2024 MXA 250 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT VIDEO

You may not like our opinion, but you have to respect it. We ride, race, and test all seven of the 2024 250cc four-strokes to give you the pros and cons of each new bike

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 KTM 450SXF

The 2024 models are officially here! Our first “Tested” video of the year comes on the bike that finished second in the 2023 MXA 450 Shootout

MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE GRANT LANGSTON’S 2001 KTM 125SX

What dId Langston’s AMA 125 National bike have in common with his works bike from Europe? Not much, just the pipe, silencer and transmission.

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY: COMPLETE TEST OF THE 2013 KTM 350SXF

MXA was of the opinion that KTM had sandbagged the first 350SXF. If the 2011 KTM 350SXF had run as well as the 2013 350SXF, there would be a lot more 350cc bikes on the racetracks today

THE TRUE STORY OF JAMES STEWART’S 2004 FACTORY KX125 TWO-STROKE

In 2004 Kawasaki had just launched its all-new KX250F. The team offered the four-stroke to James, and he tried it during the pre-season. He decided to stay with the KX125 two-stroke instead

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2024 KTM 450SXF

The 2024 KTM 450SXF is a thing of beauty. It has a luscious powerband, and even though it makes almost 60 horsepower, it is super manageable and handles like a dream. No oversteer, no understeer; it is super accurate in all situations.

MXA VIDEO: 2024 KTM 250SXF TESTED

The KTM 250SXF won our shootout last year, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. We share the pros and cons on the 2024 model in this video

MXA VIDEO: INSIDE OUR 2023 KTM 65SX TWO-STROKE RACE BIKE

We sent our new mini test rider, Nixyn D’Errico, to Mammoth with a full-blown 65cc race bike. His Dad, Ryan D’Errico gives us the low down on this mini race bike

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY: COMPLETE TEST OF THE 2011 KTM 350SXF

Come with us on the journey back to 2011 to see what we thought of the first-ever KTM 350SXF … you’ll be surprised!

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2024 KTM 300SX FUEL-INJECTED TWO-STROKE

The 300SX is fuel-injected, has an electric starter, hits 55-horsepower, and is ultra fun to ride

MXA RETRO TEST: NOT YET READY FOR PRIME TIME 2000 KTM 250SX

We don’t think the new 2001 engine was motocross ready. If the 2000 KTM 250SX came with the 1999 engine and right-side-up forks, it would have been a runaway hit

FIRST LOOK! 2024 KTM TWO-STROKE & FOUR-STROKE MOTOCROSS MODELS

Take your pick from an incfredibly wide range of 2024 racing machines

MXA RETRO TEST: THE BROCK SELLARDS KTM 200SX EXPERIMENT

You read that engine size right! In 2001 KTM experimented with a lighter bike and smaller engine to go up against the big bikes on a tighter track

A MOTOCROSSER ON STRANGE TERRAIN WITH DARYL ECKLUND

Daryl takes KTM’s inexpensive RC390 Sport Bike to a road race track to test it and himself

FIRST LOOK! KTM INTRODUCES 2024 KTM 300XC-W HARD-ENDURO MODEL

Based all-new 2024 KTM 300XC-W as a baseline, the KTM 300XC-W HardEnduro model is engineered to challenge the most extreme terrain.n

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023-1/2 KTM 450 SXF FACTORY EDITION (PLUS VIDEO)

The best thing about the 2023 version of the KTM 450SXF engine is that it delivers a broad, long, churning, usable locomotive style of power

2023-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION VIDEO TEST

The 2023-1/2 KTM Factory Edition is a preview of the 2024 bike. KTM made some minor suspension changes, but the rest is mostly bolt-on parts

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE FUEL-INJECTED 2023 KTM 300SX TWO-STROKE

The 300SX is made for riders who want a two-stroke with the lug-ability of a 450 four-stroke

2023 MXA 125 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT: HUSQVARNA TC, GASGAS MC, YAMAHA YZ & KTM SX GO TO WAR

Take your pick! Two are fuel injected and two are carbureted—and one is by far the best in the 2023 125 class. Everything you need to know

TEST UPDATE: 2023 KTM 125SX TWO-STROKE — A FIRST-YEAR MODEL WITH QUIBBLES

The 2023 KTM 125SX comes with two maps, but you should avoid the green map at all costs

2023 MXA 450 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: GASGAS VS. HONDA VS. HUSQVARNA VS. KAWASAKI VS. KTM VS. SUZUKI VS. YAMAHA

