2006

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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TM has been around for many years, and their claim to fame is that they are the only manufacturer offering a full-blown factory bike to the public
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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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Nick asked us to ride his CRF450. Long before his San Francisco triumph, Nick wanted us to take his CRF450 out for a test ride. Why? Because he believes it’s good.
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For the MXA wrecking crew only two bikes were worthy of consideration for the 2006 250cc Bike of The Year crown—the YZ250 and the RM250—we chose the yellow one
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Our prescription? Pop one Yamaha YZ250 under your fanny and kiss the four-stroke doldrums goodbye
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TM has been around for many years, and their claim to fame is that they are the only manufacturer offering a full-blown factory bike to the public
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In 2005 the YZ125 sold 28 percent more bikes from the pervious year which allowed Yamaha to spend R&D money to make the 2006 YZ125 even better
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TM, the Italian bike manufacturer, has been around for many years, and their claim to fame (as far as a marketing strategy goes) is that they are the only manufacturer offering a full-blown factory bike to the public
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Back in 2006, Suzuki was the only Japanese manufacture that was still making upgrades to their two-strokes
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These are the best 125 two-stokes from the glory days of 1980 to present day. Does your smoker take the crown?
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If it's all you got, race it
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Finding used one was easy; a good one was hard
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Two for one, but a dollar factor
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We had to build it, because Honda wouldn't
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Be the brass master general
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Home sweet home. The MXA wrecking crew dug it out of the trash heap, lavished it with beaucoup bucks and ended up with a new 2006 YZ250F. This is a bike test unlike any other test that we have done in recent memory. The MXA gang is not test…
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If you own a 2006 to 2010 Yamaha YZ250, consider yourself lucky. You have one of the best motocross bikes ever made. It weighs less than a comparable four-stroke, costs less to repair and produces more horsepower per cc. And most…
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WHAT IS IT? Dirt Tricks? automatic KTM cam chain tensioner uses oil pressure, combined with a mechanical ratchet system, to maintain constant pressure on the timing chain (and avoids the possibility of the cam tensioner collapsing during…
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CAN MY OLD 450 MAKE IT ANOTHER SEASON OR TWO? THE MONEY YOU SAVE CAN FINANCE YOUR RACING CAREER Let’s take it for granted that your trusty, but rusty, old bike isn’t leaking fluid out of the shock, making clunking…
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WHAT IS IT? An aftermarket shock linkage and shock revalve for the 2006 Kawasaki KX450F that alters the rising rate, lowers the seat height and mitigates bottoming. WHAT'S IT COST? $184.95 (linkage), $149.95 (shock revalve) and $7.95…
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THANKS TO THE AMA PRODUCTION RULE, AS FEEBLY ENFORCED AS IT IS, MOST FACTORY RACE BIKES ARE FINELY TUNED VERSIONS OF SHOWROOM STOCKERS. What's the difference between a works bike and a stock bike? Cubic dollars. Big…
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NAMED AFTER THE EMBARRASSINGLY SHALLOW MTV SHOW, WHERE CELEBRITIES SHOW OFF THEIR HOMES, SHOES, CARS AND SPAS, THE "CRIBS EFFECT" HAS SPREAD THROUGHOUT EVERY SOCIAL STRATA OF AMERICAN SOCIETY. Pssst! Wanna know a secret?…
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