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2007 Honda CRF450X Project Bike

Friday, August 17, 2007
Our first order of business on the 2007 Honda CRF450X Project Bike was to sort out the suspension. Our gloomy forecast quickly changed as Watson Performance Suspension soon had us riding on soft, fluffy clouds.

2007 Honda CRF250R Comparison

Monday, March 19, 2007
Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Honda all bring potent 250 Motocross machines to the table, but which bike will come out on top in our 2007 shootout?

2007 Honda CRF450R Comparison

Sunday, February 11, 2007
We set out to discover what another 365 days of Darwinian Theory has done to the latest crop of 450 motocross bikes.

MotoUSA EnduroCross Wrap-Up

Friday, December 01, 2006
The entire EnduroCross show had an awesome crowd, hot competition, storybook racing and went off without a hitch, none of which had anything to do with MotoUSA.

MotoUSA EnduroCross Bike Build

Thursday, November 16, 2006
After watching the intense action and brutal carnage that has been the norm since Day 1 at this event, MotoUSA has decided to give it a try.

XR's Only XR650R Quick Look

Wednesday, November 08, 2006
With another Baja 1000 just around the corner, MotoUSA takes a look back at one of our most underrated desert machines of 2005.

2006 CRF250R Project Bike Part II

Wednesday, October 04, 2006
By now you've got to be dying to get your hands on a new, 2007 machine, but before you go bouncing checks at the local bike shop, check out the final installment on MotoUSA's CRF250R project bike.

MotoUSA Baja Project

Wednesday, August 09, 2006
This is the base for the ongoing saga of our Precision Concepts Honda XR650R project bike.

2006 Honda CRF250R Project Bike Part 1

Tuesday, July 25, 2006
What do you do when your heart is torn between moto and enduro, but your checkbook is torn between riding and rent? You don't always need two bikes.

2006 Honda's CRF450X Comparison

Monday, May 22, 2006
We were able to get our grubby hands on six, count 'em six, large-bore enduros and took them out for punishment, 'er evaluation.

2006 Precision Concepts XR650R

Friday, March 24, 2006
We raced it in Nevada and Mexico, and both times Precision Concepts cleaned up our mess. The miles are certainly racking up on our factory racer, but the craftsmanship continues to shine.

2006 CRF250R Project Bike

Monday, January 16, 2006
We called up Ray Conway and sweet talked him into letting us keep the little red thumper a while longer for a good workout on the rainy trails around our HQ.

2006 Honda CRF250R Comparison

Friday, December 30, 2005
We could barely contain our glee when we finally got the bikes collected for MCUSA's 250cc 4-stroke shootout. We soon found that it was more than we could have hoped for.

2006 Honda XR650R Bike Test

Monday, October 24, 2005
Honda provides a powerful and relatively comfortable bike right out of the box.

2005 Honda CRF450R Comparison

Sunday, June 12, 2005
Honda and Yamaha have been on top in the big-bore 4-stroke MX wars of late, but Suzuki joins the party in 2005 with the RM-Z450.

2005 Honda CRF450X Comparison

Monday, May 23, 2005
The 2005 Honda CRF450X turns up the heat on Yamaha's reigning woods warrior, the 2005 WR450F.

2005 Honda CRF450X First Ride

Friday, February 11, 2005
The long awaited Honda CRF450X has finally arrived and we were invited to sample the goods at Corral Canyon OHV Park in San Diego, Ca.

2005 Honda CRF450R

Friday, August 20, 2004
Honda already had a winner with its big Thumper, but subtle changes mark the arrival of the '05 version. MCUSA is the first to bring you a riding impression.

2005 BBR CRF150F First Ride

Friday, August 06, 2004
Last month BBR introduced us to their TT-R125L project bike, this month we look at a hopped up CRF150F, that went from mild to wild.

2004 Honda CR85R Expert

Friday, June 11, 2004
In the battle for 85cc two-stroke supremacy, Honda offers up the CR85R Expert. According to our group of 85cc riders, it looks as though this fight might be over before it even begins.

2004 Honda CRF250X

Friday, April 02, 2004
X-Men, X-Games - now X-Bikes? You bet. Introducing Honda's X-tremely sweet CRF250X.

2004 Honda XR250R Comparison

Thursday, February 12, 2004
If you want something a little more than a playbike but something less than a big-bore Thumper, any one of this trio might be just what you're looking for.

2004 Honda CRF450R

Friday, January 02, 2004
The Honda CRF450R is currently the four-stroke MX class leader and it has been retooled for 2004, is it still the top machine in the open class?

2004 Honda CRF250R Comparison

Thursday, December 25, 2003
Yamaha once dominated the 250cc 4-stroke MX class, but with three new entrants for 2004 the fight for the top mx'er just got dirty.

2004 Honda CRF250R

Friday, October 10, 2003
We ride Honda's new 250cc mini-Thumper at Glen Helen. The CRF is ready for prime time.

2003 Honda CRF250 Comparison

Thursday, August 07, 2003
It wasn't long ago that people in the market for a small bore four-stroke were subject to just a few choices, now there are no less than three excellent machines to choose from.

2003 Honda CR125 Comparison

Friday, April 18, 2003
Five bikes go head-to-head in MCUSA's massive 125cc class shootout. Lightest, fastest, best? We've got the answers.

2003 Honda CRF450R Comparison

Friday, February 28, 2003
The 2003 crop of 4-strokes is by far the best set of performance thumpers we've ever test...maybe even the best bikes?
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