THIS WEEK IN MXA: AUSTIN FORKNER & ROGER DECOSTER INTERVIEWS, PLUS KX500 TESTING
Austin Forkner would’ve exceeded the AMA points limit and been bumped out of the 250 class for 2022, but that changed when he broke his collarbone
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Austin Forkner would’ve exceeded the AMA points limit and been bumped out of the 250 class for 2022, but that changed when he broke his collarbone
The year 2021 comes half a century after the release of the iconic motocross movie, On Any Sunday. In 1971, the sport of motocross boomed with new riders flooding the sport. Now, more people are turning to motorcycles again
The box vans were cool. It was you and your rider versus everybody else
The true story of the man name Rocket Rex—not a nickname for the slow or faint of heart
MXA knows a lot about the 1992 CZ 125MX, we raced it, tested it and lived with it—well, actually we tolerated it
There will never be another motocross racer like Joel Robert, not just for his immense talent but for his lust for life
Roger DeCoster talks about his riders, his teams and his motivation to keep going racing year after year
RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
I used to be complimented when a factory rider would give me riding advice. I was deluded. They give you advice because they feel sorry for you
The illustrious motocross history of leading link forks and the men who race with them
We show you the “Early Days of Motocross” Museum’s white and red 1974 European model
When “The Man” was just a boy riding a Czechoslovakian Ceske Zavodny in the 250 GPs while on his way to the top
Plus, long lost photographs of Roger DeCoster from his CZ days
What goes around, comes around—Roger reveals what happened in 1966 (CZ),1970 (Suzuki), 1980 (Honda), 1993 (MXA), 1995 (Suzuki) and 2011 (KTM)
The 1972 CZ 400 was a close relative of the 1970 and 1971 models. The old CZ 360 was bored out to 380cc and called the 400
Barcia leaves Yamaha for 2021
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
When you’re winning, life is good and for Joel Robert it was good for most of his racing career…and six 250 World Championships
A chance to look back 13 years ago at Ryan Dungey before anyone really had much knowledge of him
Lots of great ideas are abandoned because they are too expensive to produce or too ugly for anyone to buy—Valentino Ribi designed just such a fork
This is a fact! Team Suzuki’s 2003 RM250 is the best race bike we’ve ever ridden‚ without a doubt. How can we make such a bold statement? It was true!
Not just who’s who, but where they get to be who they are
Suzuki used every bit of ingenuity gleaned from backyard mechanics, the latest information and lessons learned from previous failures
Is it as true today as it was decades ago? If not, at least it is funny, scathing and absolutely true in Hannah’s mind
MXA started a fundraising effort to field an MXDN team by selling MXDN T-shirts. It worked
Factory two-strokes are a thing of the past as no manufacturer is going to build a factory two-stroke in a world dominated by four-strokes — we found one!
The father of the modern motocross boot leaves behind a company, family and heritage that changed the sport
“The British claim they started it. The French say the British are crazy. I’m Belgian, and I was always told that motocross began in Belgium.”
Preston Petty wanted to control the big swings in motion that make a bike dive under hard braking with his No-Dive invention
But most of all we want to congratulate Selvarj Narayana for a life well spent and wish him many more years in the biz