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  2022-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITIONS ARE HEADED TO DEALERS RIGHT NOW!


The WP forks and all-new engine need a couple hours of break-in time to get them working really well and there is no shortage of MXA volunteers to put time on the 2022-1/2 450SXF Factory Edition.

The all-new KTM450 SXF Factory Edition is headed for your friendly local dealer right now, but since they are being built it limited numbers, only 400 will be built, if you want one you better hurry.

The stripped-down all-new KTM 450SXF Factory Edition shows how much it has changed since the 2022 model was released a year ago. The frame, engine, airbox, ECU, exhaust pipe, subframe, swingarm and shock are clearly new.

With mass centralization and flex optimization as key goals, KTM engineers reimagined these crucial components to produce a new one-piece swingarm with optimized topology and flex, a new aluminum/polyamide hybrid subframe offering advanced durability and rigidity, and an inspired frame design with new remote shock mount lesening loads on the front end.

The electronics activated through a new down-sized map switch feature traction control, two selectable maps and launch control. Plus, the 2023 KTM will get Quickshift, which allows clutchless up-shifting from second through fifth gear.

KTM shorten the rear shock by 20mm and the shock spring by 20mm for better overall packaging to fit with the new shock tower design and revised shock linkage. The new shock/spring combo saves 3.5 ounces. The shock spring rate is still 45 N/mm.

The polyamide composite skid plate protects the frame rails, ignition cases and water pump. The engine is tilted rearward 2-degees which moves the countershaft sprocket down 3mm to reduce chain torque and lessen the tendency of the frame to squat under acceleration.

The 2022-1/2 KTM 450SXF Factory Edition comes with anodized, CNC-machined Factory Racing split triple clamps with adjustable offset of 20mm or 22mm.

Although the 2023 production 450SXF will not have the orange seat or Red Bull graphics, it will have the front mounted single seat bolt.

The 2023 450SXF cylinder head is not dimensionally different than last year, but the aluminum valve cover is now made from magnesium and slips down over the top of cylinder farther (plus it only uses two valve cover bolts instead of three). The result is a 10.5 ounce weight savings.

For more information, visit KTM.com.

MXA VIDEO: 2022-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION VIDEO TEST

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• 2022 SUPERCROSS TV SCHEDULE: THE ANAHEIM 3 SUPERCROSS IS ONLY LIVE ON PEACOCK

But it is taped delayed on Sunday, February 13 at Noon on the East Coast and 9:00 a.m. on the West Coast. All times Eastern (subtract three hours for Pacific Time Zone). Check local listing to be sure that it will air when they said it would.

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• WHO’S WHO IN THE SUPERCROSS ZOO? THE TOP TEN HEADING BACK TO THE “BIG A”

Aaron Plessinger is tenth in 450 points, even though he finished second at the Oakland Supercross.

2022 AMA 450 SUPERCROSS POINTS STANDINGS
(After 5 of 17 rounds)
1. Eli Tomac (Yam)…111
2. Chase Sexton (Hon)…100
3. Jason Anderson (Kaw)…96
4. Malcolm Stewart (Hus)…93
5. Justin Barcia (Gas)…89
5. Cooper Webb (KTM)…88
6. Ken Roczen (Hon)…80
8. Marvin Musquin (KTM)…80
9. Dylan Ferrandis (Yam)…75
10. Aaron Plessinger (KTM)…67

Hunter Lawrence got his first win of 2022 at the Phoenix Triple Crown race and is currently second in 250 West points.

2021 AMA 250 WEST SUPERCROSS POINTS STANDINGS
(After 5 of 10 rounds)
1. Christian Craig (Yam)…122
2. Hunter Lawrence (Hon)…114
3. Michael Mosiman (Gas)…99
4. Jo Shimoda (Kaw)…87
5. Nate Thrasher (Yam)…79
6. Vince Friese (Hon)…76
7. Robbie Wageman (Yam)…64
8. Carson Brown (KTM)…55
9. Carson Mumford (Suz)…55
10. Garrrett Marchbanks (Yam)…54

• LAST WEEK RECAP: 2022 PHOENIX SUPERCROSS RESULTS

Shane McElrath was tenth in Phoenix, but he was near the front at the start more than anyone—save for Eli Tomac.

