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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 HONDA CRF450 WORKS EDITION

May 1, 2024

Potential Works Edition customers can take solace in the fact that the coated suspension components, remapped ECU, Hinson clutch and Yoshimura exhaust more than pay for themselves. Plus, it looks so good, feels perfect and is undeniably…
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: 1999 MXA 125 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT

Apr 30, 2024

Remember when the RM125 vs. CR125 vs. YZ125 vs. KTM 125SX vs. KX125 faced off against each other
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TEST UPDATE VIDEO: LIVING WITH THE 2024 SUZUKI RM-Z450

Apr 29, 2024

We have five good reasons why we never want Suzuki to stop making dirt bikes
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TEN YEAR AGO TODAY! 2014 HONDA CRF450 —WHERE DID THE MISSING HORSEPOWER GO?

Apr 26, 2024

The 2014 Honda CRF450 Is slow. We can't dance around the elephant in the room. It doesn't make much horsepower, and it signs off very early. One caveat: don't try to rev it out. It is most competitive when kept below 8500 rpm.
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 HUSQVARNA FC350

Apr 24, 2024

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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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WE RIDE THE LAST FACTORY 125

Apr 23, 2024

We test Brett Metcalfe's 2005 Yamaha of Troy YZ125 when it was the only smoker left on the track
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO RIDE THE 2014 KTM 450SXF FOUR-STROKE

Apr 19, 2024

Much of the credit for the improvements goes to homegrown solutions, the ideas and concepts developed by local racers, hardcore KTM owners and the race teams, that KTM implemented into the 2014 KTM 450SXF.
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MXA TESTS A FULL-RACE 125 TWO-STROKE WE WISH YOU COULD BUY IN THE USA

Apr 18, 2024

Last week we showed you how the stock 2024 Fantic XXX worked, this week we take a fully modified Fantic XX125 to see how much improvement we could get
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MXA BUYER’S GUIDE TO THE WIDE WORLD OF 2024 FOUR-STROKES

Apr 17, 2024

With the 2025 models just peeking over the horizon, it's a good chance to catch up on the bikes that are still on the showroom floors—the 2024 250, 350 & 450 four-strokes
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 SUZUKI RM-Z250

Apr 16, 2024

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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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! 2014 HUSQVARNA FC450 FOUR-STROKE

Apr 12, 2024

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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MXA VIDEO: 2024 FANTIC 125XX ISN’T SOLD IN THE USA, BUT WE TRACKED ONE DOWN

Apr 10, 2024

What is it? Believe it or not it's a "platform shared" YZ125 from Italy
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TREVOR’S 24 HOURS OF PAIN: TREVOR NELSON’S BIG ADVENTURE

Apr 7, 2024

MXA talked our videographer/photographer into racing the 24 Hours of Glen Helen by himself. The smart money was on him not making it through the night. The smart money doesn't know Trevor very well
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MXA BUYER’S GUIDE: 2024 MINICYCLE BUYER’S GUIDE

Apr 7, 2024

If you are looking to launch your young one into the motocross world, move him up to a bigger bike or just looking for some backyard fun—look no further
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE BBR’S YAMAHA TT-R150L

Apr 7, 2024

This works-like BBR play bike is a perfect example of the ideas, craftsmanship and work ethic that powered the minicycle world eight years ago
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY!: 2014 HUSQVARNA TC250 TWO-STROKE

Apr 5, 2024

It's not the source material, but what you do with it and guess what? Ten years ago two-stroke work a lot better than ten year old four-strokes
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MXA VIDEO: WE RIDE A BIG-BORE KAWASAKI KX315 TWO-STROKE

Apr 4, 2024

When you want to build an old two-stroke engine, you call Tom Morgan. When you want to put it into a modern-day aluminum frame, you call A.J. Waggoner
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MXA VIDEO: 2024 BETA 450RX TEST

Apr 1, 2024

Beta has built a name for itself by building a broad range of two-stroke and four-stroke off-road bikes. The dabble din the motocross market two years ago with the Beta 300RX smoker, but for 2024 have taken on the daunting task of not just…
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Bike Tests

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 HONDA CRF450 WORKS EDITION

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: 1999 MXA 125 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT

TEST UPDATE VIDEO: LIVING WITH THE 2024 SUZUKI RM-Z450

TEN YEAR AGO TODAY! 2014 HONDA CRF450 —WHERE DID THE MISSING HORSEPOWER GO?

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 HUSQVARNA FC350

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WE RIDE THE LAST FACTORY 125

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO RIDE THE 2014 KTM 450SXF FOUR-STROKE

MXA TESTS A FULL-RACE 125 TWO-STROKE WE WISH YOU COULD BUY IN THE USA

MXA BUYER’S GUIDE TO THE WIDE WORLD OF 2024 FOUR-STROKES

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 SUZUKI RM-Z250

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! 2014 HUSQVARNA FC450 FOUR-STROKE

MXA VIDEO: 2024 FANTIC 125XX ISN’T SOLD IN THE USA, BUT WE TRACKED ONE DOWN

TREVOR’S 24 HOURS OF PAIN: TREVOR NELSON’S BIG ADVENTURE

MXA BUYER’S GUIDE: 2024 MINICYCLE BUYER’S GUIDE

MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE BBR’S YAMAHA TT-R150L

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY!: 2014 HUSQVARNA TC250 TWO-STROKE

MXA VIDEO: WE RIDE A BIG-BORE KAWASAKI KX315 TWO-STROKE

MXA VIDEO: 2024 BETA 450RX TEST

TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MXA BIKE TESTS

MXA VIDEO: 2024-1/2 KTM 250SXF FACTORY EDITION TEST

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 KTM 350SXF

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 HUSQVARNA FC250

TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: FIRST YEAR OF THE ALUMINUM YZ250 FRAME

MXA VIDEO: 2024 YAMAHA YZ125 TWO-STROKE TESTED

INNERMOST SECRETS OF MXA’S PERFECT VET PROJECT RACER

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY! 2014 MXA 250 SHOOTOUT: CRF VS. KX-F VS. SXF VS. RM-Z VS. YZ-F

BANNED BY THE AMA: THE ONE & ONLY SUMMER OF THE TITANIUM HUSKY

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 GASGAS MC350F

2024 YAMAHA YZ450FX CROSS-COUNTRY TESTED VIDEO

20 YEARS AGO TODAY! WE RIDE TRAVIS PASTRANA’S 2003 FACTORY SUZUKI RM250