Two things contributed to the fall of the house of Maico; family squabbles over control of the company & poor engineering on the 1982 single-shock design Read More...
The 2007 Honda was a victim of its own two-stroke success, the Honda engineers thought they were infallible. The 2007 CR250 prove them wrong Read More...
Was the KTM 380SX faster than the KX500 and CR500 of their times? Yes and no. Why didn't the unique KTM 380SX mid-size two-stroke catch on? It should have Read More...
For 2000, the KX engineers added more inertia to the drivetrain to help the KX125 churn out a broader powerband. Unfortunately, it didn’t work as well as they hoped Read More...
"In five years I want to be on top. I want to have a lot accomplished and have championships. I'd also like to be on factory Suzuki, because it's such a great team to be on" –Ryan Dungey Read More...
A true daredevil takes as many precaution as possible, but when you are doing something no one else has ever done, what are the necessary precautions Read More...
MXA chatted with Ryan at the 2005 Ponca City amateur National before he was the next big thing. He talks about Jessica Simpson, Jason Lawrence, Mike Alessi and the red shirts 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...
Did Christophe Pourcel really ask for $1.5 million a year? Or did he just assume that Kawasaki would want him as much as they wanted the other Kawasaki-mounted 250 Champions Read More...
This was back when James Stewart would come from behind on his KX125 to catch, pass and win in a sea of thumpers. These were the good old days 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...
TM has been around for many years, and their claim to fame is that they are the only manufacturer offering a full-blown factory bike to the public Read More...