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2024 KTM 250SXF Factory Edition

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024-1/2 KTM 250SXF FACTORY EDITION


The new KTM 250SXF comes with a new frame, new linkage, and a new smartphone-compatible connectivity unit that allows you to adjust mapping, analyze your lap times and more

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 GASGAS MC350F


It is one of only three 350cc motocross bikes in America and it is fast, plush, good handling & cool looking

2024 YAMAHA YZ450FX CROSS-COUNTRY TESTED VIDEO


Yamaha has combined the best of both moto and offroad into their newest YZ450 model

20 YEARS AGO TODAY! WE RIDE TRAVIS PASTRANA’S 2003 FACTORY SUZUKI RM250


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!

2024 Yamaha YZ125X vs YZ250X

2024 YAMAHA YZ125X VS. YZ250X: WHICH OFF-ROAD YZ-X TWO-STROKE IS BEST FOR YOU?


Yamaha offers two four-stroke cross-country models & two two-stroke models. MXA breaks down the differences between the 2024 YZ250X and YZ125X

MXA RETRO TEST: 2001 SERVICE HONDA CR134 THAT WE HATED TO RIDE


This is a classic example of all that can go wrong with a hopped-up bike—and spending a bundle of money doesn’t always make a bike better

MXA RACE TEST! THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 KAWASAKI KX450


What’s the 2024 Kawasaki KX450 all about? We reveal the good, the bad and mysterious

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! MXA’S 2014 KAWASAKI KX450F RACE TEST


A look back a decade ago to the 2014 KX450F. It had a great powerband, but In order to get our hands on that luscious powerband, we had to make a few compromises in other areas.

2024 Beta 450RX

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE ALL-NEW 2024 BETA 450 RX MOTOCROSS MODEL


We finally got to ride Beta’s first-ever 450 four-stroke motocross bike on a rough Glen Helen track. Here’s our first impressions

MXA RETRO TEST: IS THE 2001 VOR 503MX THE GREATEST FOUR-STROKE EVER?


It started life as the brain child of the Vertemati brothers, but the Vertemati/VOR breakup was probably a good thing for buyers—because the 503MX did improve under VOR

HOW THE 1955 YAMAHA YA-1 RED DRAGONFLY MADE YAMAHA WHAT IT IS TODAY


Yamaha was originally called Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha, which translated is “Japan Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company.” It wasn’t until the summer of 1955, that the Yamaha Motor Company was spun off from Nippon Gakki.

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 KTM 350SXF


The 2024 KTM 350SXF can be ridden flat out at high rpm like a 250 or torqued in the midrange like a 450.

2024-1/2 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition

MXA VIDEO: 2024-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION TEST


KTM isn’t waiting four years to address rider complaints about the latest bikes, they are going all out to increase chassis flex and comfort for 2025. We shake down next year’s ’25 KTM 450SXF

2024 MXA 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: SUZUKI, HONDA, GASGAS,KAWASAKI, HUSQVARNA, KTM & YAMAHA


Even though it is fun to fly to some far-away track to test a bike, it isn’t much of a test. MXA prefers to test bikes on the “dirt dyno.” What is the dirt dyno? It is the tracks that we have done a thousand laps on.

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 GASGAS MC450F


The GasGas MC450F is not as affordable as it once was, but it is still a sweet bike that captures riders’ hearts with its fun nature.

2024 MXA 250 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: THE WRITTEN WORD ON HOW ALL SEVEN BIKES RANK


We tested each bike in its stock form, and put 20 hours on each bike to, try to make them ultimately comparable to each other and to keep things equal we installed the same tires on each bike

MXA VIDEO: 2024 KAWASAKI KX450X CROSS-COUNTRY TEST


The off-road-specific version of the Kawasaki KX450 features the KX450 motocross bike’s frame, engine, brakes, electronics, airbox, exhaust and bodywork—but with more off-road capability

2024 Honda CRF450RWE

MXA VIDEO: 2024 HONDA CRF450 WORKS EDITION TEST


The Honda CRF450 Works Edition costs $2750 more than a stock CRF450. Is it worth the extra dough?

