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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: INSIDE SECRETS OF THE FIRST ALUMINUM-FRAMED YZ125

May 13, 2025

How advanced was the 2005 Yamaha YZ125? Who thought the 2005 YZ125 would be basically the same 20 years later?
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MXA RETRO TEST: THE MID-SIZE KTM 380SX TWO-STROKE

Apr 29, 2025

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
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: KEVIN WINDHAM’S 2001 SUZUKI RM250

Apr 29, 2025

In eight AMA seasons, Kevin raced for Team Kawasaki, Team Yamaha, Team Honda and Team Suzuki before returning to Honda
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: KEN ROCZEN’S FACTORY 2011 KTM 125SX

Apr 15, 2025

With the 250 World Championship wrapped up, Kenny raced a 125cc smoker at the final Grand Prix of 2011
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE 2004 CR250 WE BUILT TO KILL THE FOUR-STROKE

Mar 4, 2025

A scary fast bike that only the gifted could ride. But was it enough to beat out the four-strokes?
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: WHEN ROBBIE MADDISON JUMPED THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE

Feb 7, 2025

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
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BREAKING NEWS! KAWASAKI IS BRINGING BACK THE KX TWO-STROKE

Jan 25, 2025

You asked, Kawasaki answered! Will it be a KX125, KX250, KX300 or KX500?
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: MYSTERIES OF 2005 KTM 250SX SOLVED

Dec 24, 2024

"The worst business decision that KTM ever made was to buy the Dutch-based WP suspension company"
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WISECO 2003 HONDA CR139 PROJECT BIKE

Dec 3, 2024

This two-stroke CR125 turned into a fire breathing CR139. This is one of the fastest ways to big-bore your 125
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: JAMES STEWART’S 2005 KX250 VS. CARMICHAEL’S RM-Z450

Nov 5, 2024

The war of the worlds: KX250 vs. RM-Z450
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE 2004 CR250 BUILT TO KILL 450 FOUR-STROKES

Sep 24, 2024

A scary fast bike that only the gifted could ride. But was it enough to beat out the four-strokes?
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: THE BEST & WORST TRAITS OF THE 2007 HONDA CR250

May 14, 2024

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
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MXA VIDEO: 2024 WISECO TWO-STROKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Apr 24, 2024

Experience everything but the smell of the 15th edition of the Wiseco World Two-Stroke Championship, presented by FastHouse
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST MX-TECH’S MODERN HONDA CR500 TWO-STROKE VS. 125 & 250

Mar 13, 2024

What would a modern-day Honda CR500 be like? Jeremy Wilkey and AJ Waggoner built a new CR500 in a 2023 Honda CRF450 frame. Plus they did the same with a CR125 and CR250
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MXA VIDEO: 2024 YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE TEST

Feb 19, 2024

Our tune has changed... Thank you, Yamaha
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST RIDE ENGINEERING’S PROJECT YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE

Dec 18, 2023

This Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke was purpose-built to be crisp, clean, light and fun. It has Ride Engineering triple clamps, linkage and brakes, Twisted Development engine and carb mods, Enzo suspension and more
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 KTM 300SX FUEL-INJECTED TWO-STROKE

Oct 21, 2023

The 300SX is fuel-injected, has an electric starter, hits 55-horsepower, and is ultra fun to ride
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: WHAT A 2024 SUZUKI RM250 WOULD LOOK LIKE

Aug 23, 2023

If Suzuki never stopped making two-strokes, they would have a bike that would be in demand in today's marketplace
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CATCH UP ON THE LATEST VIDEOS: TWO-STROKE TAKEOVER

Jul 12, 2023

Featured here, you’ll find a display of two-stroke content. This is for those who enjoy mixing gas and mixing it up with the four-strokes on the track
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RESTO-MOD OF THE WORST KAWASAKI IN HISTORY? THE 2006 KX250

Jun 28, 2023

You can throw lots of money at a bad bike and maybe, just maybe, make it better—or you can just start with a better bike and save money and time
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE FUEL-INJECTED 2023 KTM 300SX TWO-STROKE

Jun 6, 2023

The 300SX is made for riders who want a two-stroke with the lug-ability of a 450 four-stroke
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WE BUILT A MAKITA TOOLS’ 2004 SUZUKI RM250 THAT WE WISH EXISTED TODAY

Jun 6, 2023

Everything a smoker should be
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GRANT LANGSTON’S WORKS 2004 KTM 250SX TWO-STROKE

May 1, 2023

Is this bike to blame for Grant’s erratic performances in 2003?
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2023 YAMAHA YZ250 TWO-STROKE

Apr 19, 2023

The Yamaha YZ250 is tried-true-and-blue. We appreciate the Kayaba SSS forks, smooth engine, and recently updated bodywork
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THIS WEEK IN MXA: 2023 WORLD TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

Apr 7, 2023

We look forward to Glendale Supercross and talk about the $25,000 purse for this weekend's two-stroke race. Plus, hear from Trevor Stewart, Carson Brown, Jamie Ellis, Matt Burkeen and Pasha Afshar
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THE WISECO WORLD TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY FASTHOUSE WILL BE LIVE STREAMED EVERYWHERE

Apr 4, 2023

Get to hear the sound that launched a million motocross careers in the 1970s and '80s make a comeback to the front of the sport at Glen Helen Raceway of Saturday, April 8, at Noon
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2003 FACTORY KTM TEAM // THE KTM 250SX WAS A NIGHTMARE FOR MCGRATH

Mar 27, 2023

McGrath, Townley, Laninovich, Langston, Hughes, Boniface, Metcalfe and Rodrigues
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2023 KAWASAKI KX300 & HONDA CR250 2-STROKE CONCEPT BIKES

Feb 23, 2023

Welcome to two-stroke dream land
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IS THIS WHAT A KX250 2-STROKE WOULD LOOK LIKE IN 2023?

Feb 7, 2023

Since 3/4 of the Japanese manufacturers won't bring their two-strokes back into production, it leaves the public no choice but to do it themselves
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MXA’S 2023 125 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT VIDEO

Jan 16, 2023

Yamaha's pride and joy versus KTM and Husky's new electronic fuel-injection technology versus the tried-and-true carbureted GasGas 125
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