JODY’S TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: MY LIFE AS AN MXA TEST PILOT
So, you want to be a motorcycle test rider, but not just any test rider—you want to be the guy who has ridden every bike made for the last 45 years—and lived to tell about it
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So, you want to be a motorcycle test rider, but not just any test rider—you want to be the guy who has ridden every bike made for the last 45 years—and lived to tell about it
Reverse cylinder engines are not rare, but they are still oddities
For the MXA wrecking crew only two bikes were worthy of consideration for the 2006 250cc Bike of The Year crown—the YZ250 and the RM250—we chose the yellow one
You gotta read this, it’s the dark version of motocross bike history
It’s a big world out there, but unfortunately it’s all on lock-down & the Supercross series gets scrambled up again
Back in the year 2000, when Suzuki read MXA’s 2000 DRZ400 test they banned MXA from product, product information and advertising. We thought it was a good review
What Rockstar Energy Suzuki has managed to accomplish in 2013 was a major feat—they built a super-competitive bike, developed one-off parts and hired the best racer possible
But, the really good ones end up with a single digit
With a touch of panache, lots of hard work, a bundle of money and there you have the top ten
We are sad to see another team go
Former MXGP racer, Max Anstie suffers a weird offseason injury
We catch up with Alex Martin to look back on the 2020 season and his plans for the future
Max Anstie came to America to race Supercross. He gives his opinion on MXGP and AMA Supercross and motocross here
Do you know Hooke’s Law? It’s not a crime drama on CBS. It’s something you need to know about your bike
What goes around, comes around—Roger reveals what happened in 1966 (CZ),1970 (Suzuki), 1980 (Honda), 1993 (MXA), 1995 (Suzuki) and 2011 (KTM)
Back in 2006, Suzuki was the only Japanese manufacture that was still making upgrades to their two-strokes
The common language of tests riders is a clear description of what is happening — minus the braaappp sounds
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
Everything you need to know about the class of 1999 in under ten minutes — what exactly is a potpourri of mediocrity?
Ricky Carmichael opens the door for new opportunities
In 2007, Dungey was the Rookie of the Year, in 2008, Dungey finished second in both the 250 Supercross series and 250 outdoor series and in 2009 he won the 250 West Coast Supercross series and the 250 AMA National Championship
A chance to look back 13 years ago at Ryan Dungey before anyone really had much knowledge of him
The RM250 had every two-stroke trait–good, bad and ugly
The first real Japanese motocross effort borrowed a few ideas from the Euro brands
Suzuki resurrected itself from the ashes of the rather mediocre 1998 engine in 1999. The ‘99 powerband was, in fact, a KX250 clone
James Stewart made easy work of the 125 class in the 2004 Nationals on his tried-and-true KX125. If he could, why couldn’t we on a Pro Circuit RM125?
An old dog sees retirement in its future
Wanna bet that Chad will be on the starting line at Anaheim 1 for a final, fitting, farewell to the fans
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