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Cycle News 2014 Issue 04 January 28 2014

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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VOL. 51 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 28, 2014 once again, we loaded them all up and hit as many different tracks as we could in a timely matter in hopes of weeding out the field. And it worked. The more we rode them, the more we learned about them, so when it came time to pick a winner and to rate the rest, we were quite confident in our findings and conclusions. Our usual shootout rules were again enforced this year. We kept all of the bikes in the exact same form – just as you'd get them right off the showroom floor. With the exception of graphics, we left each bike bone stock: tires, handlebars, suspension springs, gearing, grips, levers, etc. We again also chose not to mess with ECU mapping. We have found in the past that fiddling with each bike's ignition mapping and fueling can get very involved and, more importantly, time consuming, so our testers are only allowed to set ride height and adjust suspension clickers and handlebar positioning. Again, just ride 'em how you'd get 'em. Let's get on with it… NG GAME op of 250F production motocrossers. e crowned - again? P35

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