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Motocross Action brings you all the two-stroke action that you can handle. We have one off two-stroke dirt bikes that will empty your bank account to dirt bikes that are affordable to the average Joe. We give you the information to find and choose 2-stroke smokers for your every need and style. Enjoy two-stroke heaven.

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: 1991 KX80 CHASSIS WITH KX125 ENGINE

Jul 8, 2025

Mark Chilson is a dreamer with the patience and talent to build one-of-a-kind bikes that are super detailed
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: HORST LEITNER’S RADICAL AMP RESEARCH KTM 125SX PROTOTYPE

Jul 1, 2025

This is the strange story on how KTM's "125 of the Future" disappeared and where the one-off prototype was found 34 years later
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: 2001 SERVICE HONDA CR134 THAT WE HATED TO RIDE

Jun 24, 2025

This is a classic example of all that can go wrong with a hopped-up bike
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 2004 U.S. OPEN SUZUKI RM-250

May 27, 2025

Ricky makes his Suzuki debut inside the MGM Grand. It was a very rocky start for his first race on an RM-250
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: JOHNNY O’MARA’S 1986 MXDN CR125

May 20, 2025

O'Show, on this day, was the true American hero on his HondaCR125
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: INSIDE SECRETS OF THE FIRST ALUMINUM-FRAMED YZ125

May 13, 2025

How advanced was the 2005 Yamaha YZ125? Who thought the 2005 YZ125 would be basically the same 20 years later?
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE 2005 SUZUKI RM250 — THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY

May 6, 2025

The 2005 RM250 had every two-stroke trait—good, bad and ugly, but it all worked together
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: KEVIN WINDHAM’S 2001 SUZUKI RM250

Apr 29, 2025

In eight AMA seasons, Kevin raced for Team Kawasaki, Team Yamaha, Team Honda and Team Suzuki before returning to Honda
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: KEN ROCZEN’S FACTORY 2011 KTM 125SX

Apr 15, 2025

With the 250 World Championship wrapped up, Kenny raced a 125cc smoker at the final Grand Prix of 2011
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WE TEST THE 1999 KAWASAKI KX125

Apr 1, 2025

Interested in the 1999 Kawasaki KX125? Don’t know anything about it? Here is everything you needed to know from 26 years ago
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: DONNIE HANSEN’S 1982 HONDA RC250

Mar 25, 2025

An up-close look at a true-to-life works bike for a true-to-life Champion
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RETRO TWO-STROKE TEST: 1999 SUZUKI RM250 RACE TEST

Mar 12, 2025

Suzuki resurrected itself from the ashes of the rather mediocre 1998 engine in 1999. The ‘99 powerband was a KX250 clone
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE 2004 CR250 WE BUILT TO KILL THE FOUR-STROKE

Mar 4, 2025

A scary fast bike that only the gifted could ride. But was it enough to beat out the four-strokes?
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE KTM 250SX THAT RAN LIKE A 125

Feb 25, 2025

What was wrong with the 2000 KTM 250SX engine? Just about everything
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: COMPLETE TEST OF THE 2001 HONDA CR125

Feb 11, 2025

In 2001 Honda took one small step backwards and one giant leap forward with the CR125. This year, Honda is actively trying to return its engine to the glory of the past.
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: SWISS-BUILT KTM 250SX ENGINE IN A HONDA CHASSIS

Jan 28, 2025

Honda/KTM hybrid two-stroke
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: COMPLETE TEST OF THE 2001 KTM 125SX

Jan 21, 2025

In 2001 the KTM 125SX made big strides to not only stay with the Japanese brands, but to beat them
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE SMOKERS OF THE AMA MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME

Jan 14, 2025

The two-strokes of the Hall of Fame museum
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: FACTORY 125cc SMOKERS FROM THE PAST

Jan 7, 2025

A gallery of some of the coolest factory 125cc bikes from the past
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TWO-STROKE MEMORIES: FULL TEST OF THE 2003 HONDA CR125

Jan 4, 2025

The most modern vintage bike made—with a soon to be final expiration date
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: MYSTERIES OF 2005 KTM 250SX SOLVED

Dec 24, 2024

"The worst business decision that KTM ever made was to buy the Dutch-based WP suspension company"
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WORLD’S FIRST CUSTOM-BUILT FREESTYLE BIKE

Dec 17, 2024

Do you remember the Aloop XMX Freestyle bike?
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WISECO 2003 HONDA CR139 PROJECT BIKE

Dec 3, 2024

This two-stroke CR125 turned into a fire breathing CR139. This is one of the fastest ways to big-bore your 125
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: AN IN DEPTH LOOK INTO THE 2006 YZ125

Nov 12, 2024

In 2005 the YZ125 sold 28 percent more bikes than the previous year, which allowed Yamaha to spend R&D money to make the 2006 YZ125 even better
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: JAMES STEWART’S 2005 KX250 VS. CARMICHAEL’S RM-Z450

Nov 5, 2024

The war of the worlds: KX250 vs. RM-Z450
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: JEFF WARD’S 1987 KX250SR

Oct 29, 2024

Jeff Ward won the 125 National Championship, 250 National Championship, 500 National Championship, Supercross Championship, SuperMoto Championship and an Indy car race.
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WE RIDE RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 1999 SPLITFIRE PRO CIRCUIT KX125

Oct 22, 2024

We ride the bike that Ricky raced at the 1999 Motocross des Nations in England
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: TIM FERRY’S FACTORY 2004 YAMAHA YZ250

Oct 15, 2024

Ferry was one of the first factory riders to make the switch from a two-stroke to four-stroke, but only for the outsoors—he stuck with his YZ250 for Supercross
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20 YEARS AGO TODAY! UNEARTHING THE EPIC 2004 250 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT

Oct 8, 2024

You may have owned one of these in your youth because the 2004 CR250, KX250, YZ250, 250SX & RM250 were in their glory 20 years ago
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY ABOUT THE 2000 YAMAHA YZ250

Oct 2, 2024

The 2000 Yamaha YZ250 was a seamless blend of usability, thoughful choices and maybe, just maybe, a few key components borrowed from their competition
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