2024 Yamaha YZ250

MXA VIDEO: 2024 YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE TEST


Our tune has changed… Thank you, Yamaha

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY: MXA’S COMPLETE 2014 KTM 250SX TWO-STROKE TEST


The King of 250 Two-Strokes had no rivals for the throne in 2014

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 YAMAHA YZ450F


If you own a 2023 Yamaha YZ450F, then you already own a 2024 YZ450F—except with more hours on it than the new one on the showroom floor.

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 GASGAS MC250F


There is praise and complaint in every new motorcycle. We’re glad Austria is making an effort to delineate the three different brands, but it seems wrong to leave free power on the table.

MXA RETRO TEST: STRANGE-FOR-THE-TIMES 2011 HUSQVARNA TC449


“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Ooops, “Why I don’t love three, let me count the ways.”

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 KTM 450SXF


The 2024 models are officially here! Our first “Tested” video of the year comes on the bike that finished second in the 2023 MXA 450 Shootout

FLASHBACK! MXA RIDES A 75-HORSEPOWER JAWA 500 SPEEDWAY BIKE


Our best advice? Turn right to go left, speed up to slow down and ignore everything you learned by racing motocross

FLASHBACK! WE RIDE JACK PHINN’S HONDA CRF450 DIRT TRACKER


With some reasonable modifications, a CR450 can be transformed into a desert racer, enduro bike, supermoto bike, dirt tracker, TT racer, sidecar racer or even a road racer

FLASHBACK! A MOTOCROSSER ON STRANGE TERRAIN WITH DARYL ECKLUND


MXA’s Daryl Ecklund takes KTM’s RC390 Sport Bike to a road race track to test it and himself

FLASHBACK! THE FASTEST KTM WE EVER TESTED


The MXA wrecking crew matches its motocross skill against the KTM X-Bow

FLASHBACK! MXA’S FILL-IN RIDE ON THE HONDA FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM


Honda wouldn’t give us Sexton’s or Roczen’s works bikes for the weekend, but Honda’s Johnny Campbell gave us one

FLASHBACK! JOSH MOSIMAN’S THUNDER VALLEY 2023 HONDA CRF450 WORKS EDITION


Over the last couple seasons, Josh Mosiman has been racing select AMA 450 Nationals on MXA test bikes—in 2023 he raced a Yamaha YZ450F at Pala, a Gas Gas MC450F at Hangtown and for this edition, he raced a Honda CRF450 Works Edition at Thunder Valley

FLASHBACK! JOSH MOSIMAN RACES THE HANGTOWN NATIONAL ON A GASGAS MC450F


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

FLASHBACK! INNERMOST SECRETS OF JOSH MOSIMAN’S PALA NATIONAL YZ450F


Taking testing to the nth degree—inside MXA’s Yamaha YZ450F as set-up for the 2023 Pala 450 National

THE TRUE STORY OF JAMES STEWART’S 2004 FACTORY KX125 TWO-STROKE


In 2004 Kawasaki had just launched its all-new KX250F. The team offered the four-stroke to James, and he tried it during the pre-season. He decided to stay with the KX125 two-stroke instead

YAMAHA DT-1: THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO MOTOCROSS


The wild and wacky story of how Yamaha got into the dirt bike business and the cast of characters that made it a success

BIGGEST DISASTER IN MOTOCROSS HISTORY: THE STORY BEHIND THE CANNONDALE


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

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

2000 KTM 380SX

ON THE RECORD: MXA TEST OF THE 2000 KTM 380SX TWO-STROKE


Was the KTM 380SX faster than the KX500 and CR500 of their times? Yes and no. Could big two-strokes ever come back? No, but mid-size ones could

FLASHBACK! WHAT IT’S LIKE TO RIDE KEN ROCZEN’S HEP SUZUKI RM-Z450


Riders of Ken’s caliber are usually locked in from one factory contract to the next, but, in this case, Ken and Honda split at the last minute, and the stars aligned HEP, Suzuki

2024 MXA 250 Shootout video

2024 MXA 250 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT VIDEO


You may not like our opinion, but you have to respect it. We ride, race, and test all seven of the 2024 250cc four-strokes to give you the pros and cons of each new bike

MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE MIKE LAROCCO’S 1998 JACK-IN-THE-BOX CR250


After an aborted attempt to jump from Team Suzuki to Team Honda in the middle of the 1997 season, Mike finally got his wish for the 1998 season

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 BETA 200 VS BETA 125 RACE EDITIONS (PLUS VIDEO)


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.

