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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 | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2006 KX250

May 11, 2021

To drop a 250 two-stroke from the product line is a much bigger hurdle for the marketing men to jump than a 125
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WE TEST THE 2004 SUZUKI RM250

May 4, 2021

In 2004 the king of the 250 two-stroke class was against the Yamaha YZ250 and the Suzuki RM250. We give you a test that compares the two bikes competing for the throne
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TW0-STROKE TUESDAY | WE TEST THE 2006 YAMAHA YZ250

Apr 28, 2021

People thought Yamaha was crazy for implementing the aluminum frame on the YZ250 & YZ125, but it paid off. Yamaha sold 50% more YZ250s in '05 than in '04
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | 1988 MUGEN HONDA CR125

Apr 21, 2021

Not one, but two Mugen CR125s. One for the showroom and one for the racetrack
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | 2003 FACTORY KTM TEAM

Apr 13, 2021

McGrath, Townley, Laninovich, Langston, Hughes, Boniface, Metcalfe and Rodrigues
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | 2001 KAWASAKI KX125 | COMPLETE TEST

Apr 6, 2021

The age-old struggle of power versus powerband
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE ART & SCIENCE OF PRE-MIX RATIOS

Mar 30, 2021

If you mix higher vs. if you mix lower
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | THE KTM 250SX THAT RAN LIKE A 125

Mar 23, 2021

What was wrong with the 2000 KTM 250SX engine? Just about everything
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: TRAVIS PASTRANA’S FIRST RACE ON A RM250

Mar 17, 2021

17 year old Travis races against the big hitters
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | WE RIDE JOHN DOWD’S 1998 MXDN YZ250

Mar 9, 2021

The dream team of McGrath, Lusk and Emig were injured so Carmichael, Dowd and Henry raced the 1998 MXDN—MXA got to ride all their bikes
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | 1989 MUGEN HONDA CR125

Mar 1, 2021

A rare bike with a touch of modern tech
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | KTM 250SX ENGINE STUFFED INTO A HONDA CHASSIS

Feb 24, 2021

Honda/KTM hybrid two-stroke
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | WE TEST THE 2006 SUZUKI RM250

Feb 16, 2021

The MXA wrecking crew chose the Suzuki RM250 as the Bike of the Year in 2004 and 2005. To our way of thinking, only two bikes were worthy of consideration for the 250cc two-stroke crown the YZ250 and the RM250
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: FIRST YEAR ALUMINUM FRAME YZ125 TEST

Feb 8, 2021

Who thought the 2005 YZ125 would be basically the same 16 years later
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | 2004 KAWASAKI KX250 FAN RESTORATION BUILD

Feb 1, 2021

From frog to prince
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | DUAL EXHAUST 1988 CR500 ENGINE SHOEHORNED INTO NEW CHASSIS

Jan 28, 2021

Old school vs. new school. 1988 CR500 engine shoehorned into a 2017 CRF450 chassis
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: KEVIN WINDHAM’S 2001 SUZUKI RM250

Jan 20, 2021

By 2001, Kevin raced a Kawi, Yamaha, Honda & Suzuki
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2006 HONDA CR250

Jan 12, 2021

Of all the major manufacturers, Honda can be forgiven for not throwing the full weight of their engineering prowess behind the 2006 CR250 two-stroke. After all, way back in 1972 Honda vowed that they weren't interested in building…
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | RELIVING THE 2000 KTM 380SX

Jan 4, 2021

Was the KTM 380SX faster than the KX500 and CR500 of their times? Yes and no
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THE TRUE STORY OF RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 2005 SUZUKI RM250 TWO-STROKE

Dec 29, 2020

RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | MXA’S 2004 125 SHOOTOUT

Dec 29, 2020

The MXA wrecking crew rounded up the five prime contenders and put them through their paces. Here is what we have learned about the 2004 tiddlers
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | WE RIDE RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 1999 SPLITFIRE PRO CIRCUIT KX125

Dec 22, 2020

We ride the bike that Ricky raced at the 1999 Motocross des Nations in England
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | 40 INSIDE SECRETS OF THE 1999 KX250

Dec 17, 2020

This is everything you need to know about the 1999 KX250 in complete detail—think how valuable this was 21 years ago
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: JEREMY MCGRATH’S 2005 FACTORY CR250

Dec 8, 2020

Jeremy's last factory two-stroke
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | 2006 YAMAHA YZ125 OVERHAUL

Dec 2, 2020

From frog to prince
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | INSIDE SECRETS OF THE 1999 HONDA CR250

Nov 29, 2020

We get the inside secrets from FMF, Pro Circuit, Factory Honda, Planet Honda and did our own R&D to make the 1999 CR250 as good as it could be
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