Bike Tests

MXA's Josh Mosiman and Josh Fout test the new 2025 Kawasaki KX450SR "Special Racer" model at Glen Helen
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All it took was time, patience and $28,000
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The new 250SXF and 450SXF Factory Editions will be available at dealers in January
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Thanks to a switch to a new Rockstar Energy sponsorship, the GasGas MC450f and MC250F get a whole new look
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Is the obvious winner the fast one, the one with the most high-tech features or the fun one
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The Triumph TF450-RC will hit the ground running because it shares the same frame and running gear as the Triumph TF250
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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.
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Do you remember the Aloop XMX Freestyle bike?
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We ride the bike that James Stewart rode to a perfect season in 2008 —perfect means 24 straight moto wins
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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
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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…
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And, as it works out, the MXA test is one of only a tiny handful of in depth 2025 Suzuki RM-Z450 tests
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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Not sold in the USA, but that didn't stop MXA from procuring two of them for a stock versus mod showdown
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MXA wrecking crew test impression—an uplifting dose of the truth
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The little brother to the Yamaha YZ450F makes some major tweaks to their mid-size cross-country racer
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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.
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