Two Stroke

The 2004 CR125 engine made four horsepower less than the KTM 125SX and at 10,500 rpm it was more than a seven horsepower adrift
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A project bike that harks back to the glory days of Travis Pastrana, Ricky Carmichael and the Suzuki RM250
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The Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke is a timeless testament to, “if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.”
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Tim Ferry and Jeremy McGrath may have been on the same Mazda/Chaparral Yamaha team, but they didn't get the same bike
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The '99 CR125 powerband is on the short side. This would not be a crime if it weren't for the YZ125's broadness. As is, the KTM 125 is a better example of what the Honda should have been
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Why Carson didn't use an KX250F aluminum frame or a 144cc kit, but did use Showa air forks and an Lectron carb
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Let's go back 23 years and see what the 2001 KTM 250SX two-stroke was like—the great, the good, the bad and the awful
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What dId Langston’s AMA 125 National bike have in common with his works bike from Europe? Not much, just the pipe, silencer and transmission.
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The Swedish brand, ended up in Italy, got bought by the Germans and then, 2013 became the last year for the Swedish/Italian/German breed — until KTM stepped in to put Austria into the equation
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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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We sent our new mini test rider, Nixyn D'Errico, to Mammoth with a full-blown 65cc race bike. His Dad, Ryan D'Errico gives us the low down on this mini race bike
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The wild and wacky story of how Yamaha got into the dirt bike business and the cast of characters that made it a success
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One look at the Yamaha YZ65 and Husqvarna TC65 two-strokes made our big-bike test riders wish they had bikes as good as these when they were kids
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We don’t think the new 2001 engine was motocross ready. If the 2000 KTM 250SX came with the 1999 engine and right-side-up forks, it would have been a runaway hit
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The most modern bike ever made with a vintage engine
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Team Suzuki’s 2003 RM250 was one of the best race bike we ever rode‚ without a doubt. How can we make such a bold statement? It was true!
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If Suzuki never stopped making two-strokes, they would have a bike that would be in demand in today's marketplace
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There is no time limit on the love between a man and his first two-stroke—and when a two-stroke has been in production since 1974, like the YZ125/YZ250, it has a devoted congregation hoping to pay homage to the past with their own Yamaha…
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MXA has traditionally carbon-dated the start of the YZ125 era to 2006 because that’s when the class-leading Kayaba SSS forks were installed.
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Luc realized he wasn’t going to have a career racing Supercross , so he took a hard look at his skills and found a way to make a living utilizing his talents while staying heavily involved in the industry he loves
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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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To drop a 250 two-stroke from the product line is a much bigger hurdle for the marketing men to jump than a dropping A 125
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This was the Porsche Turbo Carrera of the 125 class back in 1992—it revved higher, harder and longer than the stock CR125 and had better bottom to boot
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You can throw lots of money at a bad bike and maybe, just maybe, make it better—or you can just start with a better bike and save money and time
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The 2024 Kawasaki KX250 is available now for $8799
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We offe a simple and easy to use chart that tells you how much oil goes to how much gas to make any pre-mix ratio from 100:1 to 16:i
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How to turn a really good deal that went sour into a really great 20-year old KX125 two-stroke worth drooling over
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