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MOTOCROSS ACTION TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: LARRY BROOKS GREW UP IN MXA ORANGE “Being a test rider isn’t like being your own man—you have to ride what they tell you to ride, wear the clothes they tell you to wear and do what they ask you to do.”	REM GLEN HELEN MOTOCROSS RACE REPORT: WITH THEIR NORMAL MOTOCROSS TRACK UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE GANG MOVED 200 FEET WEST Amazingly enough, although SoCal has 10 full-time race tracks sometimes it is hard to find an actual race — REM is the only one that races 40 times a year.
MOTOCROSS ACTION'S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: GIUSEPPE DOES IT AGAIN, ALL THE HANGTOWN POINTS, CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS & MUCH MORE The first big test of who's really who, Racing in Honolulu, Anti-Luongo action group, Honda Grom, the pen strikes paper, Tony Cairoli interview, the ruleS gets the ax in Brazil, Mikey gets a year older and lots of picayune stuff	THE BEST SPEED SECRET EVER: IT IS FREE, EASY TO DO AND READILY AVAILABLE! STAND UP IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS Most riders position their well-padded derrieres on the saddle and leave them there until a bump blows them out of the saddle. Wrong!
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2014 HONDA CRF250 & CRF450 Honda focused most of their attention on the CRF250, including a new frame, dual muffler, revised engine and transmission, plus much more. The CRF450 received three updates	MXA'S 2013 KTM 450SXF-FE "RYAN DUNGEY REPLICA" MOTOCROSS TEST: SOME COMPANIES BARELY MAKE ANY BIKES, LET ALONE WORKS REPLICAS Whether by design or accident, KTM has found a way to defeat the AMA production rule, which requires all AMA Supercross bikes to start as off-the-showroom-floor models. Whether nefarious or accidental, Roger DeCoster is on to something
MOTOCROSS ACTION TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: JODY WEISEL MEETS A MAN AT SADDLEBACK “The only thing he ever told me not to do anymore was saying that Greg Albertyn “rode like rigor mortis had set in.”	MID-SIZED SHOOTOUT: HOW TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A 125 TWO-STROKE, 250 FOUR-STROKE OR 250 TWO-STROKE We pit a KTM 125SX against a KTM 250SXF against a KTM 250SX for the pure thrill of seeing which bike is best for you
WIN FREE FOX GEAR IN THE 2013 MOTOCROSS ACTION READER SURVEY Complete the reader survey for a chance to score a pair of FOX boots & helmet!	MOTOCROSS ACTION’S MID-WEEK REPORT BY JOHN BASHER (5/15/13) We check in with "The Man"; thoughts on Hangtown and beyond; Broc Glover talks about his famed pink helmet; meet Cooper Webb; Fox's 1977 reunion party; meet a marketing maestro; plus tons more!
WE RIDE SERVICE HONDA’S CR250AF TWO-STROKE MOTOCROSS BIKE The CR250AF isn’t some modern/retro trophy; it’s a worthy race bike built with readily available parts that should be in your garage...plus, video	MOTOCROSS ACTION TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: BILL KEEFE LEARNS WHAT MOTOCROSS IS ALL ABOUT “Somebody is going to buy that bike and somebody is going to buy those boots. And, someone has to test them...and today, that guy is you.”
