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The only test rider to have ridden every motocross bike of the last 40 years, Jody Weisel is also the most educated motocross editor with Bachelors, Masters and Phd degrees (in gerontology). Jody runs the largest test crew in magazine history, with 7 test riders racing new models every weekend. MXA's hands-on approach to testing is invaluable in getting to the heart of each bike's performance.

BEST OF JODY’S BOX: A PICTURE IS WORTH 1000 WORDS, A BANNER 10,000

Mar 30, 2020

"It is often said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words,' which is true—unless you are the kind of guy who wears suspenders to keep his belt up."
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MXA RETRO TEST: IS THIS THE TWO-STROKE THAT COULD BE BEATING THE FOUR-STROKES TODAY?

Mar 30, 2020

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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BREAKING NEWS: 95TH INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS OF ENDURO CANCELED

Mar 30, 2020

They say "postponed," but no matter how you cut it, they aren't holding it this year.
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FISHERMEN REJOICE: HONDA TRAIL CT125 COULD BE COMING BACK IN 2021

Mar 29, 2020

Maybe there wasn't a Honda Trail 90 in every garage in America in 1970, but it sure seemed like it
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MXA’S FORGOTTEN MOTOCROSS TECH: THORK FORKS

Mar 29, 2020

Thorks were part of the family tree that produced the Ribi Quadrilateral forks, AMP Research Parallelogram forks, Simons forks and Fox forks
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THE NEW MXA IS OUT NOW! GET YOUR MOTO JUICE WHILE SUPERCROSS IS GONE

Mar 28, 2020

The April 2020 edition of MXA could be on the way to your mailbox or soon to arrive in the care of uniformed official of the U.S. Government...if you subscribe
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MXA INTERVIEW: MARTY SMITH ON THE BURDEN OF BEING A TEEN IDOL

Mar 28, 2020

When you are winning for a company like Honda, they are not so corporate; they are very warm and friendly. But if you have a tough year, that warm and cozy company turns into a cold corporation
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WE RIDE BBR’S CUSTOM-BUILT HONDA CRF150F

Mar 28, 2020

This is the most expensive Honda CRF150F four-stroke play bike ever built
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MXA VIDEO: ADAM CIANCIARULO ON HIS LOYALTY TO MITCH PAYTON

Mar 28, 2020

"He never made me feel like I was riding on borrowed time. Mitch is my family in that sense."
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THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAY BOYS: MINICYCLE STAR WEEK WITH JEFF ALESSI, EDDIE HICKS & JIMMY…

Mar 28, 2020

Plus, Benny Bloss, Jean Michel Bayle, Tallon & Tyson Vohland, Rich Eierstedt, Bruce Ogilvie & Brett Metcalfe
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MXA PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: BOLT HARDWARE BRAND-SPECIFIC BOLT KITS

Mar 27, 2020

Bolt offers a self-contained kit that stockpiles the most commonly used bolts for Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Husqvarna, KTM and vintage bikes
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3RD ANNUAL RYAN VILLOPOTO CUP TO BE HELD ON JUNE 19-21 AT GRAYS HARBOR

Mar 27, 2020

The Champ pays back to the people who believed the most in him
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PRO CIRCUIT SUSPENSION SPECIAL: DO IT BEFORE YOU NEED YOUR BIKE THIS SUMMER

Mar 27, 2020

If you choose Pro Circuit's service & oil change. you will receive two fork and dust seals for the price of one
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MXA PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: MOOSE RACING ULTRA GLOW SILICONE SPRAY & MR-1 CHAIN WAX

Mar 27, 2020

Moose's double whammy for shiny plastic and a well lubed chain
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ASK THE MXPERTS: THAT CRAZY KTM CHOKE KNOB

Mar 27, 2020

"My bike won’t start when I pull the choke knob out, but when I start it with the choke off, it blubbers and dies"
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MXA’s WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: AMA SUPERCROSS BECOMES THE NEW TRANS-AMA WINTER SERIES

Mar 27, 2020

Be on the look out for major cities without professional football teams, because their stadiums will be available for rent
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FORGOTTEN MOTOCROSS TECH: HOW TO TURN 32 SPOKES INTO 16 SPOKES

Mar 27, 2020

Motocross bikes are almost the last motorcycles to use wire-spoked wheels, as street bikes have gone to cast aluminum wheels, which are the modern version of wooden wheels
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NEW DATE: WORLD TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP COMING TO GLEN HELEN ON MAY 9

Mar 27, 2020

Thank goodness! The MXA gang needed a little more time to get Old Betsy out from under the tarp and running again
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MXA PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: MOOSE RACING AGROID F.I. HELMETS

Mar 24, 2020

The new Moose Racing F.I. Agroid helmet is DOT and ECE certified and features a multi-density EPS liner and MIPS brain protection system
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BEST OF JODY’S BOX: CONVERSATIONS WITH LOVELY LOUELLA

Mar 24, 2020

"Lines, shmines. All that matters is my left wrist; or is that the right wrist?"
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THE BIKE THAT “BONES” BUILT: A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP ACROSS THE AGES

Mar 22, 2020

How Ron Watmore got his dream bike back in 1985 and almost got it back 32 years later
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MXA PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: O’NEAL RACING’S 2020 BOOT COLLECTION

Mar 22, 2020

O'Neal Racing covers the price range with motocross sboots from mild to wild — and one stop in between
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MXA PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: FOUR POWER PARTS KTM PRODUCTS YOU NEED

Mar 22, 2020

Well, if you are a KTM racer you would, at the very least want every one them
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LAWRENCE BROTHERS VIDEO: A DAY AT GLEN HELEN WITH HUNTER & JETT

Mar 21, 2020

Outdoor testing gets an early start for Geico Honda because Supercross racing got an early end
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RYAN DUNGEY’S FIRST MXA INTERVIEW… BEFORE HE WAS “RYAN DUNGEY”

Mar 21, 2020

A chance to look back 13 years ago at Ryan Dungey before anyone really had much knowledge of him
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MIKE BROWN INTERVIEW: “I’M NOT THE FASTEST GUY OUT THERE, AND I NEVER WAS”

Mar 21, 2020

Mike Brown raced his first AMA Pro race in 1990 — 30 years later he is still making a living as a professional motorcycle racer
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MITCH PAYTON ON RUNNING A TEAM & FINDING GOOD RIDERS

Mar 21, 2020

A conversation with the world's greatest tuner on the past and the present
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: CAN’T WATCH PEOPLE RACE? PERHAPS YOU SHOULD GO RIDING…

Mar 21, 2020

Every week a new domino falls — now the AMA Nationals have been moved their starting time back a month
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MXA INTERVIEW: DONNIE HANSEN ON HIS BITTERSWEET CAREER

Mar 21, 2020

There is a downside of continual improvements, and that is when those guys get off now, they are going faster, and getting thrown on the ground is a little more serious
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MXA VIDEO: HOW TO BUILD A DAVID O’CONNOR REPLICA KTM 250SXF WORKS BIKE

Mar 20, 2020

Every KTM racer wants to build the ultimate KTM 250SXF — few will ever reach this level of perfection
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