In the space of a few short years KTM has risen from a motocross and supercross nonentity to a powerhouse with a major presence in the pits and in the point standings. Rather than being surprised when a European-made KTM
With the YZ250F’s inception in 2001, the other manufacturers have had to step up their four-stroke programs or get left in the dust. And three years later we finally see some real competition for Yamaha’s dominating four-banger. Knowing its rivals
Considering that Yamaha kickstarted (pardon the pun) the modern four-stroke renaissance, it is ironic that it also built the two-stroke motocrosser doing the most to hold back the four-stroke tidal wave. Yamaha’s YZ250 remains endowed with a superlative combination of
Suzuki’s ’05 line is here, and with some big changes. With RC on board for the 2005 season, Suzuki has the potential to get back on the podium, and they plan to do it with an all new RM250. They
The 2005 Kawasaki’s have just been revealed, and so far, the changes are modest. We say so far because we have yet to receive information on the 250cc-class machines. We’re expecting some big changes from Kawasaki on the 2005 KX250,
The only news perhaps bigger than the arrival of Kawasaki’s all new KX250 is the announcement that the KF450F will not be making its debut in 2005. The KX250 remains Kawasaki’s motocross weapon of choice, and it has arrived in
Even though Yamaha started the four-stroke wildfire that is sweeping motocross, they also were first to production with many innovations in the two-stroke world. And the drive and talent pool that led them to sell the first reed valve and
When Yamaha first shocked the world with its all-new and extremely innovative YZ400F and then a few years later with the YZ250F, many industry insiders were claiming this was the beginning of a slow and painful death for the two-stroke.
We didn’t expect much change for the 2004 125cc-class shootout-winning CRF250R (Jan ’04). The most we hoped for was more snap in the middle, to get it closer to the Yamaha YZ250F on tight courses, and the usual suspension fiddling.
If you go to ride a bike that isn’t so hyped up, all new or radically changed, does it matter that much? Well I’m just back from two days riding the ’05 YZ450 and it doesn’t really make a difference.
I was expecting a lot from the new CRF450R. With the all-new fourth generation frame and a list of changes to enhance power and delivery, Honda had a lot of impressing to do. Dropping a claimed 3.5 pounds off the
Last year with all the hoopla around the joining forces of Kawasaki and Suzuki, most of us were expecting big things out of their all-new 250 four-stroke. In the long run the ’04 had some strengths but durability problems began
2005 is turning into the year of the two-stroke comeback. Honda’s release of their 2005 CRs confirms that all the major manufacturers have spend significant R&D time on their two-strokes, and none of them plan to slow down any time
KTM has shed any perception that it is a “small” company. It’s been less than a decade since the Austrian manufacturer actually was a small one, but it exploited niche models with unusual, though desirable, engine displacements. Basically, it built
Many times when a manufacturer has a great engine, it changes it for the next model year anyway, and sometimes that insistence on change bites the factory hard. KTM two-stroke motocrossers had gnarly motors in 2004, so the Austrian company
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