A BOATLOAD OF 2014 KTM PHOTOS: SEE THE NEW BIKES FROM NEW ANGLES HERE Exciting time! KTM is the first manufacturer to release photos of next year's bikes... everyone else will follow in the next four weeks	MOTOCROSS ACTION'S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: IT'S OFFICIALLY SUMMER! HOW DO WE KNOW? BECAUSE THE CIRCUS IS ABOUT TO COME TO TOWN Motocross news, Who won't be at Hangtown, who got a last-minute deal, Washington power racer, Bud and Steve, Luongo's latest drivel, cars of the stars (well, sort of),
MOTOCROSS ACTION’S MID-WEEK REPORT BY JOHN BASHER (5/8/13) First Look! 2014 KTM two-strokes; deciphering the effects of how a title, won or lost, will have on three riders going into the Nationals; meet a fast up-and-comer; the AMA Rookie of the Year finds a new home; the coolest Congressman ever; plus much more!	HOW MUCH PURSE MONEY DID THE TOP TEN SUPERCROSS RACERS MAKE? We also tallied how much purse money the Grand Prix riders have made so far — zero, zip, squat, nada
VIDEO: HOW TO ADJUST KAYABA PNEUMATIC SPRING FORKS WITH BONES BACON A quick look at all the options for tuning the KYB PSF forks... for 2013 Honda CRF450 and KX450F owners	PHOTO OF THE DAY: WE HAVEN’T HAD A MOTOCROSS TV STAR SINCE THE DAYS OF STEVE MCQUEEN The first step is to be a racer, the second step is to be on TV
DID YOU EVER WISH THAT YOUR U.S. CONGRESSMAN RACED MOTOCROSS? HERE IS ONE THAT DOES Congressman Tim Griffin is holding a ride day at North Little Rock ORV Park on June 1... Ask not what your goverment can do for you, but how many laps you can do for it	YZ250 TWO-STROKE VIDEO: THE SOUND TRACK IS MUSIC — PLAYED BY AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION BAND The bike is in the air more than it’s on the ground and the dirt is definitely not primo, but the sound is
MOTOCROSS ACTION'S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: ENJOY IT NOW BECAUSE NEXT WEEK THERE ARE NO BIG RACES ...GET YOUR FILL NOW Plus, a race you've never seen before, Davi Millsaps makes it official, 2014 Supercross schedule goes to Detroit, plus Wil Hahn's Vegas crash	REM GLEN HELEN MOTOCROSS RACE REPORT: THEY'RE BACK! WILSON, PRESTON, METCALFE & NOREN GO AT IT AGAIN Plus the regular cast of characters fill out a lovely day, 85 degrees in the sun and warmth of SoCal... not to mention the bumps
CHAD REED INTERVIEW: “IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO BE A PASSENGER IN THIS SERIES” Forget that Chad says that he isn’t ready to go back to Australia yet, watch the faces that the interviewer makes instead	MOTOCROSS ACTION TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: DAVID GERIG GETS AN INTRODUCTION FROM MITCH “The bikes are the most memorable thing. I got to race bikes that I never would have been able to afford on my own.”
RYAN DUNGEY VIDEO: FOR THE FIRST TIME RYAN DUNGEY OPENS UP AND REVEALS WHO HE REALLY IS And maybe his story is just like your story...find out	HOW TO BUILD THE ULTIMATE KTM 250SX TWO-STROKE: YES, IT DOES HAVE WORKS SHOWA SUSPENSION ON IT MXA assigned three different test riders to iron out all the important parts of our KTM 250SX project—this is it
CLASSIC MOTOCROSS IRON: 1971 YANKEE 500 Z TWIN What do Smith & Wesson, Dick Mann, Ossa and Hayes brakes have to do with one of the weirdest dirt bikes ever made?	MOTOCROSS ACTION’S MID-WEEK REPORT BY JOHN BASHER (5/1/13) Las Vegas Supercross schedule; find out the points breakdown between RD and DM; Josh Hill wishes the season was longer; three cheers for Villopoto; plus, the most creative press release headline
REM GLEN HELEN MOTOCROSS RACE REPORT: DEAN WILSON, TRAVIS PRESTON, BRETT METCALFE & MATT BISCEGLIA ENGAGE IN WAR Dean Wilson knocks off the ring rust, while Travis Preston knocks off the years; As the X-Fighters takes over their track, REM moves to the USGP layout	MXA TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT! THE 2013 KTM 125SX VERSUS THE 2013 KTM 150SX Real tests! The two most talked about bikes of the year go head on against the MXA wrecking crew
HOW TO BUILD A LOW-COST BUDGET RACER FOR UNDER THREE GRAND... OF COURSE IT HAS TO BE A TWO-STROKE MXA buys a used 2005 Yamaha YZ125, sets a $3000 budget (including the cost of the bike) and then immediately goes out and breaks the bank	HOW TO BUILD THE ULTIMATE YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE – IF YOU WANT MORE OUT OF MOTOCROSS... RIDE A TWO-STROKE Jody Weisel takes you back in time to show you how to get the most out of a YZ250... and life