Everything you need to know about the 450 class of 2023 is right here. After you read MXA’s 450 shootout, you’ll know everything you need to know about the best bikes in the 450 class

MXA’S 2023 250 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: THE FINAL WORD ON THE 2023 CROP

GasGas MC250 vs. Honda CRF250 vs. Kawasaki KX250 vs. Husqvarna FC250 vs. KTM 250SXF vs. Yamaha YZ250f vs. Suzuki RM-Z250

FIRST LOOK! 2024 KTM MOTOCROSS MODELS // TWO-STROKES & FOUR-STROKES

KTM is the first to introduce their 2024 lineup

FIRST LOOK! 2024 KTM OFF-ROAD MODELS // 450XCF, 300XC, 350XCF, 125XC, 250XCF & 250XC

Check out what is new for the 2024 off-road KTM lineup

MXA’S IN DEPTH 2023 MOTOCROSS ACTION 450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO

This is the one you should read! We compare the CRF450, YZ450F, 450SXF, KX450, FC450, RM-Z450, and MC450F against each other in the most highly anticipated video of the year

INVASION OF THE 2023-1/2 FACTORY, WORKS, ROCKSTAR & SPECIAL RACER EDITIONS

All the rage since the amazing success of the original KTM 450SXF Factory Edition in 2012 (often called the Ryan Dungey Replica), today there are KTM, Husqvarna, GasGas, Kawasaki and Honda versions—often in both 250 and 450 versions

MXA RETRO TEST: IS THIS THE TWO-STROKE THAT COULD BE BEATING THE FOUR-STROKES TODAY?

We take you back to the days of the last of mid-size two-strokes, more specifically, the 2000 KTM 380SX

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KTM 300SX TWO-STROKE

No carburetor, no main jets, no needles, no clips and no pilot jets are joined by the acronyms EFI, ECU, EMS, CDI, TPS, TPI and TBI. This isn’t you granddad’s two-stroke

MOTOCROSS ACTION’S 2023 TWO-STROKE BUYER’S GUIDE

Thinking about switching to a smoker? The market for two-strokes is flush with race bikes built for riders as young as 4 years old all the way up to senior citizens

PASHA’S KTM 150SX: ENGINE-BUILDER SHOOTOUT

Building three hot-rod 150s: Pasha versus Varner versus Twisted versus Haeseker versus MXA

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KTM 350SXF

The 2023 KTM 350SXF runs great. It delivers the best of both worlds. It picks up quickly down low, pulls steady through the middle and revs to an amazing 13,400-rpm rev limiter

MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE THE 2000 KTM 520SX PRE-PRO VERSION

Did the YZ400 have anything to fear from the 2000 KTM 520SX? You bet. This bike had an incredible powerband

MXA RETRO TEST: WE TEST MIKE ALESSI’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP R&D KTM 50

At 7-years old Mike Alessi was already the dominant rider on the amateur circuit, thanks in no small part to the Dean Dickenson-tuned KTM 50 Pee-Wee. We look back at this incredible little machine

2023 EMPIRE OF THE THREE-FIFTIES: KTM 350SXF VS. HUSQVARNA FC350 VS. GASGAS MC350F

On paper, the KTM 350SXF, Husky FC350 and GasGas MC350 is illegal in the 250 class and down on power in the 450 class, so who would want to buy one? Vets!

MXA TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT: 2023 KTM 300SX VERSUS 2023 HUSQVARNA TC250 VIDEO

MXA’s “Versus Series” answers the question that you want an answer to. This episode pits the 2023 KTM 300SX fuel-injected, electric start motocross model against the 2023 Husqvarna TC250 fuel-injected, electric start motocross model

MXA’S 2023 125 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT VIDEO

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

THE FINAL TEST: PASHA 150 TWO-STROKE SHOOTOUT VIDEO

After three individual test videos on the Varner, Twisted and Haeseker-built KTM 150’s. We have released our Shootout video, where we put all three bikes head-to-head

THE UNLIKELY STORY OF THE HAND-BUILT BIKE THAT MADE SUPERCROSS HISTORY

With the 2023 Supercross series just a couple days away, we have to asked, do you remember when Lance Smail, Tom Moen and KTM 540SX made Supercross history

WE RIDE THE DREAM KTM 350SXF OF A KTM INSIDER—PLUS VIDEO

How David O’Connor built the ultimate race bike from a salvaged 2019 frame, borrowed suspension and an Irish passport

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KTM FREERIDE E-XC ELECTRIC BIKE

KTM first introduced the Freeride in 2012 but never made any serious attempts to sell it in the USA, but with new electric bikes showing up every week, KTM wanted to show that they had been the voltage business for 11 years.

