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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We tested each bike in its stock form, and put 20 hours on each bike to, try to make them ultimately comparable to each other and to keep things equal we installed the same tires on each bike Read More...
The off-road-specific version of the Kawasaki KX450 features the KX450 motocross bike's frame, engine, brakes, electronics, airbox, exhaust and bodywork—but with more off-road capability Read More...
With some reasonable modifications, a CR450 can be transformed into a desert racer, enduro bike, supermoto bike, dirt tracker, TT racer, sidecar racer or even a road racer Read More...
Over the last couple seasons, Josh Mosiman has been racing select AMA 450 Nationals on MXA test bikes—in 2023 he raced a Yamaha YZ450F at Pala, a Gas Gas MC450F at Hangtown and for this edition, he raced a Honda CRF450 Works Edition at… Read More...
After racing a Yamaha YZ450F at the opening round of the 2023 AMA 450 National Championships, Josh switched to a GasGas MC450F for the second round at Hangtown. Here is what he did to make it race ready Read More...