Everyone has been obsessed with Ryan Dungey, and his KTM, for the last couple months. As we get closer to A1, this will only increase. MXA not only takes a close look at Dungey's all-new race bike, but we put him on the cover from the Monster Cup.
Have you ever wondered what rider earned the most points in the course of the year? Not just the most Supercross points, or the most National points, but the whole deal. The MXA wrecking crew has been keeping track of them for years. For 2011 Ryan Villopoto earned the 2011 MXA Grand National Championship.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know that the clutch in your Honda CRF450 is perfect. If so, you are a marvelous rider and don't need to look at MXA's "Living with...Honda's CRF450 Clutch." If, however, you actually use your CRF450 clutch, here is how to keep it alive.
The 2012 Honda CRF250 got some updates, but did they really change the personality of the red rocket? Find out.
Has it really been that long since Jody first wrote his "My Father Never Saw Me Race" column? Back by popular demand, Jody relives a painful moment in his life on the anniversary in hopes that you won't do what he did.
Will your helmet protect your delicate brain in a crash? It could, but it depends on what the guy who designed your helmet thinks is a crash. Intrigued?
We blew up a Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke so that we could see how much it would cost to rebuild it after a catastrophic explosion. Actually, it blew up all by itself and we tried to fix it for less than it cost to fix a hiccup on a four-stroke. We succeeded with a replated cylinder, machined head and new piston, ring and gaskets for...wait for it...$466. Plus, we had a fourth grader rebuild it for us in our sweat shop.
The Big Five garner all of the accolades, but there are other players on the American motocross scene....not the least of which is Italian boutique builder TM.
Believe it or not, you can harness the power of magnets to get better starts. Yes, you can. All you need is the revolutionary new Works Connection magnetic Pro Launch holeshot device. It got a very rare five stars.
The MXA wrecking crew wanted to test Team Ohlins' YZ450F. Partly because we are buddies with Ohlins' Stig Pettersson and partly because we have always loved the plush feel of Ohlins suspension. Ohlins gave us A. J. Catanzaro's AMA National bike to test.
You can get your motocross advice on the street corner, but with the cops cracking down on illegal advice pedalers, your best bet is to "Ask the MXperts."
Mike Alessi doesn't need his KTM 450SXF works bike anymore, so we borrowed it. This bike is going to be the last 450cc works bike to be equipped with a carb. We wanted to be the last people to ride it before it was cut in half and destroyed.
If you want to find out which of the five 250 four-strokes is the best, this is the place to find out. We don't pull any punches—this is a dead-on shootout that names the winner and the losers.
Once you finish reading this story you will know more about what's inside Ryan Dungey's fuel-injected KTM 450SXF than anyone outside of the KTM race shop. You can find this story and many more at your local newsstand...or you could subscribe (but don't let us pressure you).
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