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2023 KTM 250SXF

The king of high-rpm 250 four-stroke horsepower throw its old engine away and builds a totally new engine and puts it into a super exotic chromoly steel frame

WE RIDE TONY CAIROLI’S AMA 450 NATIONAL KTM 450SXF

We stuck two Pro-level test riders on Tony Cairoli’s bike, and they both claimed the nine-time World Champ’s bike had the best engine they had ever ridden. On the other hand, the shock was only okay, but the forks were insanely stiff

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KTM 250SXF

After the dreadfully long break-in period, the 2023 KTM 250SXF handles great. The straight-line stability and suspension action under braking at corner entrance are vastly improved

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 KTM 450SXF

It is rare that the best hop-up tip for a brand-new bike is more break-in time. Too little and you’ll pay for it, but we haven’t found the too much limit yet

FIRST LOOK! 2023-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION

The (slightly) updated KTM 450SXF has arrived. The orange frame is in high demand and the updated suspension settings are intriguing

CONTROVERSIAL KTM 150SX VARNER BUILD — PASHA SHOOTOUT EPISODE 3

The third 125 engine builder in the “Pasha 150SX Engine Builder Shootout” is Terry Varner. He is a controversial figure, with, at the very least, a poor work ethic or worse. Pasha included his engine to help Terry turn his life around

EXOTIC TWISTED DEVELOPMENT-BUILT KTM 150 // PASHA SHOOTOUT EP. 2

This exotic KTM 150’s frame was stripped and clear coated to create a raw metal finish. On the track, the FMF pipe sounds raw too

HAESEKER-BUILT KTM 150SX // PASHA’S ENGINE BUILDER SHOOTOUT EP. 1

Jim Haeseker built a rocket ship for Pasha’s KTM 150 two-stroke engine builder shootout. This episode highlights the exotic Haeseker built KTM 150SX

IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR! THE WRECKING CREW’S FAVORITE 2022 RACE BIKES

Even though they know the best bike when they ride it, that doesn’t mean that they choose the winner when it’s time to race

MXA’S 125 HOT-ROD PROJECT BIKE SHOOTOUT: THE THREE BEST TUNERS KICK OUT THE JAMS

Jamie Ellis, Dean Dickenson & Mitch Payton put our KTM, Husky & Yamaha 125s on remedial speed therapy — with video and something called “words”

MXA VIDEO: MXA’S FIRST RIDE ON THE 2023 KTM FREERIDE E-XC ELECTRIC TRAIL BIKE

The 2023 KTM E-XC Freeride is the first time that MXA has ever tested a 12-year-old bike as though it was brand new. It has very little motocross potential, but is still fun to ride in its targeted terrain

KTM ADDS NEW ELECTRIC BIKE TO THE MODEL RANGE THE SX-E3

A smaller version of KTM’s SX-E5

MXA VIDEO: MXA’S FIRST RIDE ON THE 2023 KTM 450SXF AT RED BUD

MXA has always believed that the production bike is better than the Factory Edition model that preceded it—that is the benefit of a couple of months of added test time

MXA VIDEO: MXA’S FIRST RIDE ON THE 2023 KTM 300SX TWO-STROKE (PLUS 125SX & 250SX)

We try out the new electric-starting fuel-injected 2023 KTM two-strokes at Red Bud and give our first impressions in this video

MXA VIDEO: WE TEST ANTONIO CAIROLI’S RED BULL KTM 450SXF

The MXA wrecking crew had no time limit on this factory bike and took full advantage of it. Learn all about Cairoli’s 450 in this video

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2022-1/2 KTM 250SXF FACTORY EDITION

Little brother to the 2022 -1/2 450SXF Factory Edition and older brother to the 2023 KTM 250SXF

THE FASTEST KTM WE EVER TESTED

The MXA wrecking crew matches its motocross skill against the KTM X-Bow

MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2022-1/2 KTM 450SXF FACTORY EDITION

KTM engineers wanted to move motocross design forward with advancements in bodywork, electronics, ergonomics, power, ease of use and overall design. We tell you how they did

WE RIDE PASHA AFSHAR’S TWISTED DEVELOPMENT KTM 270SXF

MXA didn’t test Pasha’s KTM 270SXF because of his Hollywood links (we blinked during “American Wrestler” and missed him). We are testing it because Pasha is a motocross benefactor and unsung hero

FIRST LOOK! 2023 KTM 450SXF, 350SXF, 250SXF MODELS

Learn all about the new 2023 KTM four-strokes