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INVASION OF THE 2023-1/2 FACTORY, WORKS, ROCKSTAR & SPECIAL RACER EDITIONS

Apr 11, 2023

All the rage since the amazing success of the original KTM 450SXF Factory Edition in 2012 (often called the Ryan Dungey Replica), today there are KTM, Husqvarna, GasGas, Kawasaki and Honda versions—often in both 250 and 450 versions
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MXA RETRO TEST: IS THIS THE TWO-STROKE THAT COULD BE BEATING THE FOUR-STROKES TODAY?

Apr 7, 2023

We take you back to the days of the last of mid-size two-strokes, more specifically, the 2000 KTM 380SX
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KTM 300SX TWO-STROKE

Apr 3, 2023

No carburetor, no main jets, no needles, no clips and no pilot jets are joined by the acronyms EFI, ECU, EMS, CDI, TPS, TPI and TBI. This isn't you granddad's two-stroke
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MOTOCROSS ACTION’S 2023 TWO-STROKE BUYER’S GUIDE

Apr 2, 2023

Thinking about switching to a smoker? The market for two-strokes is flush with race bikes built for riders as young as 4 years old all the way up to senior citizens
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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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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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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST ANTONIO CAIROLI’S RED BULL KTM 450SXF

Aug 13, 2022

The MXA wrecking crew had no time limit on this factory bike and took full advantage of it. Learn all about Cairoli's 450 in this video
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