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 YAMAHA YZ250F


For a few years now; the YZ250 Yamaha has falling behind KTM, Husqvarna, GasGas and Kawasaki on horsepower numbers, but the YZ250 makes up the difference if you stay in the meat of the powerband.

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: 2004 HONDA CR250 VERSUS YAMAHA YZ250


No offense to Kawasaki, Suzuki and KTM, but their combined motocross bike sales didn’t equal one-half of the numbers put up by Yamaha and Honda in 2004

Ride Engineering Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST RIDE ENGINEERING’S PROJECT YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE


This Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke was purpose-built to be crisp, clean, light and fun. It has Ride Engineering triple clamps, linkage and brakes, Twisted Development engine and carb mods, Enzo suspension and more

FIRST LOOK! 2024-1/2 KTM 250SXF/450SXF FACTORY EDITIONS


There here! Just in time for Chase Sexton, Aaron Plessinger and the rest of the men in orange to spin a few laps before A1

WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO RIDE THE 2014 KTM 450SXF FOUR-STROKE


Much of the credit for the improvements goes to homegrown solutions, the ideas and concepts developed by local racers, hardcore KTM owners and the race teams, that KTM implemented into the 2014 KTM 450SXF.

2023 MXA 450 Shootout video

2023 MOTOCROSS ACTION’S 450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO


This is the one you should read! We compare the CRF450, YZ450F, 450SXF, KX450, FC450, RM-Z450, and MC450F against each other in the most highly anticipated video of the year

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | FIRST YEAR OF THE ALUMINUM YZ250 FRAME


Yamaha spent millions of dollars on the development of the most advanced two-stroke motocross bike in motocross history at the exact moment when two-stroke sales hit the dumpster

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 SUZUKI RM-Z450


For the average novice, vet or play rider, the existing RM-Z450’s power is located in the perfect spot to get the job done; however, pros and high-rpm revvers will not like the RM-Z450 powerband

MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE ANDREW SHORT’S 2011 WORKS KTM 350SXF


A stock 2011 KTM 350SXF weighs 237 pounds. Andrew Short’s 350SXF weighed 222.8 pounds. That is a 14-pound weight loss

IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR! THE WRECKING CREW’S FAVORITE YAMAHA TWO-STROKE PROJECT BIKES


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 project bikes

2006 TM 125MX dirt bike

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | 2006 TM 125MX TWO-STROKE


TM has been around for many years, and their claim to fame is that they are the only manufacturer offering a full-blown factory bike to the public

Landen Gordon's factory Kawasaki KX112 Supermini

MXA VIDEO: WE RIDE LANDEN GORDON’S FACTORY KX112 SUPERMINI


Landen Gordon is Team Green Kawasaki’s next big thing. We rode his Factory Supermini after he won on it at Loretta Lynn’s

2024 KTM 350SXF

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 KTM 350SXF


This just might be the best all-around motocross bike on the market today. Yes, it’s expensive. Yes, it requires some break-in time. Yes, you have to have air fork know-how. Yes, it is incredible to ride!

2024 Husqvarna FC250 tested video

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 HUSQVARNA FC250


It’s surprising to learn how many people don’t know that Husqvarna’s motocross bikes sit a full inch lower than KTM or GasGas

2024 Suzuki RM-Z450

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 SUZUKI RM-Z450


In a world dominated by ever increasing prices, the Suzuki RM-Z450 offers the lowest MSRP of any brand. Are you a rider who fits the 2024 Suzuki RM-Z450s target rider profile? Find out in this video

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 KTM 250SXF


There has to be a reason why the KTM 250SX keeps winning the MXA Shootout— that’s because it is a step above every other bike in the class

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 HONDA CRF450


Not only is this this great engine, but it does the impossible by taming some of the CRF450 frame’s skittishness

2024 Kawasaki KX450

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 KAWASAKI KX450


The all-new Kawasaki KX450 is finally here and we’ve already logged our first day of testing on it

2024 Yamaha YZ450F

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 YAMAHA YZ450F


The Yamaha YZ450F won our Shootout last year, but it’s not perfect. Josh Mosiman and Dennis Stapleton talk pros and cons of the 50th anniversary YZ450F in this video