PHOENIX 450 SUPERCROSS RESULTS
(After 5 of 17 rounds)
1. Eli Tomac (Yam)…1-1-3
2. Malcolm Stewart (Hus)…3-2-4
3. Chase Sexton (Hon)…11-3-1
4. Jason Anderson (Kaw)…2-12-2
5. Ken Roczen (Hon)…4-6-7
6. Justin Barcia (Gas)…6-7-6
7. Marvin Musquin (KTM)…5-4-11
8. Cooper Webb (KTM)…8-8-5
9. Dean Wilson (Hus)…9-9-9
10. Shane McElrath (KTM)…10-11-8

Garrett Marchbanks has some issues earlier in the 2022 Supercross series, but his fourth in Phoenix put him back into the top ten on his Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX YZ250F.

PHOENIX 250 WEST SUPERCROSS RESULTS
1. Hunter Lawrence (Hon)…2-1-2
2. Christian Craig (Yam)…1-4-1
3. Jo Shimoda (Kaw)…5-3-3
4. Garrett Marchbanks (Yam)…4-6-6
5. Vince Friese (Hon)…3-10-4
6. Jalek Swoll (Hus)…6-5-7
7. Nate Thrasher (Yam)…8-7-5
8. Carson Brown (KTM)…9-9-8
9. Michael Mosiman (Gas)…10-2-15
10. Robbie Wageman (Yam)…15-8-10

• 2022 AMA SUPERCROSS WINNERS AT A GLANCE

Anaheim Angel A stadium 2020 Anaheim 2 Supercross -17The “Big A” is back in business again. For the third time this season, Supercross will be at Anaheim Stadium on Saturday, February 3..

Venue                                                        450                                                   250
Jan. 8…Anaheim, CA………….Ken Roczen……………….Christian Craig
Jan. 15…Oakland, CA…………Jason Anderson………….Christian Craig
Jan. 22…San Diego, CA………Chase Sexton……………..Michael Mosiman
Jan. 29…Anaheim, CA………..Eli Tomac………………….Christian Craig
Feb. 5…Glendale, AZ………….Eli Tomac…………………..Christian Craig
Feb. 12…Anaheim, CA………….
Feb. 19… Minneapolis, MN…….
Feb. 26… Arlington, TX…………..
Mar. 5…Daytona Beach, FL…….
Mar. 12…Detroit, MI……………….
Mar. 19…Indianapolis, IN………..
Mar. 26…Seattle, WA……………..
Apr. 9…St. Louis, MO……………..
Apr. 16…Atlanta, GA………………
Apr. 23…Foxborough, MA………..
Apr. 30…Denver, CO………………
May 7…Salt Lake City, UT……….
450 points leader……………………..Eli Tomac (Yam)
250 West points leader……………Christian Craig (Yam)

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BIKES YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE: THE FUEL-INJECTED MOTO VILLA FV125 TWO-STROKE

Originally shown at the Milan Show back in 2018, the Moto Villa 125FV has resurface every now and then to honor of Francesco Villa (FV) who passed away in 2020.

Moto Villa would like the FV125 to be a bike of both of the past and the future. The “FV” stands for Francesco Villa, a famous Italian builder with a long track record of accomplishments. Francesco Villa started working on race machines in his early 20s as a mechanic at Ducati under Fabio Taglioni’s direction, but eventually was recruited for his racing talent to join the Ducati road race team. In 1968, Francesco, who had been designing for Montesa, and his brother Walter decided to build their own motorcycles. Walter Villa won the 1975 250 World Road Racing Championship and 1976 250cc and 350 World Championships for Aermacchi/Harley-Davidson. The two brothers were Italian icons of racing and Moto Villa built the FV125 in their honor.

If you look at the throttle body, you will see the EFI nozzle’s T-fitting angled towards the cylinder.

In addition to his four World Road Racing titles, Walter won eight Italian Championships. After he retired at the end of the 1980 season, Walter Villa became a key player in the Grand Prix historic motorsport circuit. Walter died at the age of 58 of a heart attack in 2002. Francesco kept the family’s racing heritage alive with a series of special race bikes, but in 2012 sold Moto Villa to the Bivio family. In 2019 Francesco opened a permanent motorcycle museum dedicated to the history of Moto Villa. However two months later, in February 2020, Francesco Villa passed away at the age of 87.

