Ring-a-ding-ding. Long live the two-stroke. While most manufacturers have moved on from oil burning technology on the enduro scene, a few diehards have remained true to the faith.
More gadgetry makes the rider's life easier. Take a look at the 2012 KX and you will quickly notice major changes from front to back, bottom to top.
GONE are the days of rip snorting open class MX monsters. Now it's about getting the power to the ground, being rider friendly and comfortable over longer periods. When you roll out on to the track you know Kawasaki's KX450F is on your side, not fighting you the whole way.
SUZUKI'S RM-Z450 has been quite the success story over the past few years, with some of the biggest names in the sport claiming the world's most prestigious championships on the big bore Suzuki.
When Yamaha released the details of their 2011 YZ450 and there were no major changes, we weren't exactly surprised. The blue empire stayed with what they know for season 2011.
Inspired by MX legend Stefan Everts, the 350cc four-stroke is aimed at taking control of the 450cc MX class and is KTM's flagship model in the big-bore category.
This XY250GY-2 looks and feels to be solidly made, and the performance, while not near that of the major players in the market, is strong enough to make a real impression on our testers.
NESTLED among the factory race teams of Aussie MX and SX are increasingly high numbers of privateer funded race teams.
TWO years after injecting its KX450F Kawasaki has finally done the same to its KX250F. Even though the previous KX250F was 'only' fitted with a carburettor it was still winning races.




