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Eli Tomac (94) may have won Washougal, but Ken Roczen (shown) is in the 2016 AMA 450 Championship driver’s seat. Mitchell Oldenburg has been the most consistent rider on the Troy Lee Designs team. He is 10th in 250 points. Ken Roczen showers the crowd in bubbly champagne. Benny B...
CATCH UP ON THE LATEST VIDEOS: STAR RACING, LAWRENCE FARM LAPS & SURFERCROSS CHAOS Just in case you haven’t had time to scour the internet for your weekly fill of motocross and Supercross videos, the MXA wrecking crew has done the work for you. We start things off with some Star...
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2026 UNADILLA NATIONAL: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE RACE DAY After a two-week break, the 2026 Pro Motocross Championship returns this weekend at one of the most historic tracks in American motocross, Unadilla MX. Round nine kicks off the final three-race stretch of the out...
FANTIC’S UNOBTAINABLE 300CC 2-STROKE: THE VET BIKE YOU WANT BUT CAN’T HAVE The Fantic XX300 is the 300cc two-stroke Yamaha doesn’t make—and you can’t buy it in the United States. Former TM importer Ralf Schmidt started with a Fantic XX250, which shares its platform with the Yam...
#WHIPITWEDNESDAY Rider: Jeremy McGrath Jeremy McGrath is the rider who changed Supercross forever. Known as the “King of Supercross,” McGrath dominated the 1990s with a smooth, effortless style and a level of consistency that few riders have ever matched. He won seven AMA Supercr...
MXA RACE TEST: 2026 KTM 450SXF THE GEAR Jersey: Thor MX Launchmode Pants: Thor MX Launchmode Helmet: Alpinestars Supertech M10 Goggles: Alpinestars Supertech Boots: Alpinestars Tech 10 Q: FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THE 2026 KTM 450SXF BETTER THAN THE 2025 450SXF? A: The 2026 KTM 450S...
Article from the April 2000 issue of MXA. Everybody knows that Freestyle Motocross is only a fad, right? Just like JT’s pink pants, glitter covered Scott goggles and mullet hair cuts. Okay, so maybe mullet hair cuts can’t be killed, but they should be. The real question is, why w...
By JODY WEISEL I’ve led a charmed life for a motorcycle racer. Oh, don’t get me wrong I had my shaky moments early in my career. Back then, I rode as fast as the bike would go for as long as I could stay aboard. When I went to the starting line I expected to crash. Where did I ge...
THOR MX LAUNCHES 2027 GEAR Press Release: Welcome to MX-27. This season, our mission was simple: create new product solutions, bold designs, with a fresh artistic vision and aesthetic that challenges convention and redefines what’s expected. The MX-27 collection introduces all-ne...
Colton Aeck (26) went 2-1 to win the 450 Expert class. Photo: Jon Ortner Sorry, that this “Saturday at the Glen Race Report” is a week late, but that is because the MXA gang had to go to Millville for the 2027 Honda CRF450, which took up almost a week of time, but we called the M...
2026 BIG BEAR MX GRAND PRIX SPECTATOR GUIDE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW The 2026 Big Bear MX Grand Prix returns to Bear Mountain on August 19-23, bringing five days of racing, industry displays, mountain activities, and one of the most unique motocross venues in the country. Whe...
RETRO TEST: SEAN COLLIER’S KX500 “BEAST” Sean’s KX500 handled like a modern machine rather than a tugboat. This was achieved by running a 2.5mm-shorter pull rod and using as many KX450 parts as possible—including forks, wheels and brakes. The Kawasaki KX500 has become the motocro...
John DeSoto on his works Kawasaki in 1973. BY JIM KIMBALL JOHN, WHAT WAS YOUR INTRODUCTION TO MOTORCYCLES? I was 5 years old, and my dad put me on his motorcycle. That was my introduction. It was a Harley-Davidson with a suicide clutch. The clutch was not on the handlebar; it was...
2026 BIG BEAR MX GRAND PRIX – AUGUST 19-23 Motocross history is being made! The second annual Big Bear MX Grand Prix (BBMXGP) is happening again August 19th-23rd at Bear Mountain Resort in Big Bear Lake, California. After a successful inaugural year, the team at Swapmoto Race ser...
The 2001 AMA 125 National Championship was a nail-biter between Mike Brown (above) and Grant Langston, with the title going down to the wire at Steel City. Motocross giveth, and motocross taketh away. Just ask Grant Langston. On a cool, fall-like day at Steel City, Pennsylvania,...
The 1976 Hodaka Thunderdog 250ED was the last dirt bike this cult two-stroke brand ever built—a rare vintage motocross machine that collectors still walk right past. Born in a tiny Oregon wheat town, Hodaka spent the 1960’s out-smarting the Japanese giants and beating them on the...
#WHIPITWEDNESDAY Rider: Kevin Windham Kevin Windham was one of the smoothest and most naturally talented riders of his generation. Known as “K-Dub,” Windham won back-to-back 125 West Supercross Championships in 1996 and 1997 before becoming a consistent race winner and title cont...
MXA Interview: Mike Craig’s Spiral Into Darkness By Jim Kimball Mike Craig didn’t want his son Christian to become a professional motocross racer. MIKE, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS YOUR DAD WHO GOT YOU INTO MOTORCYCLES. Yes, my dad was in the military and always had motorcycles. We...
The MXA winners through the 1980s and 1990s. These are the two-strokes that we hand-picked as our 125cc and 250cc Bikes of the Year from 1980 to 2000. Did you have any of these winners? 1980 Yamaha YZ125. The Yamaha YZ125 was “Bike of the Year” six times from 1980 to 2000. 1980:...
Motocross history is filled with examples of creative ideas that were heralded as groundbreaking, but, because of the rapid rate of change in development, sank into the swamp of forgotten technology. Although some are best left abandoned, others were truly innovative (if not ulti...
2027 Honda CRF450R Tested at Spring Creek Motocross Park Dennis Stapleton and Josh Fout ride the 2027 Honda CRF450R, this time putting it to the test at Spring Creek Motocross Park in Millville, Minnesota. After Josh Mosiman got the first taste of 2027 Honda CRF450 in Japan, th...
MXA Fantasy Apple app download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mxa-fantasy-league/id6473468112 MXA Fantasy Android app download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxa.fantasyleague&pcampaignid=web_share This weekend, L.A. Sleeve is taking over the MXA Fantasy Leagu...
BY JODY WEISEL Jimmy Mac wanted to start a motocross company that sells inspirational motocross posters, T-shirts with ironic quotations and gift cards with witty statements on them. He asked me to write down a few things he could use for free—which is exactly how he feels about...
By John Basher August 18, 2012–round 10 of the AMA National series. That single event was historical for several reasons. (1) Ryan Dungey clinched KTM’s first AMA 450 National Championship. (2) Blake Baggett was powered away with the 250 National title, although Justin Barcia was...