MXA'S 2013 YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE MOTOCROSS TEST: IF YOU ADDED USED YZ250 SALES TO NEW BIKES SALES, THIS WOULD BE THE BIGGEST SELLING BIKE OF 2013 Yes, it is a two-stroke, which means that it is lighter, cheaper, easier to work on and makes more horsepower per cc than a four-stroke — but we can live with that	MOTOCROSS ACTION'S SUNDAY NEWS ROUND-UP: LAWSUITS FLY, RESULTS FROM THE BIG RACES, WHAT IT COSTS TO ENTER A NATIONAL & MORE FLUFF All the motocross news that fits with just enough foreign news, NASCAR, MotoGP, freestyle and points to upset the hardcore keyboard commandos
MOTOCROSS ACTION’S MID-WEEK REPORT BY JOHN BASHER (4/24/13) Talking with a general turned mini parent; X Games Brazil; weighing in on various championships from around the globe; plus, watch an incredibly hard trick performed at 1000 frames a second	2013 CRF450 PIPE SHOOTOUT: DYNO CHARTS, SOUND TESTS, TEST RIDER COMMENTS & RATINGS BY PROS, INTERMEDIATES AND NOVICES The MXA wrecking crew rounded up five 2013 CRF450 exhaust systems and put them through the wringer – and you already own one of the five
MOTOCROSS ACTION TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: CLARK JONES JOINS THE INSTITUTION “Who would turn them down? They had the best bikes, the best reputation for testing and I was happy to become a test rider."	MOTOCROSS ACTION TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: LANCE MOOREWOOD GETS BLOCKED AND HIRED “I didn’t want to ride it anymore, so I ghost rode it off the top of Matterhorn hill climb. After that, it couldn’t be ridden anymore.”
MOTOCROSS ACTION TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: GARY JONES SLEEPS ON THE COUCH “Ketchup Cox, who was the photographer, would say “One more time” every time we did a jump. He would say “one more time” about 200 times.”	MOTOCROSS ACTION TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: PETE MALY WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE "Our intent from day one was to share our observations with the readers and hope that the manufacturers would take note and improve their bikes"
MOTOCROSS ACTION'S WEEKEND NEWS REPORT: ARE YOU COMMITED TO GOING 108%? PLUS 20 REASONS WORRY ABOUT THE GP SERIES & LOVE TWO-STROKES Stefan Pierer? Eeli Takatalo? Marussian? Kinetic Shock Mesh? Oberdan Bezzi? Taddy Blazusiak? Gary Denton? And other interesting folk	MOTOCROSS ACTION’S MID-WEEK REPORT BY JOHN BASHER (4/17/13) The manufacturer of the week, with four reasons why; punching a ticket to Brazil for the X Games; exclusive Blake Wharton interview on his new riding style; Bubba then and now; plus much more!
REM GLEN HELEN MOTOCROSS RACE REPORT: ELI TOMAC COMES TO REM FOR SOME LAST MINUTE OUTDOOR TESTING The weathermen say that it is still snowing in some parts of the world, but at REM Motocross it was a perfect 80 degrees with a chance of holeshots	CLASSIC MOTOCROSS IRON: 1967 BULTACO MK II 250 PURSANG BOAT TAIL it could easily be argued that Bultaco went the wrong direction with the 1967 boat tail, as the increased power was rather peaky, and the longer wheelbase made quick changes of directions difficult
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE OAKLEY AIRBRAKE MX GOGGLE And we mean everything, by the time you’re through watching this you’ll know why it is the most expensive goggle made	MXA WRENCH TECH: WHAT IS RIM SCRUB AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT IT Rim scrub is an easy way to calculate how much sidewall flex your bike has. It can be used to tell if you have too little or too much air in your tire
MOTOCROSS ACTION PHOTO OF THE DAY: YOU KNOW THE NAME, BUT DO YOU KNOW THE STORY Before Troy Lee was an entrepeneur, businessman and team owner, he raced for Mitch Payton's team	MXA TEAM TESTED: SPECBOLT 250-PIECE HONDA CRF BOLT KIT A self-contained kit that stockpiles 250 of the most commonly used bolts for a Honda CRF250, CRF450 or CRF150
MOTOCROSS ACTION'S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: BIG NEWS FROM OZ, ITALY AND MINNESOTA, AS MEXICO SAYS "NO MAS" It must be embarassing to be connected to Youthstream as another Grand Prix bites the dust...literally we mean dust	MXA TEAM TESTED: SKF WHEEL SEAL KITS These are the Maginot Line o fyour expensive wheel bearings — wheel seal keep water, grit and gunk out of the bearings to save you trouble down the track

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