASAKI KX125: FROM BASKET CASE TO BEAUTY QUEEN

May 21, 2023

How to turn a really good deal that went sour into a really great 20-year old KX125 two-stroke worth drooling over
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1991 KAWASAKI KX500 RAW VIDEO: NO MUSIC, NO VOICE OVER, JUST A KX500 & A MAN

Nov 26, 2022

The AMA 500 Nationals ran from 1971 to 1993. The AMA dropped the 500 class under pressure from the brands that didn't make 500cc two-strokes, but if you think about it, the 450 class is just a four-stroke replacement for what were the most…
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WE RIDE DAVID O’CONNOR’S VET MXDN 2002 YAMAHA YZ250

Oct 21, 2022

David O’Connor is everyone’s favorite Irishman; however, “everyone” is a relative term. We actually mean everyone in the American motocross community
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WE RIDE THE 1991 KAWASAKI KX500 ADRENALINE MACHINE

Nov 27, 2021

The KX Guru Racing KX500 was by far the most user-friendly 500cc two-stroke MXA has ever ridden. The power was manageable and smooth, and the suspension was super plush.
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WE BUILD A CYLINDER WORKS HUSQVARNA FC270 BIG-BORE

Nov 13, 2021

You can make your 250 four-stroke torquier, broader and more powerful in one simple step. The secret sauce? Cubic centimeters.
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MXA TESTS MIKE ALESSI’S XPR-BUILT YAMAHA YZ134 TWO-STROKE

Jun 14, 2021

The MXA wrecking crew had a very good time on Mike’s Yamaha YZ134; we bonded with it; it encouraged our test riders, didn’t punish them for mistakes and never talked back
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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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WE RIDE THE ESR YZ325 TWO-STROKE THAT MADE MIKE ALESSI $30,000 RICHER

Apr 17, 2021

Mike walked away from the 2020 World Two-Stroke Championship with a smile on his face and $30,000 in his bank account
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WE RIDE MITCHELL FALK’S BWR ENGINES HONDA CRF250

Oct 21, 2020

There is a lot to be learned from the BWR Honda team. They are the most creative privateer team on the Supercross circuit
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MXA BUILDS A 2004 KTM 85SX ZACH OSBORNE REPLICA

Jun 11, 2020

From a hunk of junk to a sweet hunk of love — we pay homage to the bike that put Zacho on the Mapo
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TWO-STROKE TEST: MAKING A 1995 HONDA CR125 BETTER THAN NEW

May 20, 2020

Once a new bike, then a forgotten relic, then a barn find and now we are are racing it
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MXA RESTORES A 2005 YAMAHA YZ250 BACK TO FIGHTING FITNESS

Jun 27, 2019

Do you know what the best-selling motocross bike on planet earth is? Wrong. It is used Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke
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MXA PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: RACE TECH RM-Z450 BFRC SHOCK “GOLD VALVE” KIT

Apr 26, 2019

The gold standard of rear shock parts for Suzuki's innovative, but flawed, 2018 Showa BFRC shock
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A VIDEO CLOSE-UP OF MXA’S 2005 YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE PROJECT BIKE

Feb 19, 2019

When you buy a used bike with the engine sitting 20 feet away, you are looking for trouble. We found it and we fixed it
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MXA BUILDS A MIDRANGE KTM 250SXF PROJECT BIKE

Jul 12, 2018

Our goal was to build an easier-to-ride, more manageable KTM 250SXF. Our hope was to improve the midrange oomph and make some additional improvements along the way to 14,000 rpm
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