Meet the guy who put up the money for the 125 Pro classes and put multiples of his personal KTM, GasGas and Fantic two-strokes on the track Read More...
Last week we showed you how the stock 2024 Fantic XXX worked, this week we take a fully modified Fantic XX125 to see how much improvement we could get Read More...
The World Two-Stroke Championship starts with a two-stroke-only practice on Friday and all the firework on start on Saturday. Be There or watch it the Dirt Bike's YouTube Channel starting a11:00 a.m. Saturday Read More...
There is a good reason why you've never seen a Yankee 460MX before—there were only two of them built by the Yankee Motor Company in Schenectady, New York Read More...
It's not the source material, but what you do with it and guess what? Ten years ago two-stroke work a lot better than ten year old four-strokes Read More...
When you want to build an old two-stroke engine, you call Tom Morgan. When you want to put it into a modern-day aluminum frame, you call A.J. Waggoner Read More...
One of the most popular 125cc two-strokes is still around after 50 years, although serious development on this particular model started in 2005—that is 19 years with of expericene Read More...
What would a modern-day Honda CR500 be like? Jeremy Wilkey and AJ Waggoner built a new CR500 in a 2023 Honda CRF450 frame. Plus they did the same with a CR125 and CR250 Read More...
Pasha Afshar has rounded up $12,000 in cash for the World Two-Stroke Championship's three 125 Pro classes. The money goes to the 125 Pros, Over-30 125 Pros and Over-50 125 Pros Read More...
Yamaha offers two four-stroke cross-country models & two two-stroke models. MXA breaks down the differences between the 2024 YZ250X and YZ125X Read More...
But, If you “don’t have spark,” there is nothing to light the compressed fuel and air with. Spark is an a major part of the "Fire Triangle." Read More...
Even though there are fuel-injected two-strokes, all the motocross versions require oil to be pre-mixed into the gasoline. When adding gasoline with oil pre-mixed into it, the internal parts of the engine are lubricated as the engine runs. Read More...
"I started promoting big purse two-stroke races for three reasons: One, it is cost effective. Two, two-strokes are more fun to race—no doubt on that point. Three, racing a two-stroke is so much safer than a four-stroke." Read More...
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 Read More...
Was the KTM 380SX faster than the KX500 and CR500 of their times? Yes and no. Could big two-strokes ever come back? No, but mid-size ones could Read More...
15 cool rules that would make the sport bigger than NASCAR and provide the fans with a thrill a minute—not that the Dunlop Tire Roll wasn't exciting Read More...
Although locked out of motocross and Supercross by the AMA’s displacement and fuel regulations, two-strokes flourished as an underground movement. The best-selling motocross bike every year is not that $11,000 four-stroke at your local… Read More...
This Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke was purpose-built to be crisp, clean, light and fun. It has Ride Engineering triple clamps, linkage and brakes, Twisted Development engine and carb mods, Enzo suspension and more Read More...
There is no time limit on the love between a man and his first two-stroke—and when a two-stroke has been in production since 1974, like the YZ125/YZ250, it has a devoted congregation hoping to pay homage to the past with their own Yamaha… Read More...