two-stroke

O'Show, on that day, was the American hero on his CR125
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The MXA wrecking crew had a very good time on Mike’s Yamaha YZ134; we bonded with it; it encouraged our test riders, didn’t punish them for mistakes and never talked back
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The 300RX power was incredible with a smooth gradual power off the bottom that grew rapidly and kept on revving
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In 2004 Kawasaki had just launched its all-new KX250F. The team offered the four-stroke to James, and he tried it during the pre-season. He decided to stay with the KX125 two-stroke instead
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The lower-overall-height platform of the Husqvarna TC250 has an exceptional chassis that provides superb handling
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The best thing about the YZ250 is that Yamaha keeps making it. Yamaha’s last Japanese two-stroke competitor said, “Sayonara” 12 years ago
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Full titanium and carbon fiber
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The rider that has won a 500cc, 250cc and 125cc championship
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Hard work turned into good fortune
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To make the most of the Suzuki RM125 powerband you have to be comfortable living at 12,000 rpm
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"The other MXA guys started to refer to my KX125 project bike as the 'green unicorn.' I told them that it would be finished soon and then they’d be sorry. I lied!"
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KTM is the only big manufacturer dumping money into its two-stroke R&D department, and it shows
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Do you remember the Aloop XMX Freestyle bike?
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Brett Metcalfe’s Yamaha of Troy YZ125 was the last of the breed — and he was the last of the Mohicans
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To drop a 250 two-stroke from the product line is a much bigger hurdle for the marketing men to jump than a 125
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This pipe burst out an extra 3.46 ponies at 8000 rpm and peaks out at 9600 rpm, producing 49.33 horsepower, which is 2-1/2 more than stock at peak
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In 2004 the king of the 250 two-stroke class was against the Yamaha YZ250 and the Suzuki RM250. We give you a test that compares the two bikes competing for the throne
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You read that engine size right! KTM experimented with a lighter bike and smaller engine to go up against the big bikes on a tighter track
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People thought Yamaha was crazy for implementing the aluminum frame on the YZ250 & YZ125, but it paid off. Yamaha sold 50% more YZ250s in '05 than in '04
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Not one, but two Mugen CR125s. One for the showroom and one for the racetrack
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The rotary-valve Maico MC125 was based on the MD125 road racer, but was the victim of bad timing and high pricing
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McGrath, Townley, Laninovich, Langston, Hughes, Boniface, Metcalfe and Rodrigues
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