mitch payton

Why would an MXA test rider want a 2014 Yamaha YZ250 when he could just race MXA's 2024 YZ250? Read on
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Snippets of wisdom from the tuner's tuner, who just got his 300th win thanks to his dedication to Team Peak Honda and Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
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Meanwhile, in the 450 class it is business as usual, Jett wins & Sexton falls when it counts
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Hard work turned into good fortune culminated in the defining moment of Shae Bentley's racing career
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Not your most unforgettable—his
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In case you haven’t had the time to scour the internet to get your weekly fill of motocross and Supercross videos, the MXA wrecking crew has done all the work for you
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A brief history of Mitch Payton's legendary Pro Circuit Kawasaki team
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"Suzuki did not seem interested in changing the bike to my liking. They thought that I was getting old. I felt loyal to Suzuki, but I could not go in the direction they wanted, so I took the Honda offer."
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His father was a Honda lifer, he got his start as a Fifth Dragon at YOT, he won the Phoenix Supercross for FMF Honda, learned team manager lessons from Mitch Payton & found his true calling at KTM
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"You have to understand, Roger did not talk to me that much during the Trans-AMA. It was like God was talking to me. Fortunately for him, he got the Trans-AMA title; however, at the next race, his bike broke in half at Livermore."
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MXA has traditionally carbon-dated the start of the YZ125 era to 2006 because that’s when the class-leading Kayaba SSS forks were installed.
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This was the Porsche Turbo Carrera of the 125 class back in 1992—it revved higher, harder and longer than the stock CR125 and had better bottom to boot
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"I have been fortunate to have been around a slew of great champions, and you can always tell when they are winners."
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The MXA wrecking crew wanted to know what kind of bike a hammerhead like RC really rides. What better way to find out than by riding his race bike?
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With Pro Circuit's Jo Shimoda, Austin Forkner and Seth Hammaker all on the DL list, Chris Blose will get called up to the big leagues to help them out
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Shimoda (Shoulder) and Hammaker (wrist) will join Austin Forkner (knee) on the sidelines
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How Ron Watmore got his dream bike built back in 1985 and how he almost got it back 32 years later
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After consultation with medical professionals, it was determined that the injury will force an early conclusion to Forkner’s 2023 Supercross efforts
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When Mitch asked if we were interested in testing Pro Circuit’s 2013 Kawasaki KX250F he let us choose which rider's bike—we chose Adam Cianciarulo
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How to make a team look like a team...unless you want them to look like they aren't on a team
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Jamie Ellis, Dean Dickenson & Mitch Payton put our KTM, Husky & Yamaha 125s on remedial speed therapy — with video and something called "words"
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The true story of the Mitch Payton tuned-150cc KTM/Husqvarna/GasGas engine that has led an exciting life in the hands of the MXA wrecking crew
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No music, no voice-over, just the sound of our Pro Circuit-built, 44-horsepower, KTM 150SX—in the days leading up the World Two-Stroke Championship
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80 percent of Ryan Villopoto’s 2007 bike was made, modified or reconfigured in the Pro Circuit race shop. Not even the frame was left alone
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The winningest team in the sport is a family run affair that has a history for doing things their way
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One man's story of finding the ultimate job
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MXA's 48-year collection of motocross photos are finally being unveiled for the public to see. Check out the Radness
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We waited 16 years for a “KTM beater” YZ125. When it finally hit the showroom floors, it was a couple horses short, but the Circuit Works pipe narrows that gap
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