FEATURES
MOTOCROSS ACTION’S MID-WEEK REPORT BY JOHN BASHER (6/19/13)MOTOCROSS ACTION’S MID-WEEK REPORT BY JOHN BASHER (6/19/13)
The MXA wrecking crew travels to North Carolina for work (we love our jobs!); meet Jordan Smith; find out what we're doing this week; Scootercross at Mammoth; plus, how you can win free National tickets!
WE RIDE DONNY EMLER’S KX500/KTM 250SX HYBRID TWO-STROKE PROJECT BIKEWE RIDE DONNY EMLER’S KX500/KTM 250SX HYBRID TWO-STROKE PROJECT BIKE
Not every rider has the same dream bike in mind, but the MXA wrecking crew ran into two industry powerhouses who did share the same vision
2014 KAWASAKI KX250F: IT GETS LAUNCH CONTROL, NEW VALVING, UPGRADED TRANNY & NEW MOTOR MOUNTS 2014 KAWASAKI KX250F: IT GETS LAUNCH CONTROL, NEW VALVING, UPGRADED TRANNY & NEW MOTOR MOUNTS
Last year Launch Control only came on the KX450F, now the 250 gets it, although it keeps its SFF forks instead of the KX450F's PSF air forks
2014 KAWASAKI KX450F: THE SHOOTOUT WINNING KX450F IS MORE MASSAGED THAN MODIFIED2014 KAWASAKI KX450F: THE SHOOTOUT WINNING KX450F IS MORE MASSAGED THAN MODIFIED
The KX450 has a reputation as the bike with the most focused powerband of all the 450cc motocross bikse —expect mor eof the same in 2014
MAYBE THIS IS OUR NEW “FAVORITE RUSSIAN!” WHY ALEXANDER TONKOV WAS DISQUALIFIED IN ITALYMAYBE THIS IS OUR NEW “FAVORITE RUSSIAN!” WHY ALEXANDER TONKOV WAS DISQUALIFIED IN ITALY
Don’t tell Brian Deegan, but in Europe you can’t throw your bike across the line, you have to ride it across to be scored
HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM YOUR KAYABA PSF FORKS WITH JEFF EMIGHOW TO GET THE MOST FROM YOUR KAYABA PSF FORKS WITH JEFF EMIG
We have to guess that Jeff’s Factory Yamaha mechanic Steve Butler taught him everythig he knows about working on a bike
MOTOCROSS ACTION'S SUNDAY NEWS ROUND-UP: WHAT YOU MISSED WHILE YOU WERE OFF HAVING FUN ON YOUR BIKEMOTOCROSS ACTION'S SUNDAY NEWS ROUND-UP: WHAT YOU MISSED WHILE YOU WERE OFF HAVING FUN ON YOUR BIKE
The sport will be at its healthiest when everybody is too busy riding their bikes to worry about gossip, rumors and foreign race results
DAVID PHILIPPAERTS REVEALS HIS 1986 TEAM USA REPLICA BIKE FOR THIS WEEKEND’S ITALIAN GPDAVID PHILIPPAERTS REVEALS HIS 1986 TEAM USA REPLICA BIKE FOR THIS WEEKEND’S ITALIAN GP
He wants to commemorate the 1986 MXDN victory by Team USA... even though he was only three years old at the time
CHILLZONE’S GLEN HELEN TEST DAY PHOTO GALLERYCHILLZONE’S GLEN HELEN TEST DAY PHOTO GALLERY
Mark Chilson captured all the action as the AMA National Pros worked on their week off
WANNA TEST RIDE A 2014 KTM 125SX, 150SX, 250SX, 250SXF, 350SXF OR 450SXF? GO TO THE KTM MOTO TOURWANNA TEST RIDE A 2014 KTM 125SX, 150SX, 250SX, 250SXF, 350SXF OR 450SXF? GO TO THE KTM MOTO TOUR
You have 12 chances, ranging from Florida to Ohio to Utah to California (both NorCal and SoCal)

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 BIKE TESTS
MXA'S 2013 YAMAHA YZ125 TWO-STROKE TEST: THE LITTLE BIKE THAT COULD ...IF ONLY SOMEONE WOULD GIVE IT A CHANCEMXA'S 2013 YAMAHA YZ125 TWO-STROKE TEST: THE LITTLE BIKE THAT COULD ...IF ONLY SOMEONE WOULD GIVE IT A CHANCE
We think that Yamaha has sat on the two-stroke fence for too long. Yamaha hasn’t throw in the two-stroke towel yet, but their benign neglect is the death of a thousand cuts
MXA'S 2013 KTM 250SX TWO-STROKE MOTOCROSS TEST: BEST IN CLASS...YOU BET!MXA'S 2013 KTM 250SX TWO-STROKE MOTOCROSS TEST: BEST IN CLASS...YOU BET!
