Bike Tests

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." Ooops, "Why I don't love three, let me count the ways."
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KTM used to be the smallest of the Big Five, but it didn't have the massive output in scooters, golf carts, power equipment, automobile engines, oil tankers and airplanes. Small isn't necessarily a bad thing
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Husqvarna USA promises that the FC250/350/450 models will be back for 2027, but this year you'll have to settle for a Factory Edition, or a 2025 model, if you want a new Husky 250 or 450 motocrosser
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"I test motorcycles for a living, which means I ride a lot, and due to MXA’s testing protocols, I get to race a lot too. It’s a lot of fun, but the real test is 30-minute motos against the best riders in the country on the toughest tracks…
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Had Troy listened to his old buddies, his racing gear might have been on the podium for someone else’s team, but he lived his Frank Sinatra dream and did it his way
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Enough project bikes have rolled through our pit area for us to realize that simply bolting on parts and slapping stickers on new plastic doesn’t move the needle— this one did
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There is also a 2026 KTM 50SX Factory Edition model
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KTM saved the two-stroke when Honda, Suzuki and Kawasaki dropped them, and Yamaha chose benign neglect for the YZ125 and YZ250.
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Coming to an Authorized KTM dealer near you Starting in September of 2025
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Two American entrepeneurs, Pasha Afshar and Nick Mairose, have single-handedly put Fantic on the American motocross map and while Fantic has opened an American enterprise, Pasha and Nick are still the best promotion they have.
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The most advanced two-stroke motocross bike of its time was just one step in Yamaha's drawn out two-stroke plan. It worked. The YZ250 is still in showrooms today
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The battle of the New Old Japanese Stock Versus the newest and Jazziest European concepts
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In the 300cc two-stroke category alone, TM offers two motocross models (one carbureted and one fuel-injected), and they offer the same two platforms in enduro models
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As a man who has tested motorcycles his whole life, I have a vast reservoir of worthless knowledge that can make any simple task more complicated.
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The only visible differences between 2026 and 2025 RM-Z's are the smaller radiator wing logo, yellow front number plate (instead of white) and the $100 price increase
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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
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The 2025 RM-Z250’s forks are terrible. They are unbelievably stiff in motion. We drop the stock 5.0 N/mm fork springs for 4.8 N/mm springs or lower for smaller or slower riders.
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The KTM 450SMR is built off of the KTM 450SXF platform. It has the same engine, and for 2025 the Supermoto bike has the same frame as well
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The 2025 GasGas MC85 isn’t just a refresh, it is a top-to-bottom reinvention of one of the most important bikes in the youth racing scene.
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We built it using a 2023 GasGas MC350F as the foundation, Cylinder Works 366 engine kit, shortened Husqvarna Cone Valve forks/shock linkage & lots of love
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MXA's aim is to emulate real-world ownership with long-term durability tests. This allows us to give you, the reader, better and more detailed information on how each brand ages.
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Mark Chilson is a dreamer with the patience and talent to build one-of-a-kind bikes that are super detailed
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"Race teams are always searching for ways to lessen unsprung weight and get their 450 bikes close to 220 pounds; KTM has the opposite problem, thanks to its Factory Edition 450SXF."
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The Factory Edition of the GasGas MC450F owes more to KTM than the production 2025 GasGas MC450F—most notably in the suspension valving
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