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Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2010 YAMAHA YZ250 BETTER THAN THE 2009 YZ250? A: No. It is identical to last year's model. Well, not identical, because there were two changes from 2009 to 2010: (1) The right-side gas tank…
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More AMA 250 Championships than any Motorcycle in History! It's an old refrain: The factory guys get all the good stuff. Their bikes are faster, lighter and just plain tricker than the motocrossers you can buy off…
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Most people take for granted the ability to go down to their local Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki or Yamaha dealer and buy a motocross bike. It wasn?t always this way. In the good old days, if you wanted to race flat track, scrambles, Hare and…
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Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2010 CRF250 BETTER THAN THE 2009 CRF250? A: No. Last year, when we tested the Honda's fuel-injected 2009 Honda CRF450, we were very clear to state that if we had to compare the 2008 CRF450 against the 2009…
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Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2010 YZ250F BETTER THAN THE 2009 YZ250F? A: No. The scales of justice teeter back and forth because some aspects of the 2010 are much better than the 2009, but others aren?t. In the final analysis, we think the…
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Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2010 KTM 250SXF BETTER THAN THE 2009 KTM 250SXF? A: Yes, but not night-and-day better. Q: IS THE 2010 KTM 250SXF FASTER THAN THE 2009 KTM 250SXF? A: No. On the track, the 2009…
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2010 Kawasaki KX250F: The MXA wrecking crew has always loved the KX250F powerband, although we were not always enamored by the horsepower. For 2010, Kawasaki's engineers made the power match the powerband. Kudos Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS…
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Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2010 KTM 250SX BETTER THAN THE 2009 KTM 250SX? A: Yes. KTM has a reputation for making constant upgrades to their bikes. The 2010 KTM 250SX does not obsolete the 2009 model, but it is incrementally better.…
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If you own a 2006 to 2010 Yamaha YZ250, consider yourself lucky. You have one of the best motocross bikes ever made. It weighs less than a comparable four-stroke, costs less to repair and produces more horsepower per cc. And most…
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Fuel-injected 2011 TC250. From Husqvarna: The 2011 Husqvarna TC250 motocross bike, which was all-new last year, will be even newer for 2011. After only a year of production, Husqvarna decided to up the ante with a totally redesigned…
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Imagine Team Honda selling its works bikes to the public. Okay, you are right, that isn?t going to happen. Guess what? KTM is more than willing to sell its high-end, big-buck, hot-rodded, factory Grand Prix bikes to Joe Racer. For the last…
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Testing a factory-level motocross bike is always special for the MXA wrecking crew. We can?t help but admire the passion and effort that factory teams invest in their bikes. Every square inch of the machine is checked, changed, strengthened…
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MXA test rider Dennis Stapleton digs a trench in the Budds Creek dirt on the 2011 Kawasaki KX250F. By John Basher So you want to know all that there is to know about the 2011 Kawasaki KX250F. I can?t blame you! The mostly…
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Yamaha has not officially released photo of the 2011 Yamaha motocross bikes, but MXA 's buddies in England were kind enough to send us the photos that they received from the European distributor. Don't get us wrong, these are not official…
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NUMBER ONE: 2010 KAWASAKI KX250F The Kawasaki KX250F won the MXA 250 shootout in 2006, 2007 and 2008. It got nudged out by the sweet Honda CRF250 in 2009. But, Honda abdicated the throne for 2010, and the revised KX250F…
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The 2010 MXA 250 Four-Stroke Shootout is the most comprehensive test that you will find in any magazine, on any website, or anywhere else. MXA leaves no stone unturned, and while we will probably no longer receive Christmas cards…
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This is a shootout between the two best-selling 250 four-strokes in America. The Yamaha YZ250F and Honda CRF250 are available in over 3000 dealerships across the land. One of them (the Honda CRF250) won last year's MXA Shootout , while the…
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Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2010 TC250 BETTER THAN THE 2009 TC250? A: We?re going to say yes, because Husqvarna did not import the 2009 TC250 to the United States. The last Husqvarna 250cc four-stroke that MXA tested was back in…
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The 2011 KTM 350SXF will soak up the media limelight for the next model year. Mike Alessi will race the hybrid in the AMA 450 Nationals, starting this weekend at Hangtown. The new SX generation contains the concentrated…
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WHAT IS IT? Race Tech's Telescopic Compression Needle is a performance modification for WP's PDS shock (which comes stock on all KTMs). It is designed to provide a more progressive compression stroke. WHAT'S IT COST? $119.99 (needle),…
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WHAT IS IT? KTM's WP forks are weird. The MXA test crew likes the 450SXF forks and hates the 250SXF forks. How can that be? We don?t know, but we do know that if we owned a 2008, 2009 or 2010 KTM 250SXF, we?d be interested in having Pro…
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WHAT IS IT? It's FMF's premium offering for the new, fuel-injected CRF250. WHAT'S IT COST? $899.99 (titanium). CONTACT? www.fmfracing.com or (310) 631-4363. WHAT STANDS OUT? Here's a list of things that stand out with FMF's Factory 4.1…
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The 2010 Yamaha YZ250F is a pleasant bike, but it comes up short in the kind of power that it needs to get the job done. Designed with a low-to-mid powerband and a flat top-end, the YZ250F engine is in desperate need of help. To fix the…
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MXA NEW PRODUCT: MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGIES/CP PISTON HONDA CRF264 BIG BORE KIT: HOW TO GET MORE JUICE FROM YOUR 2010 HONDA CRF250 With earlier model Honda CRF250's (2004-2009), it was difficult to big-bore the engine much past 256cc…
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Sometimes moments pass so fast that you don't have time to muse on them. The 2009 season was like that for Ryan Dungey. He not only won the 250 West Supercross Championship, but the AMA 250 National Championship and the 450 class at the…
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Mike Alessi is in Europe getting ready for the first three GPs and a return to the AMA 450 Nationals...on the KTM 350SXF. Every KTM rider can choose the bike he wants to race (KTM 350SXF or KTM 450SXF). Tony Cairoli's KTM 350SXF was strong…
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WHAT IS IT? Dirt Tricks? automatic KTM cam chain tensioner uses oil pressure, combined with a mechanical ratchet system, to maintain constant pressure on the timing chain (and avoids the possibility of the cam tensioner collapsing during…
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WHAT IS IT? An exhaust system makes the KTM 250SXF the fastest bike on the track. WHAT'S IT COST? $999.95 (Ti-4R), $899.95 (Ti-4GP), $779.95 (T-4GP stainless). CONTACT? www.procircuit.com or (951) 738-8050. WHAT'S IT DO? The 2009 KTM 250SXF…
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MXA PRODUCT TEST DR.D SINGLE-SIDED 2009 CRF250 EXHAUST WHAT IS IT? A traditional, single-sided exhaust system for the dual-exhaust Honda CRF250. WHAT'S IT COST? $549.95 (stainless/aluminum), $679.95 (stainless/carbon), $779.95 (Ti/Ti),…
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