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Get the most honest tests on all the motocross bikes mad over the last 15 years including Honda, Yamaha, KTM, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and TMs.

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TEN YEAR AGO TODAY! 2014 HONDA CRF450 —WHERE DID THE MISSING HORSEPOWER GO?

Apr 26, 2024

The 2014 Honda CRF450 Is slow. We can't dance around the elephant in the room. It doesn't make much horsepower, and it signs off very early. One caveat: don't try to rev it out. It is most competitive when kept below 8500 rpm.
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 HUSQVARNA FC350

Apr 24, 2024

The FC350's one-of-a-kind setup lowers the chassis one-inch—you don’t need a degree in physics to realize that a lowered center of gravity is a major positive when it comes to handling.
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WE RIDE THE LAST FACTORY 125

Apr 23, 2024

We test Brett Metcalfe's 2005 Yamaha of Troy YZ125 when it was the only smoker left on the track
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO RIDE THE 2014 KTM 450SXF FOUR-STROKE

Apr 19, 2024

Much of the credit for the improvements goes to homegrown solutions, the ideas and concepts developed by local racers, hardcore KTM owners and the race teams, that KTM implemented into the 2014 KTM 450SXF.
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MXA TESTS A FULL-RACE 125 TWO-STROKE WE WISH YOU COULD BUY IN THE USA

Apr 18, 2024

Last week we showed you how the stock 2024 Fantic XXX worked, this week we take a fully modified Fantic XX125 to see how much improvement we could get
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MXA BUYER’S GUIDE TO THE WIDE WORLD OF 2024 FOUR-STROKES

Apr 17, 2024

With the 2025 models just peeking over the horizon, it's a good chance to catch up on the bikes that are still on the showroom floors—the 2024 250, 350 & 450 four-strokes
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 SUZUKI RM-Z250

Apr 16, 2024

The best selling point for the Suzuki is that it comes with the lowest MSRP out of all the new 250 four-stroke; however, the forks are so stiff that you’ll have to use some of the money you saved to fix the forks.
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! 2014 HUSQVARNA FC450 FOUR-STROKE

Apr 12, 2024

There is a twist to why the 2014 Husqvarna even existed. Part of it has to do with the automobile industry, some of it has to be blamed on lengthy R&D programs—Stefan Pierer found a way to cut down on development time. It's called…
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MXA VIDEO: 2024 FANTIC 125XX ISN’T SOLD IN THE USA, BUT WE TRACKED ONE DOWN

Apr 10, 2024

What is it? Believe it or not it's a "platform shared" YZ125 from Italy
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TREVOR’S 24 HOURS OF PAIN: TREVOR NELSON’S BIG ADVENTURE

Apr 7, 2024

MXA talked our videographer/photographer into racing the 24 Hours of Glen Helen by himself. The smart money was on him not making it through the night. The smart money doesn't know Trevor very well
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MXA BUYER’S GUIDE: 2024 MINICYCLE BUYER’S GUIDE

Apr 7, 2024

If you are looking to launch your young one into the motocross world, move him up to a bigger bike or just looking for some backyard fun—look no further
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE BBR’S YAMAHA TT-R150L

Apr 7, 2024

This works-like BBR play bike is a perfect example of the ideas, craftsmanship and work ethic that powered the minicycle world eight years ago
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY!: 2014 HUSQVARNA TC250 TWO-STROKE

Apr 5, 2024

It's not the source material, but what you do with it and guess what? Ten years ago two-stroke work a lot better than ten year old four-strokes
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MXA VIDEO: WE RIDE A BIG-BORE KAWASAKI KX315 TWO-STROKE

Apr 4, 2024

When you want to build an old two-stroke engine, you call Tom Morgan. When you want to put it into a modern-day aluminum frame, you call A.J. Waggoner
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MXA VIDEO: 2024 BETA 450RX TEST

Apr 1, 2024

Beta has built a name for itself by building a broad range of two-stroke and four-stroke off-road bikes. The dabble din the motocross market two years ago with the Beta 300RX smoker, but for 2024 have taken on the daunting task of not just…
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TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MXA BIKE TESTS

Apr 1, 2024

You can do what we do, but you'll need $6000 for gas alone and access to 66 new bikes
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MXA VIDEO: 2024-1/2 KTM 250SXF FACTORY EDITION TEST

Apr 1, 2024

The new KTM 250SXF comes with a new frame, new linkage, and new smartphone-compatible connectivity unit that allows you to adjust mapping, analyze your lap times and more
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 KTM 350SXF

Mar 25, 2024

The 2024 KTM 350SXF can be ridden flat out at high rpm like a 250 or torqued in the midrange like a 450.
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 HUSQVARNA FC250

Mar 25, 2024

Compared to the 2022 and prior-model FC250, the 2024 engine is stronger in the low-to-mid range and is significantly faster than the 2024 CRF250 and YZ250F models from mid and up.
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MXA VIDEO: 2024-1/2 HUSQVARNA FC250 ROCKSTAR EDITION TEST

Mar 20, 2024

The big news revolves around the new frame, which is more forgiving than the 2023-24 chassis, and the partnership with LitPro
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: FIRST YEAR OF THE ALUMINUM YZ250 FRAME

Mar 19, 2024

Yamaha spent millions of dollars on the development of the most advanced two-stroke motocross bike in motocross history at the exact moment when two-stroke sales hit the dumpster
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MXA VIDEO: 2024 YAMAHA YZ125 TWO-STROKE TESTED

Mar 18, 2024

One of the most popular 125cc two-strokes is still around after 50 years, although serious development on this particular model started in 2005—that is 19 years with of expericene
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INNERMOST SECRETS OF MXA’S PERFECT VET PROJECT RACER

Mar 18, 2024

We built it using a 2023 GasGas MC350F foundation, Cylinder Works 366 engine, shortened Husqvarna Cone Valve forks/shock linkage & lots of love
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! 2014 MXA 250 SHOOTOUT: CRF VS. KX-F VS. SXF VS. RM-Z VS. YZ-F

Mar 15, 2024

The MXA wrecking crew tested, documented, inspected, theorized and calculated every conceivable facet of the 250 four-stroke class for 2014. Your future bike now!
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BANNED BY THE AMA: THE ONE & ONLY SUMMER OF THE TITANIUM HUSKY

Mar 15, 2024

If the people in power don't understand the technical aspects, they find it in their best interest of ban it — and that is how they killed Lars Larsson's titanium-framed Husqvarna 51 years ago
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 GASGAS MC350F

Mar 13, 2024

It is one of only three 350cc motocross bikes in America and it is fast, plush, good handling & cool looking
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2024 YAMAHA YZ450FX CROSS-COUNTRY TESTED VIDEO

Mar 13, 2024

Yamaha has combined the best of both moto and offroad into their newest YZ450 model
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20 YEARS AGO TODAY! WE RIDE TRAVIS PASTRANA’S 2003 FACTORY SUZUKI RM250

Mar 12, 2024

Team Suzuki’s 2003 RM250 was one of the best race bike we ever rode‚ without a doubt. How can we make such a bold statement? It was true!
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2024 YAMAHA YZ125X VS. YZ250X: WHICH OFF-ROAD YZ-X TWO-STROKE IS BEST FOR YOU?

Mar 5, 2024

Yamaha offers two four-stroke cross-country models & two two-stroke models. MXA breaks down the differences between the 2024 YZ250X and YZ125X
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MXA RETRO TEST: 2001 SERVICE HONDA CR134 THAT WE HATED TO RIDE

Mar 5, 2024

This is a classic example of all that can go wrong with a hopped-up bike—and spending a bundle of money doesn't always make a bike better
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