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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 HUSQVARNA FC350

Apr 24, 2024

The FC350's one-of-a-kind setup lowers the chassis one-inch—you don’t need a degree in physics to realize that a lowered center of gravity is a major positive when it comes to handling.
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 GASGAS MC350F

Mar 13, 2024

It is one of only three 350cc motocross bikes in America and it is fast, plush, good handling & cool looking
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MXA RETRO TEST: COMPLETE TEST OF THE 2001 KTM 250SX

Oct 19, 2023

Let's go back 23 years and see what the 2001 KTM 250SX two-stroke was like—the great, the good, the bad and the awful
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MXA RETRO TEST: IS THIS THE TWO-STROKE THAT COULD BE BEATING THE FOUR-STROKES TODAY?

Apr 7, 2023

We take you back to the days of the last of mid-size two-strokes, more specifically, the 2000 KTM 380SX
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ASK THE MXPERTS: HELP! MY WP FORKS COLLAPSED WHILE SITTING

Apr 6, 2023

The internal air pressure inside an air fork is in a constant tug of war between "push" or "pull." Sometimes, the push side wins
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MXA VIDEO: MXA’S FIRST RIDE ON THE 2023 HUSQVARNA FC250

Oct 11, 2022

There is something about the lowered suspension that makes this bike feel special. It rails corners and floats through the air. It is sweet
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2022 KTM 350SXF

Apr 22, 2022

We’re not shy. The KTM 350SXF (and its white and red stablemates) are the best all-around motocross bikes you can buy
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2022 KTM 250SXF

Apr 22, 2022

It is hard to believe that the Japanese brands haven’t been able to dethrone an Austrian bike with a six-year-old engine in it. Over those six years, the KTM 250SXF has won the MXA 250 four-stroke shootout five times
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2021 HUSQVARNA TC250 TWO-STROKE

Jun 11, 2021

The lower-overall-height platform of the Husqvarna TC250 has an exceptional chassis that provides superb handling
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE MIKE ALESSI’S 2007 KTM 450SXF

Apr 23, 2021

In his career, Mike has won races, been a serious championships threat and been mired in turmoil — think back to the 2005 Glen Helen National and the infamous “Believe the Hype” T-shirts
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MXA’S WORLD TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP PRO CIRCUIT YAMAHA YZ125RV

Nov 27, 2020

On MXA's 2020 Yamaha YZ125, we wanted a no-frills race bike. We only wanted to change the stuff that needed changing, work on the items that needed help and replace the parts that we knew could be better
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MXA FIRST RIDE VIDEO: 2021 KTM 450SXF

Oct 30, 2020

We tell you everything that we learned on day one of our KTM 450SXF long-term test
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THE ULTIMATE YAMAHA YZ125: SMUGGLED IN FROM AMSTERDAM BY MXA

Oct 16, 2020

This is the engine package that Yamaha’s sponsored riders use in European EMX 125 and the Yamaha Cup 125 races. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Sadly, it's not sold in America
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MXA TEAM TESTED: SKF DUAL-COMPOUND FORK SEALS

Sep 12, 2020

SKF has a reputation for building the longest-lasting fork seals in motocross, and its latest dual-compound innovation enhances that reputation
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MXA VIDEO: FIRST RIDE ON THE 2020 KTM 250SXF

Jul 19, 2019

KTM's 2020 250SXF address last year's problem areas to produce a much improved race bike
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FORK WORKS: RIDE JBI PRO PERCH 2.0 FORK MODS

Mar 14, 2018

Ride JBI’s spring seat meters the oil flow through the spring seat with ports that are controlled by flexible reed-valve shims
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FORK WORKS: WP HONDA CRF450 CONE VALVE FORKS

Dec 22, 2017

Want to borrow trick forks from a KTM to make your CRF450 better? Have you ever considered putting WP Cone Valve forks on your 2016 through 2018 Honda CRF450? We would if we were you.
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