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THE YEAR OF JUBILEE EPISODE 1: 50-YEARS LATER, ANOTHER SURGE IN MOTOCROSS

Apr 9, 2021

The year 2021 comes half a century after the release of the iconic motocross movie, On Any Sunday. In 1971, the sport of motocross boomed with new riders flooding the sport. Now, more people are turning to motorcycles again
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MXA INTERVIEW: THE FINAL SEASON OF A SUZUKI LIFER—LEE McCOLLUM

Apr 3, 2021

The box vans were cool. It was you and your rider versus everybody else
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MXA INTERVIEW: REX STATEN ON FIGHTING FOR EVERYTHING HE GOT

Mar 27, 2021

The true story of the man name Rocket Rex—not a nickname for the slow or faint of heart
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BIKES YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE 1992 CZ 125MX

Feb 28, 2021

MXA knows a lot about the 1992 CZ 125MX, we raced it, tested it and lived with it—well, actually we tolerated it
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GODSPEED! JOEL ROBERT (1943-2021)

Jan 14, 2021

There will never be another motocross racer like Joel Robert, not just for his immense talent but for his lust for life
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ROGER DECOSTER INTERVIEW: “IT’S THE NEXT BEST THING TO RACING YOURSELF”

Jan 7, 2021

Roger DeCoster talks about his riders, his teams and his motivation to keep going racing year after year
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THE TRUE STORY OF RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 2005 SUZUKI RM250 TWO-STROKE

Dec 29, 2020

RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
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BEST OF JODY’S BOX: THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVICE YOU’LL EVER GET

Dec 28, 2020

I used to be complimented when a factory rider would give me riding advice. I was deluded. They give you advice because they feel sorry for you
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LEADING LINK OR MISSING LINK: THE AWESOME FORK THAT TIME FORGOT

Dec 27, 2020

The illustrious motocross history of leading link forks and the men who race with them
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CLASSIC MOTOCROSS IRON: 1974 YAMAHA YZ360B MONOSHOCK

Dec 14, 2020

We show you the "Early Days of Motocross" Museum's white and red 1974 European model
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LONG LOST PHOTOS OF ROGER DECOSTER DURING HIS CZ DAYS

Dec 9, 2020

When "The Man" was just a boy riding a Czechoslovakian Ceske Zavodny in the 250 GPs while on his way to the top
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: GASGAS DOLLARS, RED DOG AD, BLACKBIRD & THE REMOLUTION

Nov 27, 2020

Plus, long lost photographs of Roger DeCoster from his CZ days
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MOTOCROSS ACTION INTERVIEW: ROGER DECOSTER ON THE CYCLES OF LIFE

Oct 8, 2020

What goes around, comes around—Roger reveals what happened in 1966 (CZ),1970 (Suzuki), 1980 (Honda), 1993 (MXA), 1995 (Suzuki) and 2011 (KTM)
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CLASSIC MOTOCROSS IRON: 1972 CZ 400 YELLOW TANKER

Oct 6, 2020

The 1972 CZ 400 was a close relative of the 1970 and 1971 models. The old CZ 360 was bored out to 380cc and called the 400
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CONFIRMED | JUSTIN BARCIA TO GASGAS FOR 2021

Sep 23, 2020

Barcia leaves Yamaha for 2021
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE CHAD REED’S 2009 MAKITA/SUZUKI RM-Z450

Sep 5, 2020

Chad Reed got a last-minute deal to ride the 2009 AMA Nationals for Team Suzuki. It was thrown together, but a match made in heaven
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CLASSIC MOTOCROSS PHOTOS: THE CROWN PRINCE OF GRAND PRIX MOTOCROSS

Sep 3, 2020

When you're winning, life is good and for Joel Robert it was good for most of his racing career...and six 250 World Championships
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RYAN DUNGEY’S FIRST MXA INTERVIEW… BEFORE HE WAS “RYAN DUNGEY”

Aug 22, 2020

A chance to look back 13 years ago at Ryan Dungey before anyone really had much knowledge of him
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FORGOTTEN MOTOCROSS TECH: RIBI QUADRILATERAL LINKAGE FORKS

Aug 5, 2020

Lots of great ideas are abandoned because they are too expensive to produce or too ugly for anyone to buy—Valentino Ribi designed just such a fork
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE TRAVIS PASTRANA’S 2003 FACTORY SUZUKI RM250

Aug 5, 2020

This is a fact! Team Suzuki’s 2003 RM250 is the best race bike we’ve ever ridden‚ without a doubt. How can we make such a bold statement? It was true!
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: NEWS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO SUFFER FROM SUN SPOTS

Jul 23, 2020

Not just who's who, but where they get to be who they are
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CLASSIC MOTOCROSS IRON: 1976 SUZUKI RM370

Jun 27, 2020

Suzuki used every bit of ingenuity gleaned from backyard mechanics, the latest information and lessons learned from previous failures
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THE FAMOUS BOB HANNAH INTERVIEW THAT GOT EVERYONE UP IN ARMS

May 25, 2020

Is it as true today as it was decades ago? If not, at least it is funny, scathing and absolutely true in Hannah's mind
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY | THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE 1981 MXDN

May 16, 2020

MXA started a fundraising effort to field an MXDN team by selling MXDN T-shirts. It worked
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MXA RIDES COOPER WEBB’S KTM 300SX WORKS TWO-STROKE

May 11, 2020

Factory two-strokes are a thing of the past as no manufacturer is going to build a factory two-stroke in a world dominated by four-strokes — we found one!
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GODSPEED! ALPINESTARS FOUNDER SANTE MAZZAROLO (1929-2020)

May 4, 2020

The father of the modern motocross boot leaves behind a company, family and heritage that changed the sport
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WHERE MOTOCROSS STARTED BY ROGER DeCOSTER

May 2, 2020

"The British claim they started it. The French say the British are crazy. I’m Belgian, and I was always told that motocross began in Belgium."
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FORGOTTEN MOTOCROSS TECH: HOW TO MAKE IT FASTER — BY LEVELING IT OUT

Apr 29, 2020

Preston Petty wanted to control the big swings in motion that make a bike dive under hard braking with his No-Dive invention
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: CHAD IS BACK, SUPERCROSS’ GAMBLE & MXGP TROUBLES

Apr 25, 2020

But most of all we want to congratulate Selvarj Narayana for a life well spent and wish him many more years in the biz
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WAITING FOR YOU: 2020-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION

Apr 20, 2020

Under its added flash is the 2021 KTM 450SXF—only it is available now to be ridden when the pandemic ends
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