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

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

20 YEARS AGO TODAY! UNEARTHING THE EPIC 2004 250 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT

You may have owned one of these in your youth because the 2004 CR250, KX250, YZ250, 250SX & RM250 were in their glory 20 years ago

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

MXA RIDES COTY SCHOCK’S YAMAHA YZ125 AT CLUBMX

Coty bought and built this Yamaha YZ125 himself. Not only that, he did it all in between riding and training during the week and racing Supercross on the weekends!

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY ABOUT THE 2000 YAMAHA YZ250

The 2000 Yamaha YZ250 was a seamless blend of usability, thoughful choices and maybe, just maybe, a few key components borrowed from their competition

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE 2004 CR250 BUILT TO KILL 450 FOUR-STROKES

A scary fast bike that only the gifted could ride. But was it enough to beat out the four-strokes?

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! JOHN BASHER’S YAMAHA YZ125 LOVE STORY

Man loves YZ125, man loses YZ125, man finds it again — love resumes

WE RIDE DUBACH RACING’S 2024 YAMAHA YZ85

Doug is the Chief Product Officer, and DR.D is not allowed to introduce any new pipes without Doug’s stamp of approval. Doug is still testing and developing every exhaust the company makes, and one benefit of Doug’s smaller stature is that he can develop mini-pipes, too!

TWO-STROKES BONANZA! KX112, YZ250 & KX315 TWO-STROKE CHRONICLES

Three uniquely different two-stroke for uniquely different riders— a full-race Kawasaki KX112 for a future star, a well thought out Yamaha YZ250 & a full-on, one-off Kawasaki KX315 big bore

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2025 KTM 150SX TWO-STROKE

After a two-year hiatus, the 150SX two-stroke is back! We shake down the new bike at Perris Raceway

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST AIDAN ZINGG’S LORETTA’S WINNING KTM SUPERMINI

Aidan Zingg’s Supermini has some custom work done to it that was inspired by the prototype 2025 model he helped KTM develop

WE RIDE MX-TECH’S HONDA RESTO-MOD CR125, CR250 & CR500 TWO-STROKE TIME MACHINES

MX-Tech is a small suspension manufacturer out of Bradley, Illinois, and they specialize in making their own high-end A-kit suspension for all brands of bikes—from modern to vintage…and in our cases, Honda two-strokes.

WE RIDE A PURPOSE-BUILT DR.D YAMAHA YZ85 TWO-STROKE

Dubach Racing & Development jumps into the two-stroke market and MXA tests their all-new YZ85 set-up

FLASHBACK FRIDAY! DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE CR500 VS. KX500 SHOOTOUT

We had the two top 500cc two-stroke builders make the wildest CR500 and KX500 known to man—with video of both bikes

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY: MXA’S 2014 YAMAHA YZ125 TWO-STROKE TEST

Why does our brand-new 2014 Yamaha YZ125 look eight years old?

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 KTM 250/300SX TWO-STROKES

The 250SX has a 66.4mm bore with a 72mm stroke, while the 300SX shares the same bottom end, but its bore and stroke measures at 72mm x 72mm. The bigger bore adds up to an extra 43cc to make the 300SX a 293cc.

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 HUSQVARNA TC65

The biggest update on the 2024 Husky TC65 is the fact that you can now adjust the seat height of the TC65 Junior Cycle between low, standard or tall positions

FIRST LOOK! GASGAS ANNOUNCES CUTTING-EDGE NEW 2025 MC85

From a distance it looks idenctial to a. full-size GasGas MC125. No more oddball design choices, just a down-sized version of the big bikes

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY: MXA’S 2014 YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE TEST

Two-strokes are not approved by the powers-that-be at the AMA, MXsports, FIM, BLM or EPA—which wins us over instantly

FIRST LOOK! 2025 YAMAHA MOTOCROSS MODELS FROM 65 TO 450

What’s new? Updated rear linkage, new fork and shock settings, a lighter spring rate on rear shock and new delta-shaped piston shims in the fork and revised engine mounts

THIS WEEK IN MXA: MARVIN MUSQUIN, KTM 125SX, GLEN HELEN & THE MXA WRECKING CREW

Marvin & Mosiman getting it twisted into a host of really cooled outside berms

FIRST LOOK! “NEW GENERATION” 2025 HUSQVARNA TC85 MINICYCLE

The brand-new 2025 Husqvarna TC85 isn’t based on last year’s minicyle, but is instead borrows its design tweaks from the proprietary layout and look of the full-size TC125

