Bike Tests

On MXA's 2020 Yamaha YZ125, we wanted a no-frills race bike. We only wanted to change the stuff that needed changing, work on the items that needed help and replace the parts that we knew could be better
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There is a lot to be learned from the BWR Honda team. They are the most creative privateer team on the Supercross circuit
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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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This is the engine package that Yamaha’s sponsored riders use in European EMX 125 and the Yamaha Cup 125 races. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Sadly, it's not sold in America
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"I wasn’t looking to transform the 2020 KX450 into a budget-busting, exotic, Pro-level race bike; instead, I wanted to maintain the KX450’s positive characteristics and fix the negative ones"
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Jason Lawrence isn’t your typical motocross rider (in any sense of the word). He has a very neutral riding position and tends to weight the back end of the bike more than the front.
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The JGR Motocross team is the brainchild of Coy Gibbs, younger son of famous football coach and NASCAR race team owner Joe Gibbs
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The age-old struggle of power versus powerband
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TM’s 2020 SMX 450FI World Champion Edition was built with a single purpose, which was paradoxically to be dual-purpose
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Our prescription? Pop one Yamaha YZ250 under your fanny and kiss the four-stroke doldrums goodbye
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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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Team Primal Impulse's RM125 runs a factory cylinder, head, pipe, 2mm-longer rod, ignition and carburetor
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The Yamaha YZ250X two-stroke is a half cross-country, half motocross model
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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 2005 CR125 was much faster than the 2004 model. In fact, was competitive with the rest of the 125s. As for the 250Fs, let's not get too greedy
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If you're in the market for a 2021 dirt bike, Honda is ready, willing and able to sell you whatever you want
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If you thought that riding Tim Ferry’s 2007 KX450F would be identical to riding James Stewart’s KX450F, think again.
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Everything you want to know about the CRF450 in the video above
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This is a test of the Cylinder Works 366 engine kit. Yes, we did go all out on the rest of the bike, but the bling is just icing on the cake.
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