Bike Tests

"I had a few moments of brilliance — one of them was almost passing my childhood hero, Mike Brown, and having him flip me off after I revved my engine behind him."
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How to fix the 2020-2021 Yamaha YZ450F with a few common sense moves and crack 60 horsepower with something out-of-the-box
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When you give up a ton of horsepower and add a ton of weight, you aren't going to make it all-better with a couple clicks
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The fact that Broc Glover won the 1985 AMA 500 Championship on this bike was testament to his talent
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The 2021 CRF250 doesn’t shine in any area of the power curve. It is lethargic off the bottom, needs a wake-up call in the midrange and doesn't take off until the upper echelons of the powerband.
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The MXA wrecking crew matches its motocross skill against the KTM X-bow
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"I got on the gas hard coming into the Talladega first corner, and I could hear Josh yelling, “Slow down!” I ignored him and kept the throttle pegged."
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They look so lovely under studio lights, but getting them to that point is fraught with peril and imperiled by fraught
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Why the long dreamed of Great American Motocross Hope was a total flop
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The wild and wacky story of how Yamaha got into the dirt bike business and the cast of characters that made it a success
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RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
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Polar opposites on the track, these two relatively unchanged 2021 models, trade pluses and minus—and your intended use makes a difference
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What makes the showroom stock Austrian bikes such a force for change and innovation in the motocross world?
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If they ever wanted to switch to making motocross bikes, they could build a powerhouse team of French riders
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Jamie Ellis, Dean Dickenson & Mitch Payton put our KTM, Husky & Yamaha 125s on remedial speed therapy — with video and something called "words"
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Before Josh Mosiman came to work at MXA or Jamie Ellis wrote his "Twisted Logic" column for MXA, they collaborated on a very special "Smart" Husqvarna FC450
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When Honda's aluminum frame was in its teething stages it was jaw breaker rigid. Looking back, was it the way to go?
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Why Carson didn't use an KX250F aluminum frame or a 144cc kit, but did use Showa air forks and an Lectron carb
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Brett Metcalfe’s Yamaha of Troy YZ125 was the last of the breed — and he was the last of the Mohicans
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The best advice for first-time 350SXF riders is don’t shift. Of course, we don’t mean never shift, just don’t shift until the rpm peaks out
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For the MXA wrecking crew only two bikes were worthy of consideration for the 2006 250cc Bike of The Year crown—the YZ250 and the RM250—we chose the yellow one
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If you are looking for a bike that will make you a better rider, turn sharper, brake stronger and haul the mail without any drama, this is the bike for you
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It’s nice, pleasant and fun to race, but maybe Kawasaki should start thinking about better forks, a smaller rear rotor, electronic mapping and more actual horsepower for 2022
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A great powerband. Not an incredibly powerful engine down low, but a powerband that helps both the rider and chassis work better together
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The YCF Bigy is 187.2cc, air-cooled, single-cylinder four-stroke with 17/14 wheels and a seat height of 35 inches — best of all it retails for $2999 and comes with a warranty
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The new Rockstar Edition Husqvarna FC450 is here
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