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: 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

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY: PULLING BACK THE BLUE CURTAIN OF JODY’S PERSONAL 2014 YZ250

Why would an MXA test rider want a 2014 Yamaha YZ250 when he could just race MXA’s 2024 YZ250? Read on

FIRST LOOK! 2025 BETA 450RX FOUR-STROKE & BETA 300RX TWO-STROKE

The Italians answered the call! Significant updates were made for 2025, addressing our complaints

FIRST LOOK! 2025 GASGAS TWO-STROKE & FOUR-STROKE MODELS

GasGas adds two new two-strokes to the lineup while the other five returning motocross models receive a facelift

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE HOT PINK TM

Although no longer imported to the USA, TM had a colorful history under U.S. Importers Pete Vetrano and Ralf Schmidt

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 KTM 125SX TWO-STROKE

If you’re looking for the best 125 to race the Amateur Nationals or 125 money classes, like the Pasha 125 Open races, the new-generation KTM 125SX isn’t ready for the big time yet

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

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WE RIDE FMF’S 2018 KX500/KTM 250SX HYBRID

One important caveat in the dream-bike scenario is that the bike cannot have a 450cc four-stroke engine. Why would it? Four-strokes are readily available and thus not dreamy enough.

BIKES YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE: THE 2000 ALOOP XMX 250 FREESTYLE

A special kit designed in 2000 to transform a CR250 motocross bike into a freestyle bike. First step, buy a hacksaw

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! MXA’S 2014 KTM 125SX TWO-STROKE TEST

Thankfully KTM picked up the two-stroke gauntlet thrown down by Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki and their efforts kept the two-stroke alive

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

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

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE BEST & WORST TRAITS OF THE 2007 HONDA CR250

The 2007 Honda was a victim of its own two-stroke success, the Honda engineers thought they were infallible. The 2007 CR250 prove them wrong

MXA VIDEO: COTY SCHOCK RIPS YAMAHA YZ125 TWO-STROKE WIDE OPEN

Coty Schock just finished third in the 250SX East Championship. In between races, he’s been building this YZ125 project bike

FLASHBACK FRIDAY! THE MID-SIZE KTM 380SX TWO-STROKE

Was the KTM 380SX faster than the KX500 and CR500 of their times? Yes and no. Why didn’t the unique KTM 380SX mid-size two-stroke catch on? It should have

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: 1999 MXA 125 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT

Remember when the RM125 vs. CR125 vs. YZ125 vs. KTM 125SX vs. KX125 faced off against each other

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WE RIDE THE LAST FACTORY 125

We test Brett Metcalfe’s 2005 Yamaha of Troy YZ125 when it was the only smoker left on the track

MXA TESTS A FULL-RACE 125 TWO-STROKE WE WISH YOU COULD BUY IN THE USA

Last week we showed you how the stock 2024 Fantic XXX worked, this week we take a fully modified Fantic XX125 to see how much improvement we could get

MXA BUYER’S GUIDE TO THE WIDE WORLD OF 2024 FOUR-STROKES

With the 2025 models just peeking over the horizon, it’s a good chance to catch up on the bikes that are still on the showroom floors—the 2024 250, 350 & 450 four-strokes

MXA VIDEO: 2024 FANTIC 125XX ISN’T SOLD IN THE USA, BUT WE TRACKED ONE DOWN

What is it? Believe it or not it’s a “platform shared” YZ125 from Italy

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY!: 2014 HUSQVARNA TC250 TWO-STROKE

It’s not the source material, but what you do with it and guess what? Ten years ago two-stroke work a lot better than ten year old four-strokes

MXA VIDEO: WE RIDE A BIG-BORE KAWASAKI KX315 TWO-STROKE

When you want to build an old two-stroke engine, you call Tom Morgan. When you want to put it into a modern-day aluminum frame, you call A.J. Waggoner

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

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: 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WE TEST THE SLOW BUT STEADY 2004 HONDA CR125

The 2004 CR125 engine made four horsepower less than the KTM 125SX and at 10,500 rpm it was more than a seven horsepower adrift

WE RIDE A PROJECT 2003 SUZUKI RM250 TWO-STROKE

A project bike that harks back to the glory days of Travis Pastrana, Ricky Carmichael and the Suzuki RM250

WE RIDE A HOT-ROD YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE

The Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke is a timeless testament to, “if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.”