The wheels on the  FV125 are from X2R Rock wheels. Note the there are no spoke nipples on the wheels.

The new, or newish, Moto Villa FV125 engine has a 54mm bore and 54.4 mm stroke, six-speed gearbox, pneumatic power valve, electronic fuel injection and programmable ECU. According to reports, the engine has been benched tested since its original introduction to fine tune the fuel-injection system, and a working engine has finally been put a chromoly frame for actual field tests.

The “factory-like” single-backbone frame is finished out with an aluminum gas tank and airbox. The components include 48m Kayaba forks, Ohlins TTX Flow shock, 270mm/240mm Braking Wave discs, Brembo brake calipers and master cylinders and X2R Rock wheels (laced with nipple-less spokes).

The FV125 isn’t new. It was introduced at the 2018 Milan Show and it was reported that it would see limited production. It would be great if it was, but that isn’t the track record of one-off Italian prototypes. It’s been sitting the Moto Villa race shop since it’s debut at the Milan show in 2018, but maybe, just maybe…

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The new Podium Flight MX handlebars, built with our own tubing profile and design, allowed ODI to create a non-braced handlebar that has already proven worthy of race wins. The Podium Flight bar is constructed of a 2014-T6 alloy to provide added strength. Focusing more on racers and riders looking for the perfect balance between strength and style, the Podium Flight has been vigorously tested by top Supercross and motocross racers.

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2022 TT SCRAMBLES CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES AT GLEN HELEN SCHEDULE

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• SOCAL OLD TIMER’S 2022 RACE SCHEDULE: 23 RACES AT 5 TRACKS

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MXA’s 2022 450 MOTOCROSS BIKE TEST LIBRARY

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MXA VIDEO: 2022 KAWASAKI KX450 VIDEO TEST

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MXA VIDEO: 2022-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION VIDEO TEST

• FIVE DOWN! TWELVE TO GO


2022 AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 8…Anaheim, CA
Jan. 15…Oakland, CA
Jan. 22…San Diego, CA
Jan. 29…Anaheim, CA
Feb. 5…Glendale, AZ
Feb. 12…Anaheim, CA
Feb. 19… Minneapolis, MN
Feb. 26… Arlington, TX
Mar. 5…Daytona Beach, FL
Mar. 12…Detroit, MI
Mar. 19…Indianapolis, IN
Mar. 26…Seattle, WA
Apr. 9…St. Louis, MO
Apr. 16…Atlanta, GA
Apr. 23…Foxborough, MA
Apr. 30…Denver, CO
May 7…Salt Lake City, UT

2022 FIM GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS ON FEBRUARY 20 IN SUNNY & WARM ENGLAND

2022 AMA 250/450 NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


2022 AMA NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
May 28…Pala, CA
June 4…Hangtown, CA
Jun 11…Thunder Valley, CO
June 18…Mt. Morris, PA
July 3…Red Bud, MI
July 9…Southwick, MA
July 16….Millville, MN
July 23….Washougal, WA
Aug. 13…Unadilla, NY
Aug. 20…Budds Creek, MD
Aug. 27…Crawfordsville, IN
Sept. 3…Pala, CA

• TENTATIVE 2022 RACE SCHEDULES

2022 AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 8…Anaheim, CA
Jan. 15…Oakland, CA
Jan. 22…San Diego, CA
Jan. 29…Anaheim, CA
Feb. 5…Glendale, AZ
Feb. 12…Anaheim, CA
Feb. 19… Minneapolis, MN
Feb. 26… Arlington, TX
Mar. 5…Daytona Beach, FL
Mar. 12…Detroit, MI
Mar. 19…Indianapolis, IN
Mar. 26…Seattle, WA
Apr. 9…St. Louis, MO
Apr. 16…Atlanta, GA
Apr. 23…Foxborough, MA
Apr. 30…Denver, CO
May 7…Salt Lake City, UT
2022 FIM GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP (TENTATIVE)
Feb. 20…Matterley Basin, England
Mar. 6…Mantova, Italy
Mar. 20…Villa La Angostura, Argentina
April 3…Agueda, Portugal
April 10…Trentino, Italy
Apr. 24…Kegums, Latvia
May 1…Orlyonok, Russia
May 15…Rio Sardo, Sardinia.
May 29…Intu Xanadu, Spain
June 5…Ernee, France
June 12…Teutschenthal, Germany
June 26…Samota, Indonesia
July 3… Jakarta, Indonesia
July 17…Locket, Czech Republic
July 24…Lommel, Belgium
Aug. 7…Uddevalla, Sweden
Aug. 14…KymiRing, Finland
Aug 21…St. Jean d’ Angely, France
Sept. 4…Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Sept. 18…TBA

