HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW MXA? TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT, TREY CANARD ON HIS NECK BRACE, RM-Z450 TEST. JUSTIN BARCIA’S PERSONAL RACE COVERAGE, LOTS OF TECH STUFF & MUCH MORE

The KTM 125SX and 150SX take center stage on the November 2012 cover. Daryl Ecklund and Kurt Caselli did the riding…or more accurately the ramming.

We gave Justin Barcia 19 pages of the November issue to tell his personal story of what happened at the Unadilla 250 National.

Husqvarna is trying to turn the “Big Five” into the “Big Six” and the 2013 TC250 is getting them a little close to their goal…but they aren’t there yet.

When factories sign riders, they are gambling with big money. When riders sign with factories, they are gambling with their careers. Here are some the biggest disasters (don’t be surprised to find James Stewart on the list a couple times).

Trey Canard tells about his fears, his hopes for the future and what he owes his neck brace.


If you need to know an answer, try the MXperts…or that guy on the internet who owns a quad.


Which one should you buy? The 2013 KTM 125SX or the KTM 150SX? We tell you in no uncertain terms.


MXA’s Dennis Stapleton has a hard life. He has to test bikes for the magazine and fly to exotic locations around the globe to race. In this Holland story he explains how he made more money racing for a pizza company than he would have made riding for a factory team.


The venerable Yamaha YZ250F didn’t get any updates for 2013, but we still found lots of stuff to talk about.


Today’s women races owe a lot to the women who paved the way decades ago?most notably Sue Fish. Sue will be inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame next month.


We test the 2013 Suzuki RM-Z450 and find out some surprising things that Suzuki’s engineers did to try to improve it.


If you don’t have the dough to send your forks out have them revalved, here is a trick that works like a charm…and it’s free.


MXA’s John Minert flew to Italy to test a wide range of 2013 Husqvarna’s and, while he was there, he delved deep into how a motocross bike is made. Guess what? John is in Italy again this week for a different story. Tough life.