Author Archives : "chris denison"
Goggle WipesWhen I first saw Goggle Wipes, I scoffed. I laughed. I mocked. And then, I put a few in my gear bag. As a big fan of the good old spit-and-jersey-sleeve goggle cleaning method, I resolved that I didn’t need special little wonder wipes to keep my goggles clean. For the sake of testing, [...]
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Frank IndustriesClear Advantage VisorI ‘m sure that I speak for 99 percent of all riders out there when I say that I hate getting roosted. You’d think that with how much racing I do (translation: how much I get pelted) that I’d be used to it by now, maybe even enjoy it. Not so. Billy [...]
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For the first time ever, the Red Bull X-Fighters freestyle tour came to the good ole’ USA for what turned out to be one of the most exciting Red Bull contests to date. Over the course of two days, twelve of the best jumpers on earth risked life and limb in the historic Fort Worth [...]
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Troublemaker. Hooligan. Menace. Embarrassment. This year, Yamaha of Troy’s Jason Lawrence has been called nearly every name in the book. And then, as if that wasn’t enough, the aforementioned book was thrown at J-Law with major league accuracy by the AMA’s best pitchers, relegating No. 338 to the sidelines indefinitely. Talk about a rough season! [...]
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Imagine a bike shop the size of a Wal-Mart. That would be a pretty radical place to shop, would it not? Well, if you’re one of the many fine members of the U.S. population that live near Columbus, Ohio, you don’t have to imagine-there really is a bike shop the size of a mega-Wal-Mart out [...]
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As far as off-road motorcycle components go, plastics are pretty dang underrated. Though they provide a wide array of functions-from keeping dirt from flying up into your grill to giving you a place to rep your sponsors-it seems like nobody really gives a hoot about anything concerning plastics except what color they are. Instead, fans [...]
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In early 1993 when Jeremy McGrath was on his way to winning his very first supercross title, I was just a skinned-knee, snot-nosed, 8-year-old superfan. Anytime I wasn’t throwing proverbial rocks at Jimmy Lewis at the races (true story, or so I hear), I was glued to the television with rapt attention each time a [...]
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Though few people even know it exists, hidden deep in the mountains north of Los Angeles is quite possibly the most impressive motorsports training center on earth: The Red Bull Compound. Built and maintained by the energy drink powerhouse, this wonderland features all of the tools needed by Red Bull’s elite athletes to do what [...]
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Arenacross racing is brutal. As if being crammed onto a tight track with 15 other pros for a high-stakes main event wasn’t enough, racers also have to deal with peaky jumps, deep whoops, all-or-nothing starts and sharp berms that almost beg to be stuffed into. If you’re an unprepared rookie, the speed and aggression of [...]
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With its jaw-dropping Colorado views, cliff-hanging corners and stunning 14,100-foot finish line, there’s little doubt as to why the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is touted as an event that every racer should try at least once. Having competed in the exhibition class at Pikes Peak in 2007 aboard a CRF150R(Mini Rider, November ’07), I [...]
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