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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...
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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...
This article was originally published in August 2020. If we told you Brian Deegan was a genius, you would probably laugh at us. But, if we said he has more talent in his left pinky than any mortal man on wheels, we’re guessing you might agree. To do backflips, ghost-ride a bike o...
• LOOKING FOR THE BEST SELLING 110CC PIT BIKE? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE HONDA CRF110F Honda’s air-cooled, single-cylinder CRF100F comes with electric starting and a kickstarter (just in case). Of all of the available 110cc play bikes, the CRF110 is the only one that is fuel-injec...
CATCH UP ON THE LATEST VIDEOS: FAST LAPS & HARD LAUGHS 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 light with a little comedy and a motocross...
2026 LORETTA LYNN’S NATIONAL PREVIEW: RACE SCHEDULE, TV COVERAGE & MORE The road to Loretta Lynn’s is complete, and the fastest amateur racers in the country are heading to Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, for the 45th annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship....
Aug. 1…Broc Hepler 1986 Aug. 1…Monte McCoy 1957 Aug. 1…Samuele Bernardini 1995 Aug. 1…Frankie Latham Aug. 1…Hunter Lawrence 1999 Aug. 1…Vince Arimitsu Aug. 4…Mike Gosselaar Aug. 4…Jay Marmont 1983 Aug. 4…Julien Cerny 1972 Aug. 5…Andy Jefferson 1961 Aug. 5…Eric Geboers 1962 Aug. 7...
#WHIPITWEDNESDAY Rider: James Stewart James Stewart did not just perfect the scrub; he changed the way motocross riders looked at every jump on the track. Instead of launching high and wasting time in the air, Bubba would throw the bike sideways off the face, keep the trajectory...
The 2007 Honda CR250 in the MXA studio. It’s sad to say that 2007 was the last year for the Honda CR250. This was a storied machine, from its introduction in 1973 (with Steve McQueen as the spokesman and Gary Jones at the controls) to its omnipotent days in the hands of Johnson,...