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

2023 MXA 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: GASGAS VS. HONDA VS. HUSQVARNA VS. KAWASAKI VS. KTM VS. SUZUKI VS. YAMAHA

Everything you need to know about the 450 class of 2023 is right here. After you read MXA’s 450 shootout, you’ll know everything you need to know about the best bikes in the 450 class

2024 MOTOCROSS ACTION 450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO

It’s finally here! We lined up the all-new Kawasaki KX450 and GasGas MC450F models against the rest of the 450 class in a head-to-head comparison

THE REAL DEAL! 2022 MOTOCROSS ACTION 450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO

It’s finally here! We go in-depth on all seven 2022 450 four-stroke models in this full-feature video

HONDA CRF450 WORKS EDITION VS. THE STOCK HONDA CRF450

Should you buy a stock CRF450 and make it own own or buy the ready-made Honda Works Edition?

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! 2021 MXA 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT

Motocross racers love shootouts, until the bike they spent $10,000 loses; They think their brand is the fastest bike, until they see a dyno chart; They think that weight doesn’t matter on motocross bikes, but if their girlfriend gains a few pounds they go ballistic

THE REAL DEAL! 2021 MOTOCROSS ACTION 450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO

It’s finally here! MXA’s seven bike, 450 shootout video

2021 MXA SHOOTOUT: HONDA CRF450 VS. HUSQVARNA FC450

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

MXA HEAD-TO-HEAD SHOOTOUT VIDEO: 2021 HONDA CRF450 VS. HUSKY FC450

Which one should you buy? We break down the details and give you our opinion on the bikes in this MXA Head-to-Head Shootout video

2021 MXA SHOOTOUT: YAMAHA YZ450F VS. KAWASAKI KX450

Polar opposites on the track, these two relatively unchanged 2021 models, trade pluses and minus—and your intended use makes a difference

2021 YAMAHA YZ450F VS. 2021 KAWASAKI KX450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO

Which bike is better for you? We break apart the details in our latest MXA video

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL 2020 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT

One last chance to see what is sitting on the showroom now, while waiting for the 2021 models to arrive. You might get a good deal now!

THE REAL DEAL! 2020 MOTOCROSS ACTION 450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO

You waited for it. It’s here! Everything you need to know about the YZ450F, RM-Z450, 450SXF, KX450, FC450 & CRF450

MXA SHOOTOUT: THE REAL 2019 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT

The most comprehensive 2019 450 shootout — complete with all the stuff that no one else will ever tell you. This is the real deal shootout

2019 MXA 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT VIDEO

You may not like the results, but when you race them instead of riding them for three days with factory mechanics at your beck and call—this is what you learn

2018 MOTOCROSS ACTION 450 SHOOTOUT: THE COMPLETE TEST, TEXT & TRUTH

More than you want to know, unless you want to know how the 2018 450s really rate

SHORTEST SHOOTOUT IN HISTORY: BITE-SIZE 2018 MXA 450 SHOOTOUT

Remember those long shootouts that you scanned briefly before getting distracted by the dog? Well, here is the quick, easy and complete 2018 450 shootout in bite-size format

THE GREATEST 450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO EVER: IT’S LONG, INDEPTH & ACCURATE

The MXA wrecking crew waited to get it right & you waited to find out how the top six really rank

MXA TEST: 2017 BITE-SIZE 450 SHOOTOUT

Got 60 seconds? We’ve got the answer

2017 MXA 450 FOUR-STROKE MOTOCROSS SHOOTOUT

We will understand if you bad mouth us

2016 MXA 450 SHOOTOUT: CRF vs. FC vs. KX-F vs. SXF vs. RM-Z vs. YZ-F

You’ve seen the dyno charts, now read the facts

2015 MXA 450 SHOOTOUT: THE NEEDY & THE DISGRUNTLED

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

MXA’S 2015 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT VIDEO

MXA’s 450 Shootout will hit the newstands soon

2014 MXA 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: THE MOST ACCURATE SHOOTOUT YOU’LL EVER READ

big, mean and ready to ride

2014 MXA 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: THE EASIEST TO READ AND MOST ACCURATE SHOOTOUT YOU’LL EVER READ

Let’s get this out of the way first. Although every bike in this shootout is designed to do the same thing, they aren?t all alike. In fact, they are completely different. You?ll have to take our word for it, because it’s unlikely that the five major motorcycle brands are ever going to give you brand-new machines and unlimited time to get used to them. But, they did offer that to the MXA wrecking crew?and we are here to tell you that you can?t just pick your favorite color and live happily ever after. Ea…

MXA’S 2013 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: SIX 2013 MOTOCROSS BIKES WALKED INTO MXA’S O.K. CORRAL, BUT ONLY ONE WALKED OUT (PLUS VIDEO)

The idea behind a shootout hasn?t changed much since the Earps and Clantons met at the O.K. Corral. The plot is always the same. The antagonists come face to face to settle a grudge, and the winner is determined by who draws the fastest, shoots the straightest and doesn?t succumb to nerves. Right or might isn?t as important as the technical skills required for gunplay. For the ?2013 Motocross Action 450 Shootout,? it is not a matter of who’s the fastest as much as who hits the target. A successful gunfi…

