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60 HORSEPOWER KTM 350 VS. 60-HORSEPOWER KTM 450SXF

Apr 15, 2024

We go head-to-head with a 60 horsepower KTM 350 and a 60 horsepower KTM 450SXF
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$12,000 PASHA 125 PRO CLASSES AT THE WORLD TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP ON MARCH 30

Mar 8, 2024

Pasha Afshar has rounded up $12,000 in cash for the World Two-Stroke Championship's three 125 Pro classes. The money goes to the 125 Pros, Over-30 125 Pros and Over-50 125 Pros
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MXA INTERVIEW: PASHA AFSHAR TWO-STROKE IMPRESARIO

Jan 16, 2024

"I started promoting big purse two-stroke races for three reasons: One, it is cost effective. Two, two-strokes are more fun to race—no doubt on that point. Three, racing a two-stroke is so much safer than a four-stroke."
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FLASHBACK! JOSH MOSIMAN RACES THE HANGTOWN NATIONAL ON A GASGAS MC450F

Jan 1, 2024

After racing a Yamaha YZ450F at the opening round of the 2023 AMA 450 National Championships, Josh switched to a GasGas MC450F for the second round at Hangtown. Here is what he did to make it race ready
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“THIS WEEK IN MXA WITH JOSH MOSIMAN:” SOLVING OUR YZ250F COMPLAINTS

Dec 29, 2023

We called in the Pro from Dover to help get more out of our 2024 Yamaha YZ250F—and had Yamaha's test department come to help us
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FLASHBACK! WHAT IT’S LIKE TO RIDE KEN ROCZEN’S HEP SUZUKI RM-Z450

Dec 28, 2023

Riders of Ken’s caliber are usually locked in from one factory contract to the next, but, in this case, Ken and Honda split at the last minute, and the stars aligned HEP, Suzuki
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST RIDE ENGINEERING’S PROJECT YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE

Dec 18, 2023

This Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke was purpose-built to be crisp, clean, light and fun. It has Ride Engineering triple clamps, linkage and brakes, Twisted Development engine and carb mods, Enzo suspension and more
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WE RIDE A MECHANICAL ENGINEER’S FC350 DREAM BIKE

Aug 2, 2023

Billy Wight has a mindset fueled by data and operated by high-tech software and along with his Luxon MX enterprise he had a clear path to follow when building his FC350 “dream bike.”
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THIS WEEK IN MXA: 2023 WORLD TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

Apr 7, 2023

We look forward to Glendale Supercross and talk about the $25,000 purse for this weekend's two-stroke race. Plus, hear from Trevor Stewart, Carson Brown, Jamie Ellis, Matt Burkeen and Pasha Afshar
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INSIDE THE PRO’S BIKES: JEREMY MARTIN’S CLUBMX YAMAHA YZ250F

Apr 3, 2023

ClubMX mechanic Cameron Callaghan tells you everything they do to J-Mart's FXR/Muc-Off Yamaha YZ250F
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ASK THE MXPERTS: “SHOULD I UPGRADE FROM MY 300 TO A 300?”

Mar 9, 2023

This is not and apple-versus-orange predicament, you have two apples! One you could fix for the couple hundred dollars, while the other costs $9200
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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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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KAWASAKI KX450

Feb 14, 2023

This isn’t the only BNG bike on the showroom floor for 2023, but “BNG” is supposed to stand for “Bold New Graphics,” and the 2023 KX450 graphics are a far cry from bold
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CONTROVERSIAL KTM 150SX VARNER BUILD — PASHA SHOOTOUT EPISODE 3

Nov 28, 2022

The third 125 engine builder in the "Pasha 150SX Engine Builder Shootout" is Terry Varner. He is a controversial figure, with, at the very least, a poor work ethic or worse. Pasha included his engine to help Terry turn his life around
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EXOTIC TWISTED DEVELOPMENT-BUILT KTM 150 // PASHA SHOOTOUT EP. 2

Nov 21, 2022

This exotic KTM 150's frame was stripped and clear coated to create a raw metal finish. On the track, the FMF pipe sounds raw too
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MXA’S 125 HOT-ROD PROJECT BIKE SHOOTOUT: THE THREE BEST TUNERS KICK OUT THE JAMS

