WHAT YOU’RE MISSING IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE NEW ISSUE OF MXA:

MXA‘s Dennis “Staple Gun” Stapleton pilots DR.D’s full-race KTM 350SXF for John “J3” Minert’s Canon. Yes, we did ask Broc Tickle about his dog!

You’ve read all the fluff tests, but now its time to zero in on the real facts about the 2011 250 Four-Strokes. MXA spent four months racing, riding and dynoing these machines. Now we spill the beans.

When Bob Hannah stops by the palatial MXA Towers we sit him down on a Matrix stand and let him talk. You never know what he’s going to say, but we guarantee that you want to hear it.

Jody’s interview with his old friend Roger DeCoster delves deep into Roger’s relationship with motorcycle manufacturers?including the reason why he left CZ, Suzuki, Honda, MXA and Suzuki again…and, of course, why he went to KTM.

Ever notice how modern bike tests barely have any information in them, just a bunch of “feel good” quotes about how all the bikes are equal? Guess what? They aren’t, but MXA tells you how to get the most out of the 2011 CRF450.

Who in their right mind would compare a motocross bike to an artillery shell? The obvious answer is MXA, and after you read this story you will, too.

This is the bike that everyone is talking about. The 2011 KTM 150SX two-stroke is new from the ground up. We break it down.

In this issue the MXA wrecking crew tested everything from FMF pipes to Troy Lee helmets to Acerbis chain guides to Ride Engineering KX450F links to Hinson clutches. Read these tests before you buy anything.

To try to get more out of the 2011 KTM 350SXF, we turned to DR.D’s Doug Dubach. We didn’t want much?just more horsepower, better power placement and one powerband instead of two.

The next time someone in the motorcycle industry sees a Vet racer, they need to shake his hand and thank him for keeping the sport alive. Not surprising to people who actually race, but riders over the age of 30 are what is keeping the motorcycle industry afloat. Jody’s World Vet story isn’t about who led on what lap, but what Vet racing is really all about.

Max Nagl left his full-blown works KTM 450SXF behind after the Motocross des Nations. The MXA gang borrowed it to see the difference between a Grand Prix setup and an American setup. We were shocked and you will be too.