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SUPERCROSS HISTORY: THE BIKE THAT TIME FORGOT

Jul 25, 2018

Lance Smail and Tom Moen made Supercross history
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MXA MOTOCROSS RACE TEST: 2018 KTM 85SX

Jul 19, 2018

Every rider underestimated the power of the small but mighty engine. This is a racer’s bike. It doesn’t have much bottom end, but once it hits the midrange, it explodes with power.
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WE TEST THE 2004 KTM 125SX

Jul 12, 2018

For the record, the KTM 125SX has the best two-stroke engine in the class. It puts most Japanese bikes to shame on the dyno, in first turn drag races, and up hills.
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MXA BUILDS A MIDRANGE KTM 250SXF PROJECT BIKE

Jul 12, 2018

Our goal was to build an easier-to-ride, more manageable KTM 250SXF. Our hope was to improve the midrange oomph and make some additional improvements along the way to 14,000 rpm
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FIRST LOOK! 2019 KTM 250SXF, 350SXF & 450SXF FOUR-STROKES

Jul 3, 2018

KTM doesn't throw the baby out with the water, but they dress him up in a new suit and give him a boatload of new toys to play with
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FIRST LOOK! 2019 KTM 125SX, 150SX & 250SX TWO-STROKES

Jul 3, 2018

KTM's two-strokes get a series of very sensible updates, mods and fixes—making the "fun machine" even better
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FIRST LOOK! 2019 KTM 50SX MINI, 50SX, 65SX & 85SX MINICYCLES

Jul 3, 2018

The anchor to KTM's stepping stone motorcycle philosophy starts with the two 50cc models, steps up to the six-speed 65SX and grows with the kid as he enters the 85 world
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1999 KTM 125SX TWO-STROKE RACE TEST

Jul 2, 2018

1999 was the first year the KTM 125SX two-stroke could compete on the racetrack with Japanese smokers
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2018 MOTOCROSS ACTION 450 SHOOTOUT: THE COMPLETE TEST, TEXT & TRUTH

Jul 2, 2018

More than you want to know, unless you want to know how the 2018 450s really rate
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2018 MXA 250 SHOOTOUT: WHAT WORKS FOR YOU?

Jul 2, 2018

We have been called “Honda Action,” “Yamaha Action” and, most recently, “KTM Action, but we are "Motocross Action." All that matters to us is finding the best race bike.
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WE TEST THE 2000 KTM 250SX TWO-STROKE

Jun 29, 2018

What was wrong with the 2000 KTM 250SX engine? Just about everything. It has a lazy powerband that begs for an odometer and route chart.
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2019 KTM 350SXF | MXA FIRST RIDE VIDEO

Jun 18, 2018

We rode the 2019 KTM 350SXF down at the private Chaney Ranch track. The 13,400 rpm engine is powerful yet, easy to ride. It is a bike that has the power of a 450, yet is nibble as a 250
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2019 KTM 250SXF | MXA FIRST RIDE VIDEO

Jun 12, 2018

We ride the 2019 KTM 250SXF at Chaney Ranch. We take we through what is new, our first impression and what you need to know
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SHORTEST SHOOTOUT IN HISTORY: BITE-SIZE 2018 MXA 450 SHOOTOUT

May 7, 2018

Remember those long shootouts that you scanned briefly before getting distracted by the dog? Well, here is the quick, easy and complete 2018 450 shootout in bite-size format
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MXA MOTOCROSS RACE TEST: 2018-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION

May 7, 2018

Get in line, not just to buy one, but to get the R&D department to make the changes you want for 2019. There is a pecking order and Roger DeCoster is at the top
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BITE-SIZE 2018 MXA 250 SHOOTOUT: READ IT OVER A CUP OF JOE

Apr 27, 2018

This 2018 250 Shootout is for people in a hurry, home schooled racers will have to wait for the picture book shootout
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MXA VIDEO | WE RIDE THE 2018 KTM 85SX TWO-STROKE

Apr 25, 2018

For this MXA First Ride video we hopped a leg over the all-new 2018 KTM 85SX two-stroke. This bike features WP AER 43mm air forks, no tools air box, hydraulic clutch and many of the similar parts you will see across the KTM line up
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MXA MOTOCROSS RACE TEST: 2018 KTM 250SX TWO-STROKE

Apr 25, 2018

The gun-and-run style of power, with its need to shift on the bubble, was awesome for skilled two-stroke racers. It was just a little too high maintenance for the less skilled, but there are cheap cures
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MXA’S 2004 125 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT

Apr 23, 2018

The MXA wrecking crew rounded up the five prime contenders and put them through their paces. Here is what we learned about the 2004 tiddlers
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MXA VIDEO: DENNIS STAPLETON’S TWO-STROKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP KTM 250SX

Apr 9, 2018

For the 2018 MTA Two-Stroke World Championships we built up our 2018 KTM 250SX two-stroke for the race
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17 FACTS ABOUT THE 2018-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION

Apr 9, 2018

There is always an exception to every AMA rule. That exception is the KTM Factory Edition. Under AMA rules, no one can race a bike unless 400 bikes are offered for sale. KTM offers them
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MXA MOTOCROSS RACE TEST: 2018 KTM 125SX TWO-STROKE

Apr 7, 2018

Fair warning to yahoos! That there is Tiddly-Winks in your near future
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MXA MOTOCROSS RACE TEST: 2018 KTM 250SXF

Mar 19, 2018

The 14,000 rpm bike that only asks you to do one thing to get the most out of it—scream it to the max
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WE BUILD A 2008 KTM ELECTRIC START 300XC

Feb 23, 2018

MXA took a 2008 KTM XC300 and made it into an electric start two-stroke motocross bike with a few simple changes
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | THE ULTIMATE 2014 KTM 125SX

Feb 12, 2018

We tell you how to build a tricked out 2014 KTM 125SX 2-stroke
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ON RECORD | MXA’S 2005 KTM 250SX BIKE TEST

Jan 19, 2018

The 2005 KTM 250SX was a handful to ride. It was fast, but as we all know the WP PDS rear suspension was only good if you knew its secrets
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MXA MOTOCROSS RACE TEST: 2018 KTM 450SXF

Jan 16, 2018

KTM has made more model changes over the last decade than all of the other “Big Six” manufacturers combined
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ON RECORD | MXA’S 2004 250 TWO-STROKE DIRT BIKE SHOOTOUT

Jan 12, 2018

Back when all the Japanese manufactures still made their wonderful two-stroke dirt bikes. This is an RM250 vs. YZ250 vs. CR250 vs. KX250 vs. KTM brawl
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2018 MXA 350 SHOOTOUT: HUSQVARNA FC350 VERSUS KTM 350SXF

Jan 11, 2018

It seems funny to do a 350cc four-stroke shootout when there are only two readily available models on American showrooms
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THE GREATEST 450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO EVER: IT’S LONG, INDEPTH & ACCURATE

Jan 9, 2018

The MXA wrecking crew waited to get it right & you waited to find out how the top six really rank
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