2022 AMA NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
May 28…Pala, CA
June 4…Hangtown, CA
June 11…Thunder Valley, CO
June 18…Mt. Morris, PA
July 3…Red Bud, MI
July 9…Southwick, MA
July 16….Millville, MN
July 23….Washougal, WA
Aug. 13…Unadilla, NY
Aug. 20…Budds Creek, MD
Aug. 27…Crawfordsville, IN
Sept. 3…Pala, CA

2022 KICKER ARENACROSS SERIES
Jan. 7-8…Loveland, CO
Jan. 15…Amarillo, TX
Jan. 21-22…Oklahoma City, OK
Jan. 29…Greensboro, NC
Feb. 4-5…Reno, NV
Feb. 11-12…Denver, CO

2022 WORLD SIDECAR MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Apr. 24… Holland
May. 22…Czech Republic
June 12…Holland
June 26…Ukraine
July 3…Estonia
July 10…TBA
July 23…No. Ireland
July 31…Germany
Aug. 7…TBA
Aug. 28…Czech Republic
Sept. 4…Slovenia
Sept.18…Germany

2022 WORCS OFF-ROAD SCHEDULE
Jan. 21-23…Primm, NV
Feb. 18-20…Glen Helen, CA
Mar. 11-13…Lake Havasu City, AZ
Apr. 8-10…Taft, CA
Apr. 29-May 1…Las Vegas, NV
May 27-29…Cedar City, UT
Sept. 16-18…Preston, ID
Oct. 14-16…Mesquite, NV
Nov 4-6…Primm, NV

2022 CANADIAN TRIPLE CROWN SERIES
June 5…Kamloops, BC
June 12…Drumheller, AB
June 19…Pilot Mound, MB
July 3…Walton, ON
July 10…Courtland, ON
July 17…Ottawa, ON
July 24…Moncton, NB
July 31…Deschambault, QC
Aug. 14…Walton, ON

2022 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 27…Wonthaggi
Apr. 10…Mackay
May 1…Wodonga
June 26…Maitland
July 24…Coffs Harbour
Aug. 14…Queensland Park
Aug. 20…Coolum (Saturday)

2022 MICHELIN BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 20…FatCat
May 1…Landrake
May 29…Lyng
June 26…Cusses Gorse
Aug. 7…TBA
Sept. 4…Hawkstone

2022 REVO BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 13…Culham
Apr. 17…Foxhill
May 8…Lyng
May 22…Canada Heights
June 19…Blaxhall
July 10…Fatcat
July 31…Whitby
Sep. 11…TBA

2022 SCOTTISH MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
March 20…Tain
April 24…Lochgilphead
May 15…Duns
June 12…Rhynie
July 9…Doune
July 16…Doune
August 14…TBA

2022 IRISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 27…TBA
Apr. 10…TBA
June 5… TBA
June 26… Loughbrickland
July 24…TBA
Aug. 21… Saul

2022 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Feb. 19…Zone 7
Apr. 2…Maritzburg
May 14…Bloemfontein
July 2…Rover MX
Sept 3…Phakisa MX
Oct. 29…Chestnut MX

2022 DUTCH MASTERS SERIES
Mar. 13…Arnhem
April 18…Oldebroek (Monday)
May 8…Harfsen
May22…Oss
June 18…Rhenen

2022 GERMAN ADAC MOTOCROSS MASTERS
Apr. 3…Princely Drehna
May 22…Dreetz
June 19…Möggers
July 3…Bielstein
July 10…Tensfeld
July 31…Gaildorf
Sept. 4…Jauer
Sept. 11…Holzgerlingen

2022 WORLD TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP
April 16…Glen Helen, CA

2022 MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS
Sept. 25… Red Bud, MI

2022 WORLD VET MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Nov. 3-6…Glen Helen, CA

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