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"Do you think the 2022 KTM 125SX might pump out the same horsepower as my 2003 YZ134?"
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Taller is not better. It raises the center of gravity, and the basic facts are that the lower the center of gravity, the easier it is to keep your balance. That's why there aren't any Formula 1 cars rolling around on twenty-twos with…
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This is not and apple-versus-orange predicament, you have two apples! One you could fix for the couple hundred dollars, while the other costs $9200
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We don't, but we do hate their business practices, dictatorial rule, unwillingness to pay purse money, third-world venues and very flexible rule book
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Motocross and Supercross will never see cigarette sponsors ever again. Why? Two very big reasons
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To set preload, turn the 35mm preload adjuster on top of the fork cap counterclockwise as far as it will go — each full clockwise turn is 1mm of preload
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The Jett J1 boot Is basically the iconic Hi-Point Champion leather boots made out of plastic
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If you need strange solution to fix a common problem, the problem is you
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You can't use the stripes painted on the 2006 YZ450F shock spring to indicate the spring rate
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Not all mud is created equal; there is sloppy mud, oatmeal mud, tacky mud and wet mud—each requires a different approach
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For the average motocross Novice, Vet or off-road racer, the 18-incher offers a bigger footprint, plusher sidewalls, added cushion and better hookup
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It might have been the best handlebar ever conceived, but they looked so strange that most riders were wary of them. Don't worry about Nuetech, they went on to invent the Tubliss tire insert that turns any motocross tire into a tubeless…
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Not as powerful as its YZ250 brother, the Yamaha YZ250X off-road model has an easy-to-use powerband, not to mention the 18-inch rear tire and kickstand
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The war of the black and grey can make you faster or give you more time to think
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"I was surprised to read in an MXA test that Husqvarna makes guns. Is that true?"
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"Do you know the torque specs for these bolts or do you use your calibrated muscle memory?"
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If you want a KTM 150SX or Husky FC150 this year, you are out of luck. There are no 150 or 300 PowerParts engine upgrade kits available because all of the factory's attention is focused on building 2023 production models
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Motocross brands are often named after the man who owned the factory, but lots of motorcycle names are little harder to track down
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Turn the water on, turn the water off—now replace water with oil and you have a good idea of his your fork and shock clickers work
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Either term could be used when describing an engine’s torque without being incorrect, but one is actually correct
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We know just the tire, but we don't know many people who want to use it this way
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Motocross pants do not use the hidden elastic belt of the original Jaymar-Ruby design, but instead a version of it
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I'm almost always in second and third gears, but I do find situations where second feels too tall, so I use first gear, which feels too low
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The best thing to do when asked to share your bike with a buddy is to say "No!" If you can't do that, and your buddy weighs 20 pounds more than you—there is a compromise to setting the suspension
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Brake fluid must be thin enough to respond instantly, be compatible with your brake system’s components & be able to remain consistent in temperatures from 500 degrees to freezing
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Well, actually it is a melting kind of thing and a lost art in the motocross world. You can get more life out of old rubber with a tire groover
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When you are talking about a 1984 versus a 1983 Honda CR125 there are four obvious clues
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The first KTM 350SXF in 2011 wasn’t a very good bike, but it got very good after that.
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Tim Gajser just won his fifth World Championship, but he still runs number 243. Don't they have a #1 plate run like the AMA?
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"My 2020 Husqvarna FC350’s plastic subframe cracked on the bottom mounting hole — is this common?"
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