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...
The MXA wrecking crew tested, documented, inspected, theorized and calculated every conceivable facet of the 250 four-stroke class for 2014. Your future bike now! 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...
Since Japan had a “tiered” driver’s license program that limited younger riders to 400cc, Yamaha chose 400cc for the Japanese domestic model and 500cc for the American market Read More...
Doug raced his first National in 1981 joined Team Yamaha in 1989 and, with teammate Damon Bradshaw, won the San Jose Supercross in 1991 became the face of Yamaha in the mid ’90s Read More...
With some reasonable modifications, a CR450 can be transformed into a desert racer, enduro bike, supermoto bike, dirt tracker, TT racer, sidecar racer or even a road racer Read More...
For a few years now; the YZ250 Yamaha has falling behind KTM, Husqvarna, GasGas and Kawasaki on horsepower numbers, but the YZ250 makes up the difference if you stay in the meat of the powerband. Read More...
No offense to Kawasaki, Suzuki and KTM, but their combined motocross bike sales didn't equal one-half of the numbers put up by Yamaha and Honda in 2004 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...
Yamaha spent millions of dollars on the development of the most advanced two-stroke motocross bike in motocross history at the exact moment when two-stroke sales hit the dumpster Read More...
It is rare for a rider to come out of no where and make a name for himself by racing inferior equipment, but "Rokon Don" was that special kind of man 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...
The Yamaha YZ450F won our Shootout last year, but it's not perfect. Josh Mosiman and Dennis Stapleton talk pros and cons of the 50th anniversary YZ450F in this video Read More...
Motocross bikes are almost the last motorcycles to use wire-spoked wheels, as street bikes have gone to cast aluminum wheels, which are the modern version of wooden wagon wheels Read More...
This 2023 Yamaha YZ125 is the new version of Pro Circuit's "Race Spec" engine and suspension for this bike, and we were the lucky ones who were able to sling a leg over it Read More...
MXA was of the opinion that KTM had sandbagged the first 350SXF. If the 2011 KTM 350SXF had run as well as the 2013 350SXF, there would be a lot more 350cc bikes on the racetracks today Read More...
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