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The 2024 KTM 450SXF is a thing of beauty. It has a luscious powerband, and even though it makes almost 60 horsepower, it is super manageable and handles like a dream. No oversteer, no understeer; it is super accurate in all situations.
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A retired racer can only maintain his fame with the fans he earned over his 10 years as an active racer. The star and his minions grow old together
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The Beta 125RR Race Edition has a sweet powerband that picked up quickly and was more friendly to ride on tight trails than a Yamaha YZ, KTM 125SX, Husqvarna TC125 or GasGas MC125.
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After the errors of the 2002, 2003 and 2004 CRF450 models, the 2006, 2007 and 2008 CRF450s have become industry standards.
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If you’re a serious racer, it’s a good idea to ride in the mud whenever you can. It helps you become a better rider, not only in wet conditions, but on dry tracks, too
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The Rabaconda makes every step a logical part of the process. No cut knuckles. No flying tire irons. No pinched tubes. Where the Rabaconda is invaluable is in dealing with mousses
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MXA let's Joel Roberts tell you all the particulars of his life Joel back to his roots where it all started
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His father was a Honda lifer, he got his start as a Fifth Dragon at YOT, he won the Phoenix Supercross for FMF Honda, learned team manager lessons from Mitch Payton & found his true calling at KTM
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Some times a stop gap measure is the only measure that can work when you start too late
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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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The Falta buyer got the classic aluminum coffin-style gas tank, center-port exhaust engine, magnesium hubs, air shock and a single-downtube red frame
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Taking testing to the nth degree—inside MXA's Yamaha YZ450F as set-up fo the Pala 450 National
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Mark Johnson was WP's Factory Red Bull suspension technician for 10 years before starting Research Engineering Performance’s (REP). He knows KTM/WP tech
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There is no one size fits all motocross seat — it all comes down to personal taste, riding style and physical proportions
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The wild and wacky story of how Yamaha got into the dirt bike business and the cast of characters that made it a success
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If the bike had wheels and the manufacturer wrote a big enough check, Gary Jones could deliver them an AMA National Championship
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One look at the Yamaha YZ65 and Husqvarna TC65 two-strokes made our big-bike test riders wish they had bikes as good as these when they were kids
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The Dozer gear bag is a brand-new addition to the Ogio lineup, and it’s inspired by the highly regarded Rig 9900 bag
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This is the sand tire that AMA Pros elect to run in the AMA 450 National when it is sandy or muddy & even sometimes when it isn't.
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We don’t think the new 2001 engine was motocross ready. If the 2000 KTM 250SX came with the 1999 engine and right-side-up forks, it would have been a runaway hit
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Many companies have labeled their protectors “roost guards” to mitigate their lawyers’ concerns about claims of “protection.”
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In the 1970s, AJS, Matchless, Norton, Villiers, BSA and Triumph were combined into the Norton-Villiers Group — AJS was saddled with aging Villiers Starmaker engine
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The ODI Emig 2.0 V2 lock-on grip as an improvement on the original Emig grip with key differences to set it apart from the earlier Emig grip.
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"I felt really comfortable on the CZ. The CZ was built for me. I don’t think that I am Czechoslovakian at all, but I liked it."
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The Guts RJ Wing seat is a gripper seat on steroids. Once you mentally adjust to having 1-inch spacers between you and the bike, you find that it is significantly easier to grip while standing up.
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Team Suzuki’s 2003 RM250 was one of the best race bike we ever rode‚ without a doubt. How can we make such a bold statement? It was true!
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"Sentinel" is defined as “a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.” That’s exactly what this chest protector is meant to do over your upper body
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At one time the Husqvarna 125CR was the most expensive 125 motocross bike a rider could buy
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"You have to understand, Roger did not talk to me that much during the Trans-AMA. It was like God was talking to me. Fortunately for him, he got the Trans-AMA title; however, at the next race, his bike broke in half at Livermore."
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There is no time limit on the love between a man and his first two-stroke—and when a two-stroke has been in production since 1974, like the YZ125/YZ250, it has a devoted congregation hoping to pay homage to the past with their own Yamaha…
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