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Although no longer imported to the USA, TM had a colorful history under U.S. Importers Pete Vetrano and Ralf Schmidt
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The TM SMX 450FI was built with a single purpose, which was paradoxically to be dual-purpose
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"I soon became infatuated with TM history and started collecting old TMs through the ages. It became an addiction, as well as a money pit, but I wanted to have a part of TM history."
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TM makes a few different versions of its 250 two-stroke; TM makes a motocross version and an enduro version. So, how did we get a cross-country version? We combined the two.
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REM comes down from their hill, while the Glen Helen National track comes down with its big hill
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85 degrees and sunny, but even hotter on the track with Sean Collier, Billy Joe Mercier, Joe Root, Luther French & Bob Rutten pulling out the stops
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"I got on the gas hard coming into the Talladega first corner, and I could hear Josh yelling, “Slow down!” I ignored him and kept the throttle pegged."
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Sunday's 2020 World Vet Championship track could only be enjoyed through rolls-off while wearing a rain jacket, but the exact same track on Ride Day required sunglasses and a Mint Julep
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With the 2020 World Two-Stroke Championship getting closer, the MXA wrecking started looking for potential winners
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And this issue has plenty of them — everything from pit bikes to production bikes to project bikes or old bikes to bikes with three wheels
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If you’ve never seen a true-to-life pink TM, don’t fret. The MXA wrecking crew is going to show you two of them in our all-pink shootout
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Always thought of as a boutique brand, TM is firing up the assembly line to double 85c, 100cc, 125cc, 144cc, 250cc, 300cc & 450cc production
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The brave new world of clean two-strokes won't be new for long as more manufacturers jump in to meet the Euro5 emission standards
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As part of a large MXA effort for the World Two-Stroke Championship, MXA had TM's Ralf Schmidt build this wild TM 300MX
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How to make a great bike better, by applying common sense, a lots of laps and the right people to help
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The Americanization of a high-tech Italian two-stroke thanks to a unique Dutch connection
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The happy outcome was the combination of blind faith and science
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You never know who you are going to meet in the pits — if you can find room in the pits on a jam-packed Glen Helen weekend
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Don't judged TM by its past — you can't tell a book by its cover — the TM book has been rewritten
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Mic Rodgers, Will Harper & Kenny Maddux are back; Carter Dubach wins on a YZ125
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With the youngsters gone away to Washougal and Loretta Lynns, the old guys ruled the roost at Glen Helen Raceway
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They came from who-knows-where to face each other in a duel in the dirt of Glen Helen—some won, most lost & all had fun
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Fortune favors the prepared mind—even if it wasn't raining at home, odds are it will be at Glen Helen
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Luckily, mortal men are aren't all that common in the world of motocross — it's the arena of the immortal
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Echoes of the past make modern motocross all the more fun. It is not a temporary thrill, it can last 20 years or more
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There is a special Friday practice at Glen Helen Raceway. It is the last chance to blow your two-stroke up before the actual race on Saturday
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One man's view of all that happened on Glen Helen's upper race track this weekend
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Built in Italy, tune in Holland, raced in America
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