Would you buy a bike that was lighter, cheaper, easier to maintain, snappier, better handling, quicker stopping and made more horsepower per cc than any four-stroke? Well, would you?
MXA'S 2013 TM MX 450FI-ES MOTOCROSS TEST: THIS ITALIAN 450 IS THE RAREST PRODUCTION BIKE SOLD IN THE USAMXA'S 2013 TM MX 450FI-ES MOTOCROSS TEST: THIS ITALIAN 450 IS THE RAREST PRODUCTION BIKE SOLD IN THE USA
Don’t you ever wish we could return to the good old days when bikes had names like Elsinore, Cyclone, Super Rat and Green Streak? The TM MX 450FI-ES is a tough nut to crack
MXA’S 2013 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: SIX 2013 MOTOCROSS BIKES WALKED INTO MXA'S O.K. CORRAL, BUT ONLY ONE WALKED OUT (PLUS VIDEO)MXA’S 2013 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: SIX 2013 MOTOCROSS BIKES WALKED INTO MXA'S O.K. CORRAL, BUT ONLY ONE WALKED OUT (PLUS VIDEO)
Every bike suffers some wounds in this shootout, but you'll want to see what happens when the CRF450, KX450F, 450SXF, RM-Z450, YZ450F and 350SXF go head to head
MXA'S 2013 KTM 450SXF-FE "RYAN DUNGEY REPLICA" MOTOCROSS TEST: SOME COMPANIES BARELY MAKE ANY BIKES, LET ALONE WORKS REPLICASMXA'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
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 2013MXA'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
MXA'S 2013 KTM 450SXF MOTOCROSS TEST: IF YOU ARE LOYAL TO YOUR BRAND, IT IS TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT A SHIFT IN ALLEGIANCESMXA'S 2013 KTM 450SXF MOTOCROSS TEST: IF YOU ARE LOYAL TO YOUR BRAND, IT IS TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT A SHIFT IN ALLEGIANCES
Let's see – strongest brakes, best clutch, most powerful engine, easiest starting, best overall handling and most creative design – but it's not perfect
MXA'S 2013 HONDA CRF450 MOTOCROSS TEST: YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ALL ABOUT IT, BUT NOT UNTIL YOU READ THIS TESTMXA'S 2013 HONDA CRF450 MOTOCROSS TEST: YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ALL ABOUT IT, BUT NOT UNTIL YOU READ THIS TEST
Honda aficianados are quick to jump on anything new from the red riders–but after the ill-fated 2009-2012 CRF450 everyone is thinking before they leap. We give you the answers
MID-SIZED SHOOTOUT: HOW TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A 125 TWO-STROKE, 250 FOUR-STROKE OR 250 TWO-STROKEMID-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
MXA'S 2013 KTM 350SXF MOTOCROSS TEST: THE LITTLE BIKE THAT COULDN'T, BUT NOW IT CANMXA'S 2013 KTM 350SXF MOTOCROSS TEST: THE LITTLE BIKE THAT COULDN'T, BUT NOW IT CAN
The mid-size promise is finally getting closer to reality... thanks to a healthy injection of six ponies; Now, if only...

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 NEWS
MOTOCROSS ACTION TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: COLE SEELY GETS ON THE JOB FACTORY TRAININGMOTOCROSS ACTION TEST RIDER CHRONICLES: COLE SEELY GETS ON THE JOB FACTORY TRAINING
“When I turned Pro and started doing testing I asked for my Supercross suspension to be a little stiffer than what the other guys were running.”
