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MXA RACE TEST: 2025 KAWASAKI KX250

This year, Kawasaki took two steps forward in the chassis department and one step backward in the engine department. On last year’s KX250, the engine was the highlight and our complaints focused on the chassis; now our opinion has flip-flopped.

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2025 KTM 350SXF

What’s the 2025 KTM 350SXF like? Who’s it best for? Who do we recommend it to?

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: COMPLETE TEST OF THE 2001 KTM 125SX

In 2001 the KTM 125SX made big strides to not only stay with the Japanese brands, but to beat them

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY: WE RIDE JASON ANDERSON’S 2015 FACTORY HUSKY FC450

Many 450cc Supercross-spec bikes have super-stiff forks, loads of bottom-end power, a massive front brake and a lowered subframe. Surprisingly, Anderson’s FC450 wasn’t your standard Supercross machine

Dane Pappas Loretta Lynn winning GasGas MC85 two-stroke

MXA VIDEO: WE RIDE DANE PAPPAS’ LORETTA LYNN WINNING MC85

We tested the 85 that won Loretta Lynn’s. This video includes a lap time battle, details about the build from Jamie Ellis and berm blasting

TESTING & RACING THE 2025 YAMAHA YZ250FX AT THE IRONMAN GNCC

The 2025 Yamaha YZ250FX adopted the same changes that its counterpart, the YZ450FX, received in 2024. This motorcycle may look like a motocross YZ250F on the surface, but hidden inside its frame rails are a lot of essential off-road mods.

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! 2015 MXA 250 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT

If the powers-that-be allowed two- and four-strokes to compete at equal displacements in the Pro ranks—it would be a two-stroke world again.

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2025 KTM 450SXF

There were so many frame changes for 2025 that the whole nature of the 450SXF chassis changed from ultra-stiff to forgiving

2025 MOTOCROSS ACTION 250 SHOOTOUT: SUZUKI, TRIUMPH, KAWASAKI, HONDA, YAMAHA, GASGAS, HUSQVARNA, KTM

You seen all the videos, now is the time to read what they should have told you

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2025 YAMAHA YZ250F

New model updates can be small but mighty; while big changes are often to the swing-and-miss variety. On the 2025 YZ250F the improvements on the track correlated with the updates.

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2025 KAWASAKI KX450SR

MXA’s Josh Mosiman and Josh Fout test the new 2025 Kawasaki KX450SR “Special Racer” model at Glen Helen

TWO-STROKE MEMORIES: FULL TEST OF THE 2003 HONDA CR125

The most modern vintage bike made—with a soon to be final expiration date

JODY’S TRUE STORY OF THE PITIFUL 1992 WATER-COOLED CZ 125MX

MXA knows a lot about the 1992 CZ 125MX, we raced it, tested it and lived with it—well, actually we tolerated it

1992 YAMAHA WR500: HOW THE “AIR HAMMER” BECAME THE “MAYTAG”

Some times a stop gap measure is the only measure that can work when you start too late

WE TEST THE GASGAS MC85 TWO-STROKE THAT WON LORETTA

Dane Pappas started riding in the Spring of 2020 and four years later won the 85cc class at Loretta Lynns on his GasGas MC85

TRUE STORY OF RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 2005 SUZUKI RM250 TWO-STROKE

RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers

THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE CANNONDALE DISASTER

Why the long dreamed of “Great American Motocross Hope” was a total flop

WE RIDE AIDAN ZINGG’S LORETTA-WINNING KTM 112SX SUPERMINI

How to build your own Loretta Lynn Championship-winning replica — Plus video

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: MYSTERIES OF 2005 KTM 250SX SOLVED

“The worst business decision that KTM ever made was to buy the Dutch-based WP suspension company”

MXA VIDEO: HOW TO BUILD A VET RIDER’S DREAM YZ250F

All it took was time, patience and $28,000

FIRST LOOK! 2025-1/2 KTM 250SXF & 450SXF FACTORY EDITIONS

The new 250SXF and 450SXF Factory Editions will be available at dealers in January

FIRST LOOK! 2024-1/2 GASGAS FACTORY EDITIONS

Thanks to a switch to a new Rockstar Energy sponsorship, the GasGas MC450f and MC250F get a whole new look

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! MXA’S 2015 125 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT

Is the obvious winner the fast one, the one with the most high-tech features or the fun one

MXA VIDEO: WE RIDE THE ALL-NEW 2025 TRIUMPH TF450-RC

The Triumph TF450-RC will hit the ground running because it shares the same frame and running gear as the Triumph TF250

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2025 SUZUKI RM-Z450

Our resident Suzuki test rider shakes down the 2025 RM-Z450 at Perris Raceway

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WORLD’S FIRST CUSTOM-BUILT FREESTYLE BIKE

Do you remember the Aloop XMX Freestyle bike?

MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE JAMES STEWART’S 24-0 NATIONAL-WINNING KAWASAKI KX450F

We ride the bike that James Stewart rode to a perfect season in 2008 —perfect means 24 straight moto wins

MXA VIDEO: 2025 HONDA CRF450 WORKS EDITION FIRST RIDE

If you want to own the best Honda CRF450 on the track today, scrape up $2900 dollars to get to the $12,599 price tag for the 2025 Honda CRF450 Works Edition

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2025 HONDA CRF250 WORKS EDITION

For the first time, Honda made a CRF250 Works Edition and our testers loved it

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2025 HUSQVARNA TC125 TWO-STROKE

Electric starting, electric power valve, and electronic fuel-injection. What happened to two-strokes?

MXA RETRO TEST: 2001 CANNONDALE MX400— NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME?

Go back in time to when Cannondale invested $80 million in a bike that started with a suspect frame design and just got worse from there

WHY BONES BACON LOVES THE HONDA TRAIL 90, OOPS TRAIL 110…NO, THE TRAIL 125

We track Bones down at the Pro Circuit Supercross track to hear his history with Honda’s legendary Trail 125

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2025 SUZUKI RM-Z250

Suzuki’s bodywork makes it one of the sharpest-looking bikes on the track. The engine is user-friendly for novice-level riders and the durability is impressive. With the addition of softer fork springs, the Suzuki RM-Z250 would be a great bike for many riders.

MXA VIDEO: 2025 MXA 250 SHOOTOUT

Our biggest Shootout ever! We dive into the pros and cons, and then rank all eight of the major 250cc four-strokes

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2025 SUZUKI RM-Z450

And, as it works out, the MXA test is one of only a tiny handful of in depth 2025 Suzuki RM-Z450 tests

THIS WEEK IN MXA: STOCK OR WORKS EDITION? 2025 CRF250 LAP TIME BATTLE

Josh Mosiman, Josh Fout and Shawn Bushnell go head-to-head with lap time comparisons between the stock 2025 Honda CRF250 and the Works Edition

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! WE RIDE WORLD CHAMP ROMAIN FEBVRE’S 2015 YZ450FM

MXA’S Daryl Ecklund didn’t just ride Febvre’s Grand Prix YZ450FM, he got to ride it all by himself on the Maggiora track in Italy

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO RIDE RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 1998 SPLITFIRE KX125?

Would we want to race Ricky’s KX125? Who wouldn’t? But; we’d need a few months to get in shape to be able use it to its fullest potential

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: 1991 KX80 CHASSIS WITH KX125 ENGINE

Mark Chilson is a dreamer with the patience and talent to build one-of-a-kind bikes that are super detailed

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! 2004 HONDA CR250 VERSUS YAMAHA YZ250

Time has a way of blurring the rear-view vision of motocross fans. What’s better a 2004 Honda or 2004 Yamaha? We not surprised that you don’t know the correct answer

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: AN IN DEPTH LOOK INTO THE 2006 YZ125

In 2005 the YZ125 sold 28 percent more bikes than the previous year, which allowed Yamaha to spend R&D money to make the 2006 YZ125 even better

2025 MXA 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: SUZUKI, HONDA, GASGAS, KAWASAKI, HUSQVARNA, KTM & YAMAHA

We race-test bikes because that’s when the pros and cons of a motorcycle stand out the most. No matter how hard you try in practice, it’ll never replicate the intensity that comes out on race day

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2025 YAMAHA YZ450F

The new 2025 YZ450F retails for $9999, which is exactly what the YZ costs in 2024. Honda also kept the same MSRP for its all-new CRF450, albeit at $9699

2024 FANTIC XX125: STOCK VERSUS FULL-RACE VERSION

Not sold in the USA, but that didn’t stop MXA from procuring two of them for a stock versus mod showdown

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO RACE THE 2015 KTM 450SXF

MXA wrecking crew test impression—an uplifting dose of the truth

MXA VIDEO: 2025 YAMAHA YZ250FX CROSS-COUNTRY FIRST RIDE

The little brother to the Yamaha YZ450F makes some major tweaks to their mid-size cross-country racer

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 TRIUMPH TF250-X

When you spend $10,000-plus on a 250 four-stroke, you don’t expect notchy shifting, mapping issues and a powerband that runs flat on top—even if it does handle like a champ.

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WE RIDE RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 1999 SPLITFIRE PRO CIRCUIT KX125

We ride the bike that Ricky raced at the 1999 Motocross des Nations in England

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2025 GASGAS MC450F

The marketing plan was simple—buyers could get 90 percent of a KTM 450SXF for $800 less

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2025 HONDA CRF250

For the first time in recent memory, Honda updated both the 250 and 450 in the same season. They even added a CRF250 Works Edition to the lineup this year, but that bike won’t be available for a few months

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! 2015 MXA 450 SHOOTOUT—THE NEEDY & THE DISGRUNTLED

CRF450 vs. YZ450F vs. KX450F vs. 450SXF vs. FC450 vs. RM-Z450

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2025 KAWASAKI KX450

It makes 58.01 horsepower, which is a respectable number, but no where near the class leading class-leading 60.1 horsepower of the Husqvarna FC450. The problem wasn’t the actual horsepower number but the fact that the bike felt slow and didn’t respond quickly.