TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | 2003 FACTORY KTM TEAM
McGrath, Townley, Laninovich, Langston, Hughes, Boniface, Metcalfe and Rodrigues
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McGrath, Townley, Laninovich, Langston, Hughes, Boniface, Metcalfe and Rodrigues
The age-old struggle of power versus powerband
If you mix higher vs. if you mix lower
What was wrong with the 2000 KTM 250SX engine? Just about everything
17 year old Travis races against the big hitters
The dream team of McGrath, Lusk and Emig were injured so Carmichael, Dowd and Henry raced the 1998 MXDN—MXA got to ride all their bikes
A rare bike with a touch of modern tech
Honda/KTM hybrid two-stroke
The MXA wrecking crew chose the Suzuki RM250 as the Bike of the Year in 2004 and 2005. To our way of thinking, only two bikes were worthy of consideration for the 250cc two-stroke crown the YZ250 and the RM250
Who thought the 2005 YZ125 would be basically the same 16 years later
From frog to prince
Old school vs. new school. 1988 CR500 engine shoehorned into a 2017 CRF450 chassis
By 2001, Kevin raced a Kawi, Yamaha, Honda & Suzuki
Of all the major manufacturers, Honda can be forgiven for not throwing the full weight of their engineering prowess behind the 2006 CR250 two-stroke. After all, way back in 1972 Honda vowed that they weren’t interested in building two-strokes
Was the KTM 380SX faster than the KX500 and CR500 of their times? Yes and no
RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
The MXA wrecking crew rounded up the five prime contenders and put them through their paces. Here is what we have learned about the 2004 tiddlers
We ride the bike that Ricky raced at the 1999 Motocross des Nations in England
This is everything you need to know about the 1999 KX250 in complete detail—think how valuable this was 21 years ago
Jeremy’s last factory two-stroke
From frog to prince
We test Brett Metcalfe’s 2005 Yamaha of Troy YZ125 when it was the only smoker left on the track
These are the must-do fix-it tips to make the 2000 CR250 the best bike it can be
John Garde’s 80+ HP two-stroke Unlimited karts
In 2001 the KTM 125SX made big strides to not only stay with the Japanese brands, but beat them
One small step backwards and one giant leap forward
KX250 vs. RM-Z450
Back in 2006, Suzuki was the only Japanese manufacture that was still making upgrades to their two-strokes
For 2000, the KX engineers added more inertia to the drivetrain to help the KX125 churn out a broader powerband. Unfortunately, it didn’t work as well as they hoped
From red to hot pink to blue