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motocross action

TEN THINGS ABOUT GETTING THE PERFECT START

Jun 19, 2019

Step 11: Don't take the time to admire your handiwork — get going because they are coming after you
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HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW MXA? YOU REALLY SHOULD

Jun 17, 2019

Take a sneak peek of what MXA has concocted for your this month. Bonnie and Clyde may have robbed banks, but "we test bikes"
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TAKE A LAP OF SATURDAY’S 2019 HIGH POINT NATIONAL

Jun 13, 2019

Round four takes the factory stars to Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania — one-third of the way done
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: YOU CAN’T GO FAST WITHOUT LOOKING FORWARDS

Jun 13, 2019

But you can't go forward unless you know where you came from — which you can only find out by looking backwards
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WE RESURRECT A FORGOTTEN & WELL-USED 2016 KTM 250SXF

Jun 10, 2019

A quick primer on how to fish a dusty old bike out of the back of the garage and make it great again
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MXA WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: THE BEST THING ABOUT A WEEK OFF FOR THE AMA IS THAT SPOTLIGHT MOVES ON

Jun 6, 2019

Who would name their bike "the shrapnel?" What's a quadrilateral? Hodaka Days coming to Athena, Where's Athena?
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MXA RACE TEST: 2019-1/2 HUSQVARNA ROCKSTAR EDITION

Jun 5, 2019

Think of it as a Husky FC450 with a GYT Kit, or a precursor to the 2020 Husqvarna FC450
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WE RIDE TWISTED DEVELOPMENT’S RM-Z450 “WORKS BIKE ASSASSIN”

Jun 3, 2019

Twisted Development's Jamie Ellis is the go-to guy for privateers who want to stand a fighting chance against the might of the factory teams
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TAKE A LAP OF SATURDAY’S 2019 THUNDER VALLEY NATIONAL MOTOCROSS TRACK

Jun 1, 2019

The elevation takes its toll on the rider's lungs, while Thunder Valley is the only National track where the riders start in first gear
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MXA WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: CELEBRATING MAHINDRA, THE KNOX BOX, JAWA & BILLY MUSGRAVE

May 30, 2019

Let's get this right—an Indian tractor company, an obscure YZ airbox, a Czech two-stroke car & and karting champion. It's better than celebrating the delayed National TV coverage
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ASK THE MXPERTS: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2009 CRF450?

May 28, 2019

The bike that was doomed because it came out one year after the awesome 2008 CRF450 — and it wasn't anywhere as good as that bike
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ONBOARD WITH TONY CAIROLI AS HE WATCHES TIM GAJSER DISAPPEAR OVER THE HORIZON

May 28, 2019

Watch Tony and Tim battle on the hard-pack of Saint Jean D'Angley
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WATCH THE 2019 FOX RACEWAY NATIONAL IN UNDER SIX MINUTES

May 26, 2019

The winners may have not been surprises, but what went on behind them, and often in front of them, made for excellent race action
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FORK WORKS: BASIC FORK KNOW-HOW FOR THE CURIOUS

May 26, 2019

Stiffer is softer, shorter is stiffer, lower is softer and, it goes without saying that the vice is versa when it comes to suspension
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MXA WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: TWO-STROKES GO PUFFEN-SPRITZEN

May 23, 2019

The AMA Nationals, FIM Grands Prix, Canadian Nationals, Hodaka Days & Mid-Ohio are all revved up — as we say goodbye to Ron Sun
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THIS WEEK AT GLEN HELEN: FAN APPRECIATION RIDE DAY ON SATURDAY FOR $10

May 21, 2019

Not only can you ride all of Glen Helen's tracks on Saturday, but you get a free lunch and chance to watch the Pala National in the Museum
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MXA TIME MACHINE: RELIVE THE 2017 AMA 250/450 HANGTOWN NATIONAL

May 17, 2019

How good is your memory? Can you remember what happened two years ago at the National opener?
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MXA RACE TEST: 2019 HUSQVARNA TC250 TWO-STROKE

May 13, 2019

There are three players in the 250 two-stroke game — the hard-hitting KTM 250SX, the slow-developing but high-revving YZ250 and the jack-of-all-trades Husqvarna TC250
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MXA VIDEO: HOW TO BUILD A DAVID O’CONNOR REPLICA KTM 250SXF WORKS BIKE

May 12, 2019

Everyone who works at KTM is a racer, KTM media guru David O'Connor lets MXA ride his 15,000 rpm pride and joy
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MXA TIME MACHINE VIDEO: WHAT GLEN HELEN LOOKED LIKE 47 YEARS AGO

May 11, 2019

Visit the original Arroyo Cycle Park in 1972...now called REM
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MXA RACE TEST: 2019 YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE

May 11, 2019

The 2006-2019 Yamaha YZ250 is a remedy for the four-stroke doldrums — pop one Yamaha YZ250 under your fanny and kiss the doldrums goodbye
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS UPDATE: LOTS OF NATIONAL NEWS…GOOD AND BAD

May 4, 2019

Davalos replacement, Yamaha looking for a fill-in, Pala Pro test day, most interesting 2020 KTM, Great Plains Vintage series, 6 million like it & much more
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MXA WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: GIT UR DONE!

May 4, 2019

Supercross has one big night left, then it will be forgotten and the focus will shift to the outdoors — here and in Europe
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MXA’S FIRST RIDE OF THE 2019 HONDA CRF250F: EXPANDING THE SPORT

Apr 29, 2019

A fuel-injected, electric start, trail bike that is designed to take the place of the popular CRF230... or the XR250 if you are savvy enough to remember it
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TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT REED VALVES

Apr 29, 2019

Reed valves act as one-way backwash check valves for the slop of your two-stroke carburetion
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEW ROUND-UP: SUPERCROSS GOES TO NEW JERSEY (AKA NEW YORK) FOR THE PENULTIMATE…

Apr 24, 2019

Three CZ amigos, Middle East MXGP try-out, different TV time for MetLife Stadium, the perfect backyard bike for Junior, tree hopping & mucho much much more
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2019 HUSQVARNA FC350

Apr 20, 2019

This is an interesting powerband. It feels snappy when the throttle is first rolled, then calms down as the rpm climbs, but from 8000 rpm on, the Husqvarna takes off
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