MXA RACE TEST

This is a classic example of all that can go wrong with a hopped-up bike
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As proven by the Husqvarna acquisition, the best economy-of-scale decision was to take the frames, engines, suspension, hubs, swingarm, throttle bodies, electronics and subframes from KTM, and wrap them in red plastic.
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Beta has been around since 1905, and has remained family owned the entire time. Beta made two-stroke motocross bikes in the ’70s and ’80s, but since then Beta has focused on trials bikes and off-road bikes—until now.
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This is only the second time that Husqvarna has offered a 250cc Rockstar Edition. The big plus is that it is a souped-up version of the 2025 Husqvarna FC250 with lots of aftermarket goodies
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KTM’s engineers did a very good job of addressing the bad things about the 2024 production KTM 450SXF and enhancing the good stuff. And, yes this is the 2025 model.
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Thankfully KTM picked up the two-stroke gauntlet thrown down by Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki and their efforts kept the two-stroke alive
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The FC350's one-of-a-kind setup lowers the chassis one-inch—you don’t need a degree in physics to realize that a lowered center of gravity is a major positive when it comes to handling.
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The best selling point for the Suzuki is that it comes with the lowest MSRP out of all the new 250 four-stroke; however, the forks are so stiff that you’ll have to use some of the money you saved to fix the forks.
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There is a twist to why the 2014 Husqvarna even existed. Part of it has to do with the automobile industry, some of it has to be blamed on lengthy R&D programs—Stefan Pierer found a way to cut down on development time. It's called…
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The 2024 KTM 350SXF can be ridden flat out at high rpm like a 250 or torqued in the midrange like a 450.
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Compared to the 2022 and prior-model FC250, the 2024 engine is stronger in the low-to-mid range and is significantly faster than the 2024 CRF250 and YZ250F models from mid and up.
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What's the 2024 Kawasaki KX450 all about? We reveal the good, the bad and mysterious
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The King of 250 Two-Strokes had no rivals for the throne in 2014
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If you own a 2023 Yamaha YZ450F, then you already own a 2024 YZ450F—except with more hours on it than the new one on the showroom floor.
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Taking testing to the nth degree—inside MXA's Yamaha YZ450F as set-up for the 2023 Pala 450 National
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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.
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For the average novice, vet or play rider, the existing RM-Z450’s power is located in the perfect spot to get the job done; however, pros and high-rpm revvers will not like the RM-Z450 powerband
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There has to be a reason why the KTM 250SX keeps winning the MXA Shootout— that's because it is a step above every other bike in the class
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The 2024 model year has been christened “The Year of BNG.” The 2024 CRF450, YZ450F, RM-Z450, 450SXF and FC450 received no consequential updates—only the 2024 KX450 and 2024 GasGas MC450F were totally revamped
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The 2024 CRF250 isn’t any better than the 2022 or 2023 bike. It’s the same model, only with a $100 upcharge
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The 250 class is all about horsepower, and Kawasaki found a ton of it. Unfortunately, you need to ride the KX250 like a 125 two-stroke to get the most out of the high-rpm  powerband
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The Swedish brand, ended up in Italy, got bought by the Germans and then, 2013 became the last year for the Swedish/Italian/German breed — until KTM stepped in to put Austria into the equation
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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
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The 2024 KTM 450SXF is a thing of beauty. It has a luscious powerband, and even though it makes almost 60 horsepower, it is super manageable and handles like a dream. No oversteer, no understeer; it is super accurate in all situations.
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After the errors of the 2002, 2003 and 2004 CRF450 models, the 2006, 2007 and 2008 CRF450s have become industry standards.
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Looking back a decade ago at the 2013 RM-Z250: There's no denying that the 2013 RM-Z250 was a winner—unless you were seeking maximum horsepower
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No bike could be worse than the 2009-2012 CRF450, so the 2013 Honda CRF450 had that going for it, along with a nice powerband that was easy to use, but those are phrases that are always bantered about to describe “slow” bikes
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Since it’s a “Factory Edition” and they only produced 400 units of this MC250F to meet the AMA homologation rules, the pencil pushers at GasGas decided to put KTM suspension on this bike
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