Archive for August, 2009
The Motocross Files – Bob Hannah
If you spend any time watching Speed channel you’re probably familiar with this series produced by Todd Huffman. Each episode focuses on a pro motocross racer from the past. The only downside of the series? It’s limited to 22.5 minutes. While this is certainly enough time to get a flavor of the racer and the time period they raced in, it’s
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2009 Loretta Lynn’s Cobra Recap
Cobra Motorcycles makes two stroke bikes for the smaller racers. The best part of these machines? They are made in America. This video captures some of the 2009 Loretta Lynn’s races that includes Cobra racers such as Austin Forkner, Caleb Self, Jordan Bailey, Carter Halpain, Michael Hicks, Jonathan
John Dowd’s Aluminum Framed PT250
John Dowd loves two-strokes! This bike was custom-built using a KXF250 Frame and KX250 engine. The bike is fast as seen by the holeshot Dowd got at the Unadilla FMF 2 Stroke Invitational. (not including Weinert.. who had a little advantage ) Unfortunately the Kawasaki factory would prefer that he race
FMF 2 Stroke Invitational – Unadilla Edition
The silence of the morning mist was shattered by the bark of two-stroke engines coming to life. The smell of pre-mix filled the air and the braap of engines echoed through the hills of Unadilla. Years melted away. Jimmy
Two-Strokes of the X Games
While four-strokes are still the bike of choice for many professional racers, there are some that prefer to use two-strokes. At the X Games a few racers chose to use two-strokes. Of course a large contingent of freestyle riders use them all the time, including one of the most popular riders in the world,
Grant Langston races YZ125 at 2009 Surfercross
The use of two-strokes by former National champions seems to be growing. When so many people are talking about the demise of the two-stroke, they show up unexpectedly. When Grant Langston decided to compete in the 2009 Surfercross, he chose to race a YZ125 two-stroke. While we can speculate for days
The 2010 KTM Motocross Line-Up
Amazing how in the middle of the summer that manufacturers release information about the following years models. Think about it the racing season is barely over and now we’re looking at new bikes. Although it does alleviate the speculation and rumors that had been floating around for months. Plus
2010 Yamaha YZ250 Two-Stroke – Sneak Peek or Hoax?
Was there ever a bike that was more anticipated than the 2010 YZ250 two-stroke? There has been rumors, speculation, and questions but very few real facts. Usually the “facts” are something along the line of – “I talked to a friend that spoke to someone that works at a Yamaha dealer
YZ125 Two-Stroke beats a field of 2010 YZ250F Yamaha’s at REM at Glen Helen
The MXA coverage of this local race was in part because many of the magazines began testing the new 2010 motocross bikes. Racers from Motocross Action, Dirt Bike and Dirt Rider all competed in the event switching racing back-to-back motos on the new 2010 CRF25o and YZ250F. This enables the magazines
