"This Week in MXA" follows Josh Mosiman as he and fellow MXA test riders Dennis Stapleton, Brian Medeiros and Ezra Lewis hit the Nationals Read More...
If there is one takeaway from the Works Edition for Honda CRF450 owners, it is to spend less time hopping up the CRF450 powerband and more time mellowing it out—it will handle better. Read More...
The stock version of the GasGas 250 two-stroke has suspension tailored for Vet and Novice riders and is mated to an engine designed for Intermediates. Read More...
No aftermarket big-bore kit is needed; however, the rest of the bike is still at price-point-level quality. It is not what we would consider to be a race-ready Supermini Read More...
Electric Pee-Wees will bring more kids (and their parents) to the sport. They can be ridden more places and they keep the environmentalists happy. The MC-E 5 is a great all-around bike. Read More...
After practicing starts at the KTM test track against Marvin Musquinwith LitPro data monitoring his starts, Freddie has found that he got better starts without using launch control Read More...
With Alex being just 5-foot-4 and weighing only 145 pounds, his bike featured raised footpegs, a cut-down subframe and lowered seat. MXA test riders are used to riding oddly configured race bikes, but Alex’s custom tailored “rider triangle”… Read More...
KTM could have made the GasGas MC 450F as responsive and powerful as the KTM 450SXF if the Austrian brain trust had wanted to, but they already had one of those Read More...
The USA-only TM 112MX has the same bore as the TM 100MX, but with a longer stroke. The longer stroke adds more power and TM's engineers built all-new cases just for the TM 112MX. Read More...
The 2022 YZ125 better, but we were surprised by the direction that Yamaha went. The new 2022 Yamaha YZ125 is faster than the 2021 YZ125 but not as fast as we expected Read More...
You haven’t lived until you’ve ripped into a tight berm on the FC450’s lowered chassis — it sucks you to the ground like no other 2022 motocross bike Read More...
Thanks to its Kayaba SSS suspension, incredible reliability and broad powerband, the YZ450F is a good value for guys who doesn’t want to spend hard-earned cash post-purchase Read More...
Kawasaki should have spec’ed better forks, a smaller rear rotor, advanced electronics, improved durability, a stronger chain roller, better plastic and more actual horsepower for 2022 Read More...
Thanks to platform sharing, the GasGas MC 250F’s chassis, engine and running gear have already had years of R&D put into them—for $800 less than he high-priced spread. Read More...
If you’re looking for a two-strokes that’s easy to ride, go with the YZ250. If you’re looking for a bike that is ready to race, the KTM 250SX has your name on it Read More...
What is the 80-percent solution to racing a CRF450? Only at 80% does the overly rigid frame, unequal suspension settings and the frame’s harmonic imbalance cancel each other out Read More...
More KTM 450SXF tech info than you'll ever need, except for that one time when you do need it—or worse yet, didn't take the time to read this MXA test Read More...
The KX250 is a pure high-rpm race bike. It needs to be revved to the moon to get the most out of it — Hardcore racers will love this engine Read More...
It is hard to believe that the Japanese brands haven’t been able to dethrone an Austrian bike with a six-year-old engine in it. Over those six years, the KTM 250SXF has won the MXA 250 four-stroke shootout five times Read More...
Making the forks shorter and redesigning the shock linkage to drop the rearresulted in the 2022 Husky FC250 becoming the best-handling bike on the track Read More...
The Muc-Off FXR ClubMX Yamaha team gave us practically every detail about Garrett's bike. This is a privateer YZ250F that keeps up with the factory bikes Read More...
Obviously, the elephant in the room is the 366cc engine, built on stock GasGas MC 350F cases with a bolt-on, big-bore, Cylinder Works, 366cc kit on it Read More...
Finally! The CRF450 Works Edition comes with its very own suspension settings and tailored ECU mapping. This bike hits the dyno with 60-horsepower, but it's so smooth on the track that you wouldn't believe the dyno Read More...