MOTOCROSS ACTION PHOTO OF THE DAY: THIS MAN ROCKETED OUT OF NOWHERE ON A BIKE THAT WOULD BECOME ICONIC MOTOCROSS ACTION PHOTO OF THE DAY: THIS MAN ROCKETED OUT OF NOWHERE ON A BIKE THAT WOULD BECOME ICONIC
Not only did he rise to instantaneous fame, but he set a style trend that swept the sport for three years
GREAT RACING! PAULIN VERSUS CAIROLI ON THE LAST LAP IN ITALYGREAT RACING! PAULIN VERSUS CAIROLI ON THE LAST LAP IN ITALY
Paulin puts up a fight, but you don't have to guess who the hometown crowd is cheering for
THIS MUCH WE KNOW: HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SHOCK SPRING IS TOO SOFT? WITHOUT REMOVING IT FROM THE BIKETHIS MUCH WE KNOW: HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SHOCK SPRING IS TOO SOFT? WITHOUT REMOVING IT FROM THE BIKE
Don't worry, you can use this method to tell if your shock spring is too stiff also
MXA VIDEO! AMATEUR STAR JORDAN SMITH ALREADY HAS A GEICO HONDA DEAL... AND IRON MIKE IN HIS CORNERMXA VIDEO! AMATEUR STAR JORDAN SMITH ALREADY HAS A GEICO HONDA DEAL... AND IRON MIKE IN HIS CORNER
MXA spends a day at Milestone, with the local thieves, watching Jordan test with LaRocco
SIDI’S SPECIAL BOOTS FOR SPECIAL PEOPLESIDI’S SPECIAL BOOTS FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE
To celebrate the Italian GP, Sidi made special editions of its Sidi Crossfire2 boots for Tony Cairoli, Kiara Fontanesi and Ken De Dycker to wear at the races... not for sale to the public
MOVIN’ MARV AND MATHILDE MUSQUIN MOVE...INTO A NEW HOUSEMOVIN’ MARV AND MATHILDE MUSQUIN MOVE...INTO A NEW HOUSE
Take the tour —"It’s quite a big living room and the couch is small”
THE TOP TEN FROM AROUND THE WORLD: WHO'S WHO IN THE MOTOCROSS ZOOTHE TOP TEN FROM AROUND THE WORLD: WHO'S WHO IN THE MOTOCROSS ZOO
All the results from this weekend's major races: From Hokkaido, Japan, to Maggiora, Italy, to Varsseveld, Holland, to Calgary, Canada — plus the points standings
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MAGGIORA GRAND PRIX...IN LESS THAN 7 MINUTESEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MAGGIORA GRAND PRIX...IN LESS THAN 7 MINUTES
For some reason they edited out the Tonkov’s finish line crash, but they showed a couple Cairoli miscues
GAUTIER PAULINS & JEFFREY HERLINGS WIN ITALIAN MOTOCROSS GRAND PRIXGAUTIER PAULINS & JEFFREY HERLINGS WIN ITALIAN MOTOCROSS GRAND PRIX
Surprise! Tony Cairoli didn’t win in front of the all-Italian crowd; No surprise in Jeffrey Herlings going 1-1

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 PRODUCT TESTS
MXA TEAM TESTED: PRO CIRCUIT ENVIRONMENTAL PIT RUGMXA TEAM TESTED: PRO CIRCUIT ENVIRONMENTAL PIT RUG
A pit mat that keeps oil and gasoline from leeching into the soild — lots of racing organizationsare strtingt o require them
MXA TEAM TESTED: SYSTEM RIG SHARK BITE FOOTPEGSMXA TEAM TESTED: SYSTEM RIG SHARK BITE FOOTPEGS
Shark Bite footpegs are cast, stainless steel, heat-treated and hardened footpegs that are available in a 5mm rear offset
MXA TEAM TESTED: SPECBOLT 250-PIECE HONDA CRF BOLT KITMXA 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
MXA TEAM TESTED: SKF WHEEL SEAL KITSMXA 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
MXA TEAM TESTED: PRO BOOT RESOLE AND REPAIRMXA TEAM TESTED: PRO BOOT RESOLE AND REPAIR
Just about the time your boots break-in the soles wear out—Pro Boot has the answer
MXA TEAM TESTED: RIDE ENGINEERING BILLET FRONT BRAKE CALIPERMXA TEAM TESTED: RIDE ENGINEERING BILLET FRONT BRAKE CALIPER
There is plenty room for drastic improvements in the front braking power of every Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki or Yamaha
MXA TEAM TESTED: RENTHAL GEN2 INTELLILEVERMXA TEAM TESTED: RENTHAL GEN2 INTELLILEVER
The basic concept is the same as the original Intellilever, but everything else is different about Renthal’s new version of their folding clutch and brake levers
MXA TEAM TESTED: LIGHTSPEED CARBON FIBER KX450F GLIDE PLATEMXA TEAM TESTED: LIGHTSPEED CARBON FIBER KX450F GLIDE PLATE
You don't need a glide plate. You're never gonna come up short. You have it handled...right up until you don't. Then, you need a glide plate
MXA TEAM TESTED: TM DESIGNWORKS KTM SLIDE-N-GLIDE KITMXA TEAM TESTED: TM DESIGNWORKS KTM SLIDE-N-GLIDE KIT
If you are looking for a bulletproof chain guide and buffer system, the Slide-N-Glide kit is the best in the biz
MXA TEAM TESTED: LEATT BODY VEST ADVENTURE LITE JUNIORMXA TEAM TESTED: LEATT BODY VEST ADVENTURE LITE JUNIOR
Just because many professional riders shy away from wearing hard plastic protectors doesn’t mean that Junior should copy the style trends of the riders that he admires

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