MOTOCROSS ACTION’S BITE-SIZE 2009 450 SHOOTOUT: RIDE ‘EM. RACE ‘EM. WRECK ‘EM. REVIEW ‘EM:

NUMBER ONE: 2009 KAWASAKI KX450F    Unlike the other fuel-injected bikes, which stumble at 8000 rpm, the 2009 Kawasaki KX450F keeps pulling to 9400 rpm. The ?09 KX450F has the second most horsepower in the class and decent suspension. Its handling is mediocre. It needs to go on a serious diet, because at 238 pounds it weighs 12 pounds more than a CRF450.    PLUSES: The only fuel-injected bike that can compete in the mid-and-up range.    MINUSES: Gappy gearbox, missed shifts…

MOTOCROSS ACTION’S 2010 KAWASAKI KX450F VS. KTM 450SXF SHOOTOUT

No offense to Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Husqvarna, but in last year’s 2009 450 Shootout, the Kawasaki KX450F and KTM 450SXF finished one-two . And, with a full year of R&D behind them, the MXA wrecking crew wanted to take the latest 2010 versions of the KX450F and 450SXF and shoot them out again. Don?t confuse MXA ‘s KX450F versus KTM 450SXF shootout with the full-blown, 2010 MXA 450 Shootout. This shootout only focuses on two of the highest-profile race bikes sold. We have raced these two bikes hea…

MOTOCROSS ACTION’S TWO-STROKE VERSUS FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: 2004 CRF450 VERSUS 2001 CR500

First, let’s get one myth out of the way up front. It is common for modern critics of the 450cc four-stroke to claim that the AMA 500cc National Championship was terminated because bikes like the CR500 and KX500 were too powerful. Not true. Not even close to true. The reality is that the AMA dropped the 500 National Championships after the 1993 season under political pressure from Suzuki and Yamaha. No surprise there; neither Suzuki nor Yamaha built a competitive 500cc motocross bike. In fact, Suzuki ha…

MOTOCROSS ACTION’S 2012 450 SHOOTOUT: WE TELL YOU THE THINGS THAT EVERYONE ELSE PUSSYFOOTS AROUND

The Honda CRF450, KTM 450SXF, Yamaha YZ450F, KTM 350SXF, Kawasaki KX450F and Suzuki RM-Z450 are all major players in what consumers might well think of as a $8500 crap shoot. It is the MXA wrecking crew’s goal to take the gamble out of buying a 2012 450cc motocross bike. We are going to tell you […]

MOTOCROSS ACTION’S 2009 450 SHOOTOUT: ALL THE FACTS WITHOUT THE WHITEWASH! EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

   Historically, choosing shootout winners is easy for the MXA wrecking crew. We race the bikes every weekend for six months, switch back and forth (sometimes between motos), try every possible gearing and suspension combination, and then, by universal acclaim, anoint the bike that was the standout performer. It’s easy!    Never has it been […]

MOTOCROSS ACTION’S 2011 450 SHOOTOUT: WE DON’T CARE WHAT BIKE YOU BUY, BUT WE DON’T WANT YOU TO MAKE AN UNINFORMED DECISION

Pity the poor fool who enters headstrong and dimwitted into the 2011 motocross fray. For the uninitiated, the motocross world is a confusing maelstrom of conflicting information?made all the worse by the rapid expansion of avenues of personal expression (and most of what is expressed is wrong). If every product is the best, which one really is the best? If every bike is the fastest, which one is really the fastest? If every suspension is the plushest, which one is really the plushest? Pity the buyer who…

MOTOCROSS ACTION’S 2010 MXA 450 SHOOTOUT: REAL TESTS THAT GO STRAIGHT TO THE CHASE

Let’s cut to the chase, which in Hollywood parlance means let’s skip ahead to the action-packed part of this horse opera. You don?t need to be the Amazing Kreskin to realize that motocross racers read shootouts for three reasons:          (1) Guide: To find out what the best bike is before they plunk down the filthy lucre they earned in the corporate sweat shop.    (2) Confirm: To confirm that the bike they already own is as good as they th…

MOTOCROSS ACTION’S BITE-SIZE 2010 450 MOTOCROSS BIKE SHOOTOUT:

NUMBER ONE: 2010 KTM 450SXF     There is only one bike in 2010 that can claim to have the most peak horsepower, most top-end rev, best handling, strongest clutch, most powerful brakes, a no-tool airbox and an electric starter?and that is the KTM 450SXF. Even with all of that, it is lighter than the YZ-F, KX-F and RM-Z. The KTM powerband has the hard-to-find combination of an easy-to-use low-end and a top-end that just keeps pulling. It’s mellow in the ruts and then turns into a monster as…

MOTOCROSS ACTION’S 2011 KTM 350SXF VERSUS KTM 450SXF SHOOTOUT:

There is a point in every motocross racer’s life when he believes in magic. No, not voodoo, psychic readings or David Copperfield. Motocrossers cling to the idea of the ?magic motorcycle??the machine that will change them from an also-ran into a front-runner; the bike that will make all their dreams come true; the single motorcycle that will change their lives. For obvious reasons, the idea of a ?magic motorcycle? is ludicrous, but there are plenty of stories about riders who got off a KX450F and onto a…