The third 125 engine builder in the "Pasha 150SX Engine Builder Shootout" is Terry Varner. He is a controversial figure, with, at the very least, a poor work ethic or worse. Pasha included his engine to help Terry turn his life around Read More...
Jamie Ellis, Dean Dickenson & Mitch Payton put our KTM, Husky & Yamaha 125s on remedial speed therapy — with video and something called "words" Read More...
MXA didn’t test Pasha’s KTM 270SXF because of his Hollywood links (we blinked during “American Wrestler” and missed him). We are testing it because Pasha is a motocross benefactor and unsung hero 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...
Jordon Smith has ridden for Geico Honda, TLD KTM and Pro Circuit Kawasaki. Now he's on the FirePower Honda team and we had mechanic Justin Hopson explain all the custom parts on Jordon's bike Read More...
You can’t compromise on the shape and free-flowing design of the ports — which is exactly where Twisted Development’s KTM 450SXF exhaust flange comes into play. Read More...
Before Josh Mosiman came to work at MXA or Jamie Ellis wrote his "Twisted Logic" column for MXA, they collaborated on a very special "Smart" Husqvarna FC450 Read More...
Motorcycles are very personal things. They may appear to be made of metal and plastic, but the real substance is hopes and dreams. Every new bike is filled with possibilities. Read More...
"I had a few moments of brilliance — one of them was almost passing my childhood hero, Mike Brown, and having him flip me off after I revved my engine behind him." Read More...
We cried a little bit when riding this bike for two reasons. (1) The reverberation noise was insanely loud due to the hopped-up engine and vented airbox cover (2) The power profile brought us tears of joy Read More...
On the first test rides of our full-blown, full-race, full-size, Yamaha YZ270F, the MXA test riders were impressed, but we aren’t going to lie; we cried a little bit for two reasons Read More...
What's in the newest issue of MXA? How about five 2021 bike tests — including the KTM 150SX, GasGas MC450, Yamaha YZ250, Husky FC350, Cylinder Works YZ270 & a retro test of K-Dub's '97 YZ125 Read More...
The 2020 KTM 350SXF makes 54.61 horsepower, which is more peak horsepower than the 2020 Suzuki RM-Z450—to get it you have to rev it to the moon. Read More...
First you have to find the perfect stoichiometric mixture. The stoichiometric mixture is the exact ratio between air and flammable gas for proper combustion Read More...
Stuff that is out a month before its on the MXA website, stuff that will never be on the internet, stuff that will make you want to ride & stuff that you need to know Read More...
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! Read More...
When four-strokes were first introduced, decompression braking required a big adjustment, but as the popularity of four-strokes grew, the manufacturers reduced friction in four-strokes to make them feel more like a two-strokes on corner… Read More...
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