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. Read More...
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 Read More...
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 Read More...
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. Read More...
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… Read More...
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 Read More...
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 Read More...
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 Read More...
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 Read More...
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 Read More...
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… Read More...
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 Read More...
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. Read More...
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 Read More...
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 Read More...
We built it using a 2023 GasGas MC350F foundation, Cylinder Works 366 engine, shortened Husqvarna Cone Valve forks/shock linkage & lots of love Read More...
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! Read More...
What would a modern-day Honda CR500 be like? Jeremy Wilkey and AJ Waggoner built a new CR500 in a 2023 Honda CRF450 frame. Plus they did the same with a CR125 and CR250 Read More...
Kawasaki was looking for a rider who could win the 125 crown, and Mike Kiedrowski was looking for revenge for being dropped by the Honda factory team at the end of the 1990 season Read More...
Yamaha offers two four-stroke cross-country models & two two-stroke models. MXA breaks down the differences between the 2024 YZ250X and YZ125X Read More...
A look back a decade ago to the 2014 KX450F. It had a great powerband, but In order to get our hands on that luscious powerband, we had to make a few compromises in other areas. Read More...
It started life as the brain child of the Vertemati brothers, but the Vertemati/VOR breakup was probably a good thing for buyers—because the 503MX did improve under VOR Read More...