Sep 23, 2022

Jamie Ellis, Dean Dickenson & Mitch Payton put our KTM, Husky & Yamaha 125s on remedial speed therapy — with video and something called "words"
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WE RIDE PASHA AFSHAR’S TWISTED DEVELOPMENT KTM 270SXF

Jun 11, 2022

MXA didn’t test Pasha’s KTM 270SXF because of his Hollywood links (we blinked during “American Wrestler” and missed him). We are testing it because Pasha is a motocross benefactor and unsung hero
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WE RIDE FREDDIE NOREN’S BROWN’S RV KTM 450SXF “FAMILY AFFAIR”

May 4, 2022

After practicing starts at the KTM test track against Marvin Musquinwith LitPro data monitoring his starts, Freddie has found that he got better starts without using launch control
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MXA VIDEO: “ALMOST FACTORY” INSIDE JORDON SMITH’S FIRE POWER HONDA CRF250

Apr 25, 2022

Jordon Smith has ridden for Geico Honda, TLD KTM and Pro Circuit Kawasaki. Now he's on the FirePower Honda team and we had mechanic Justin Hopson explain all the custom parts on Jordon's bike
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WE RIDE GARRETT MARCHBANKS’ CLUBMX YAMAHA YZ250F

Apr 12, 2022

Garrett’s ClubMX YZ250F was 9 pounds lighter than the stock 2022 YZ250F, which means it hit the scales at 218 pounds.
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MXA TEAM TESTED: TWISTED DEVELOPMENT 450SXF EXHAUST FLANGE

Mar 7, 2022

You can’t compromise on the shape and free-flowing design of the ports — which is exactly where Twisted Development’s KTM 450SXF exhaust flange comes into play.
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WE RIDE DILAN SCHWARTZ’S BAR-X SUZUKI RM-Z250

Feb 7, 2022

Who'd a thunk it? The low on power and high in weight Suzuki RM-Z250 is suddenly making the top ten with Larry Brooks' BarX team
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TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (ECU)

Jan 29, 2022

Your bike's ECU could have gotten Neil Armstrong to the moon and back ten times—so it should get you through the whoops
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WE RIDE JOSH MOSIMAN’S “SMART” HUSQVARNA FC450

Dec 19, 2021

Before Josh Mosiman came to work at MXA or Jamie Ellis wrote his "Twisted Logic" column for MXA, they collaborated on a very special "Smart" Husqvarna FC450
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MXA BUILDS A 2022 GASGAS MC 450F FACTORY EDITION

Dec 17, 2021

Motorcycles are very personal things. They may appear to be made of metal and plastic, but the real substance is hopes and dreams. Every new bike is filled with possibilities.
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MXA’S “ZERO EXCUSES” WORLD TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP KTM 300SX

Nov 28, 2021

"I had a few moments of brilliance — one of them was almost passing my childhood hero, Mike Brown, and having him flip me off after I revved my engine behind him."
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST A TWISTED BUILT YAMAHA YZ270F BIG-BORE

Oct 14, 2021

We cried a little bit when riding this bike for two reasons. (1) The reverberation noise was insanely loud due to the hopped-up engine and vented airbox cover (2) The power profile brought us tears of joy
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THE RAW SOUNDS OF TWISTED DEVELOPMENT’S 2005 CR125

Sep 23, 2021

Back in the day 125 two-strokes had to be wrung out, especially the zero bottom-end 2005 CR125, but makes beautiful music
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WE BUILD A TWISTED DEVELOPMENT/ CYLINDER WORKS YZ270F

May 19, 2021

On the first test rides of our full-blown, full-race, full-size, Yamaha YZ270F, the MXA test riders were impressed, but we aren’t going to lie; we cried a little bit for two reasons
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HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW MARCH 2021 ISSUE: THE MAGAZINE FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE BIKES

Feb 16, 2021

What's in the newest issue of MXA? How about five 2021 bike tests — including the KTM 150SX, GasGas MC450, Yamaha YZ250, Husky FC350, Cylinder Works YZ270 & a retro test of K-Dub's '97 YZ125
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