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2023 MXA 125 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT: HUSQVARNA TC, GASGAS MC, YAMAHA YZ & KTM SX GO TO WAR

Mar 25, 2023

Take your pick! Two are fuel injected and two are carbureted—and one is by far the best in the 2023 125 class. Everything you need to know
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2023-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION

Mar 24, 2023

The 2023-1/2 is a preview of the 2024 bike. KTM made some minor suspension changes, but the rest is mostly bolt-on parts
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BREAKING NEWS! 2023 MOTOCROSS ACTION 450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO

Mar 17, 2023

It's finally here! We compare the CRF450, YZ450F, 450SXF, KX450, FC450, RM-Z450, and M450F against each other in our most highly anticipated video of the year
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PASHA’S KTM 150SX: ENGINE-BUILDER SHOOTOUT

Mar 1, 2023

Building three hot-rod 150s: Pasha versus Varner versus Twisted versus Haeseker versus MXA
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KTM 350SXF

Feb 10, 2023

The 2023 KTM 350SXF runs great. It delivers the best of both worlds. It picks up quickly down low, pulls steady through the middle and revs to an amazing 13,400-rpm rev limiter
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE THE 2000 KTM 520SX PRE-PRO VERSION

Feb 10, 2023

Did the YZ400 have anything to fear from the 2000 KTM 520SX? You bet. This bike had an incredible powerband
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE TEST MIKE ALESSI’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP R&D KTM 50

Feb 3, 2023

At 7-years old Mike Alessi was already the dominant rider on the amateur circuit, thanks in no small part to the Dean Dickenson-tuned KTM 50 Pee-Wee. We look back at this incredible little machine
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2023 EMPIRE OF THE THREE-FIFTIES: KTM 350SXF VS. HUSQVARNA FC350 VS. GASGAS MC350F

Feb 1, 2023

On paper, the KTM 350SXF, Husky FC350 and GasGas MC350 is illegal in the 250 class and down on power in the 450 class, so who would want to buy one? Vets!
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MXA TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT: 2023 KTM 300SX VERSUS 2023 HUSQVARNA TC250 VIDEO

Jan 16, 2023

MXA's "Versus Series" answers the question that you want an answer to. This episode pits the 2023 KTM 300SX fuel-injected, electric start motocross model against the 2023 Husqvarna TC250 fuel-injected, electric start motocross model
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MXA’S 2023 125 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT VIDEO

Jan 16, 2023

Yamaha's pride and joy versus KTM and Husky's new electronic fuel-injection technology versus the tried-and-true carbureted GasGas 125
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THE FINAL TEST: PASHA 150 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT VIDEO

Jan 14, 2023

After three individual test videos on the Varner, Twisted and Haeseker-built KTM 150's. We have released our Shootout video, where we put all three bikes head-to-head
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THE UNLIKELY STORY OF THE HAND-BUILT BIKE THAT MADE SUPERCROSS HISTORY

Jan 7, 2023

With the 2023 Supercross series just a couple days away, we have to asked, do you remember when Lance Smail, Tom Moen and KTM 540SX made Supercross history
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WE RIDE THE DREAM KTM 350SXF OF A KTM INSIDER—PLUS VIDEO

Dec 24, 2022

How David O'Connor built the ultimate race bike from a salvaged 2019 frame, borrowed suspension and an Irish passport
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KTM FREERIDE E-XC ELECTRIC BIKE

Dec 21, 2022

KTM first introduced the Freeride in 2012 but never made any serious attempts to sell it in the USA, but with new electric bikes showing up every week, KTM wanted to show that they had been the voltage business for 11 years.
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2023 KTM 250SXF

Dec 21, 2022

The king of high-rpm 250 four-stroke horsepower throw its old engine away and builds a totally new engine and puts it into a super exotic chromoly steel frame
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WE RIDE TONY CAIROLI’S AMA 450 NATIONAL KTM 450SXF

Dec 14, 2022

We stuck two Pro-level test riders on Tony Cairoli’s bike, and they both claimed the nine-time World Champ's bike had the best engine they had ever ridden. On the other hand, the shock was only okay, but the forks were insanely stiff
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KTM 250SXF

Dec 14, 2022

After the dreadfully long break-in period, the 2023 KTM 250SXF handles great. The straight-line stability and suspension action under braking at corner entrance are vastly improved
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KTM 450SXF

Dec 14, 2022

It is rare that the best hop-up tip for a brand-new bike is more break-in time. Too little and you'll pay for it, but we haven't found the too much limit yet
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FIRST LOOK! 2023-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION

Dec 7, 2022

The (slightly) updated KTM 450SXF has arrived. The orange frame is in high demand and the updated suspension settings are intriguing
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THE TRUE STORY OF JAMES STEWART’S 2004 FACTORY KX125 TWO-STROKE

Dec 7, 2022

In 2004 Kawasaki had just launched its all-new KX250F. The team offered the four-stroke to James, and he tried it during the pre-season. He decided to stay with the KX125 two-stroke instead
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MXA RETRO TEST: BROCK SELLARDS’ 2001 KTM 200SX…YES, A 200 FOR SUPERCROSS

Nov 30, 2022

You read that engine size right! In 2001 KTM experimented with a lighter bike and smaller engine to go up against the big bikes on a tighter track
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CONTROVERSIAL KTM 150SX VARNER BUILD — PASHA SHOOTOUT EPISODE 3

Nov 28, 2022

The third 125 engine builder in the "Pasha 150SX Engine Builder Shootout" is Terry Varner. He is a controversial figure, with, at the very least, a poor work ethic or worse. Pasha included his engine to help Terry turn his life around
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EXOTIC TWISTED DEVELOPMENT-BUILT KTM 150 // PASHA SHOOTOUT EP. 2

Nov 21, 2022

This exotic KTM 150's frame was stripped and clear coated to create a raw metal finish. On the track, the FMF pipe sounds raw too
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HAESEKER-BUILT KTM 150SX // PASHA’S ENGINE BUILDER SHOOTOUT EP. 1

Nov 18, 2022

Jim Haeseker built a rocket ship for Pasha's KTM 150 two-stroke engine builder shootout. This episode highlights the exotic Haeseker built KTM 150SX
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IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR! THE WRECKING CREW’S FAVORITE 2022 RACE BIKES

Nov 1, 2022

Even though they know the best bike when they ride it, that doesn’t mean that they choose the winner when it's time to race
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MXA’S 125 HOT-ROD PROJECT BIKE SHOOTOUT: THE THREE BEST TUNERS KICK OUT THE JAMS

Sep 23, 2022

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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MXA VIDEO: MXA’S FIRST RIDE ON THE 2023 KTM FREERIDE E-XC ELECTRIC TRAIL BIKE

Sep 22, 2022

The 2023 KTM E-XC Freeride is the first time that MXA has ever tested a 12-year-old bike as though it was brand new. It has very little motocross potential, but is still fun to ride in its targeted terrain
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KTM ADDS NEW ELECTRIC BIKE TO THE MODEL RANGE THE SX-E3

Sep 8, 2022

A smaller version of KTM's SX-E5
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MXA VIDEO: MXA’S FIRST RIDE ON THE 2023 KTM 450SXF AT RED BUD

Sep 1, 2022

MXA has always believed that the production bike is better than the Factory Edition model that preceded it—that is the benefit of a couple of months of added test time
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MXA VIDEO: MXA’S FIRST RIDE ON THE 2023 KTM 300SX TWO-STROKE (PLUS 125SX & 250SX)

Sep 1, 2022

We try out the new electric-starting fuel-injected 2023 KTM two-strokes at Red Bud and give our first impressions in this video
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