2008

We ride the bike that James Stewart rode to a perfect season in 2008 —perfect means 24 straight moto wins
Read More...

Ten year ago the MXA wrecking crew was the first to put the magical 2008 Honda CRF450 up against the newest high-tech Honda CRF450 of the time
Read More...

After the errors of the 2002, 2003 and 2004 CRF450 models, the 2006, 2007 and 2008 CRF450s have become industry standards.
Read More...

Jason Lawrence isn’t your typical motocross rider (in any sense of the word). He has a very neutral riding position and tends to weight the back end of the bike more than the front.
Read More...

Unlike most factory riders, Grant Langston does not buy into the “works forks” syndrome. Grant felt they were too stiff—not too firm in motion, but too stiff for the YZ450F chassis. Grant ran the stock 48mm forks becaise they fed more flex…
Read More...

A Kompendium of Knowledge about the last 13 years of KTM 450SXF Know-how
Read More...

These are the best 125 two-stokes from the glory days of 1980 to present day. Does your smoker take the crown?
Read More...

Two for one, but a dollar factor
Read More...

Be the brass master general
Read More...

WHAT IS IT? It's a complete replacement rear brake caliper for the modern CRF that does away with Honda's small caliper and brake pads. WHAT'S IT COST? $299.00. CONTACT? www.braking.com . WHAT STANDS OUT? Here's a list of things that stand…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

The funny thing about slow bikes is that everyone who races them goes just as fast as on their fast bikes, save for the pros. Some race bikes are easy to test. Everything goes perfectly and all the MXA wrecking crew has to do…
Read More...

WHAT IS IT? An exhaust system that will perk up the detuned 2008 and 2009 Yamaha YZ450F. WHAT'S IT COST? $879.95 (Ti/carbon), $779.95 (Ti/Ti), $679.95, (stainless/carbon) and $549.95 (stainless/aluminum)--(951) 808-1114 or…
Read More...

125 144 If the MXA wrecking crew ran Yamaha, the only other Big Five manufacturer to produce a 125cc two-stroke in 2008, we?d order the R&D department to turn it into a YZ150 for 2009. Face it; the classic model of the 125cc class is…
Read More...

KTM is the Rodney Dangerfield of American motocross. They get no respect. In sheer numbers, there are fewer KTMs on the starting lines than any of the other Big Five brands. In the psyche of American riders, KTMs are considered to be…
Read More...

It might seem like a distant memory, but KTM was the last of the ?Big Five? manufacturers to enter the 250cc four-stroke fold, introducing their 250SXF a year-and-a-half after every other brand. Coming into the market last has advantages…
Read More...

It would be easy for you to assume that the Honda CRF250 has ruled the 250cc four-stroke roost since its introduction in 2004, but nothing could be further from the truth. The real winners in the deuce-and-a-half thumper sweepstakes have…
Read More...

If there is a cause celebre for the 2008 motorcycle manufacturers, it is the total focus on making the new engines easier to use, more controllable and smoother. Kawasaki has joined the parade. They gave up the horsepower advantage…
Read More...

From a human standpoint, you have to feel for Suzuki. For the 2008 model year, they decided to roll the dice on a fuel-injected 450cc motocross bike. It was a bold move; one that could insure their place as the most adventuresome of the Big…
Read More...

We don?t expect you to remember the intricate details of RM-Z250 development, which is why the MXA wrecking crew is here to help. Released in 2004, the RM-Z250 started off as a clone of the 2004 Kawasaki KX250F. Developed under the…
Read More...

As with the most popular girl in school, the lucky stiff who wins the lottery jackpot three times, or the couple that decided to vacation in Miami instead of Phuket, the Honda CRF250 has led a blessed life. Not the best-suspended bike, not…
Read More...

There is a lot of speculation about the revolutionary new 2008 Honda CRF450, but let's put that to rest right now. The 2008 CRF450 is not new or revolutionary. If we were betting men, we?d plunk down Junior's college fund that the 2009…
Read More...

There will come a time when every manufacturer, race promoter, rider and AMA functionary will rue the day that the AMA allowed 250cc four-strokes to compete against 125cc two-strokes (not to mention the stupid unleaded gas rule that…
Read More...

Don?t let anyone pull the wool over your eyes. The most significant 250 four-stroke in the short history of the mid-size thumpers is the Yamaha YZ250F. Released back in 2001, years before the competition even considered deuce-and-a-half…
Read More...

The AMA's Steve Whitelock has ordained that 450cc motocross bikes are too powerful. If he gets his way, they will be banned. Once rid of them, he can move on to detuning those pesky Formula 1 cars, F22 Raptors, and that thing that John…
Read More...

My, how the mighty have fallen. Many years ago, an MXA 250 two-stroke shootout would have included bikes from Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, CZ, Kawasaki, KTM, Husqvarna, Maico and Bultaco. Today, modern motocrossers only have three 250cc…
Read More...

Yesterday was the day that every magazine editor was impatiently waiting for - the arrival of the 2008 Suzuki RM-Z450. To say that Suzuki's flagship motocross bike is all new for 2008 would be a severe understatement. There are very few…
Read More...