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The GasGas MC 450F could easily run as well the KTM 450SXF if the GasGas engineers had wanted it to — We can only assume that they didn’t want it to
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Maico let me, this long-haired kid from Texas, race their all-new Maico at the MXDN, and I beat all the other Maico riders
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The America-bound Petite Metisses were unique in that they were painted British Racing Green instead of the British versions OEM yellow
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Think sofa. The 5.0 N/mm forks on the KX450 motocross model are already way too soft, so you can easily imagine what the KX450X’s 4.8 N/mm spring rate and softer damping feel like
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The number and names of the of riders who have feigned an injury or taken a dive would shock most motocross fans
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The box vans were cool. It was you and your rider versus everybody else
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Lock-On grips come with six different throttle cams to fit the most popular bikes. If none of these work with your bike, there are 11 different optional cams to choose from
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The Alpinestars Supertech gear is available in two different graphic design options and seven different color choices
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If you mix higher vs. if you mix lower
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Mike walked away from the 2020 World Two-Stroke Championship with a smile on his face and $30,000 in his bank account
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Oversteer is when the front wheel turns in sharply, but the rear wheel refuses to follow the same arc. The 2021 CRF450’s best trait is how accurate it is at turn-in. Every MXA test rider loved the 2021 CRF450 on corner entrance
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Factory-prepped bikes evoke images of unbelievable power, superb handling, and razor-like control. Yet visually, Windham’s YZ125 looked pretty much like the stock YZ125 that the MXA gang brought along for comparison
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Make no mistake about it, there are still a few Hodaka parts left on this Super Combat
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The true story of the man name Rocket Rex—not a nickname for the slow or faint of heart
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There are important benefits and drawbacks when you are trying to decide if a high-compression piston is right for your bike
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"For us, motocross was a way of life. You raced every day of the week. You did not practice; you just raced every day. It was an amazing time to be a motorcycle rider."
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When Anaheim became synonymous with Supercross
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Only 340 TS20s were produced in 1963, with 97 percent of them shipped to the USA. The production Scrambler model was withdrawn at the end of 1963 after only two seasons in production
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The Big Four manufacturers have tried to replicate the KTM engine’s high-rpm design by borrowing from KTM’s playbook, but they can’t seem to get the recipe for success right
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The three-drawer toolbox is made from heavy-duty 20-gauge steel. It features ball-bearing drawer sliders and a smooth latch locker drawer system that retails for $160 if you want to buy it without the tools
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These are two totally different bikes. They share almost nothing in terms of design, focus or intent, but one is very good and the other is a little irritating
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If you ride the 2021 KX250 like you’re going out for a Sunday stroll, the orange, white and blue competition will blow by you due to the KX250’s lackluster bottom-end power
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BNG is the kiss of death, but let's take a close look at the 2021 Yamaha YZ450F and see if that kiss is actually fatal
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Don’t buy a 2021 KTM 450SXF if you don’t need the strongest clutch, most powerful brakes, lightest weight, broadest powerband, most accurate handling or a Formula 1 transmission
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Modern version of the old school pantyhose or wire mesh option
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When an OEM or aftermarket brake company boasts about increasing rigidity on its calipers, the goal is to prevent caliper flex and increase stopping power
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An air-cooled Alpinestars Tech 10 boot that is an update on the Ventil-Action boot from three decades ago
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"The other MXA guys started to refer to my KX125 project bike as the 'green unicorn.' I told them that it would be finished soon and then they’d be sorry. I lied!"
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By the early 1970s, the Sherpa S’s major competition came from another Bultaco, the Pursang
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He came out of nowhere in 1973, was named to the MXDN team in his rookie year, blazed a trail across the AMA Nationals in 1974 and disappeared
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