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Kenny T, Two thumbs up. That means something to this guy. Seriously.
Plus they have several riders from every skill level racing the bikes 2 stroke and 4 stroke every weekend. Some stock and some with high dollar upgrades and switching bikes between moto's of performance parts of suspension between moto's.
From kids to 70 year old riders. There is not another publication that I know of in the US that does that. But just because they might say in their eye's on is better than the other is a reflection of all the input, and Jody still will tell you ride what works for you.
Rip them all you want but on a Saturday I learn stuff I did not know because I ask. At 62 I wish I knew all the stuff I am learning but was 40 years younger. When you get guys like Gary Jones, Ron Lawson, Lars Larson and Rich Taylor and so many more I am very lucky to call them friends and they have never judged once.
Socal might not be the best place in the world but I have met the best of MX here.
They sound long in the tooth occasionally but are seriously committed to giving you an accurate test and good tech data.
their own things. Can you imagine these guys know more about each and every bike than most know about their own.
You could pretty much ask Jody about any bike from any year and he could speak knowledgeably about it.
I've talked to Jody before. The guy is a freaking encyclopedia of information. But he's also very cool to just talk to
and he doesn't make you feel below him.
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MXA is still my overall favorite magazine, even if they make an error now and then.
As for their test riders, most if not all raced at the pro level at some point in their career going way back. Telford, Brooks, Waddington, Holley, Jody, etc all the way up to modern times.
I still look forward to seeing my MXA in the mailbox more than anything else, and I’ve subscribed for 40 freakin years!!
I don’t notice many spelling or grammatical errors. Not saying they don’t exist, but at least they have never commented on the “floorless” handling a bike exhibited. (Face palm)
No shortage of fast and experienced riders on the staff. If they are actually “pro” matters little to me.
The slow vet riders opinion is most relevant to me. Unfortunately.
Paul Boudreau
Anyone remember Transworld declaring the KX450 the shootout winner when everyone else rated it at the bottom of the pile? Of course those one paragraph bike tests at Transworld were always top notch. Two pages past the bikini pics.
I got him to autograph a few event T's that I had all the legends sign. Good times with the Reverend Baz and Fang the 'Sang.
He writes as if his audience has never rode a bike before.
My issue with MXA, and really every magazine, is how they blow small things out of proportion. I'm sorry, changing engine mounts or one degree of offset is not going to make a bike "night and day" or "light years" better. Noticeable, maybe, but not to the extent they all make it seem. MXA did cause me to miss a race and eat some major shipping cost though because of some terrible info on their site about YZ swingarm swaps though. Apparently we have different opinions on what constitutes an acceptable "bolt on" mod.
It's wildly ignorant for people to question MXA. Their process is 2nd to none, yet the best the vitards can do here is complain about the occasional typos and grammar errors. Good grief.
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