Author Archives : "chris denison"

Indianapolis EnduroCross and Tennessee Knockout Enduro – Dirt Rider Magazine

Mid-August usually brings some good race action, but this weekend was an exceptionally huge one for off-road racing. Round #3 of the GEICO/ AMA EnduroCross took place in Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday, and then on Saturday and Sunday the inaugural Kenda Tennessee Knockout hard enduro went down in nearby Sequatchie, Tennessee. Both evens were impressive, [...]
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Kid’s Motorcycles: Legal Again! – Dirt Rider Magazine | MiniRider.com

Photos courtesy of Mini Rider and Peggy Malcolm It’s official: Kids are now legally allowed to ride again. In a refreshing and long-awaited victory for motorcyclists, the unfair and utterly ridiculous Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (aka the lead law) has been revised to allow the continued making, importing, distributing and selling of children’s dirt [...]
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Get Faster For Less – Dirt Rider Magazine

Hi, I am a father of a nine-year-old that is starting to ride. I have ridden for most of my life but never for an extended period of time and am looking for some kind of DVDs to help my son and I in riding off-road. I want to help him in anyway I can [...]
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2012 Honda CRF450R First Impression – Dirt Rider Magazine

There’s no denying that the Honda CRF450R is one of the most popular MX four-strokes ever produced. It seems that everyone and their grandma either owns or has owned a Honda thumper, and the outright durability, performance and race results earned by the big machine have helped keep it on the map since the bike’s [...]
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Starting Line Tasks with Karl Gunderson – Dirt Rider Magazine

If you’ve ever watched a national motocross, you know that the mechanics do not simply stand around looking bored while their riders are scoping out the track on the parade lap. Back at the gate, each mechanic is preoccupied with a flurry of important tasks that must be carried out from the time the rider [...]
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Test your buddy’s bike! – Dirt Rider Magazine

Hey guys, thanks for making a great mag! I’m a little behind in my reading but I just finished the article “Buddy Bike” [July 2011 issue] and I would love to see more of this kind of stuff because I’m new to riding and thoroughly addicted. I work as a bicycle mechanic, have grown up [...]
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High Roller Products Ultra Tiedowns Review – Dirt Rider Magazine

High Roller’s latest solution for keeping your $10,000-plus machine safe in the back of your truck is the Ultra Tiedown, an aircraft-quality nylon strap with heavy-duty carabiner hooks on both ends. Thanks to a built-in soft tie, the Ultra Tiedown offers extreme security without marring your bike’s handlebar, and the 2,000-pound tension strength is more [...]
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Help Nate Kanney Race the ISDE! – Dirt Rider Magazine

Compared to the relatively high popularity of the International Six Days Enduro among foreign racers, it seems that Americans always have a tough time gaining support for this prestigious event. Just gathering the funds to travel across the pond is a feat in itself, and when you add in bike, parts, gear, support crew and [...]
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Elictricross Drift-R Motorsports – Dirt Rider Magazine

If you don’t mind humoring me for a moment, I’d like to ask you to please turn off your cell phone. That’s right, your beloved cell phone. Switch it off, now. Good. Next, please kill any radios, televisions or computers, and ask anyone in the room to leave, making sure that they close all windows [...]
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AMA National Motocross Series Kickoff – Dirt Rider Magazine

If the first two rounds of the AMA National Motocross Series are any indication as to how the year will go, then this is going to be one hell of a season. From the moment the first starting gate at Hangtown fell with a bang, it was clear the classes were stacked, the riders were [...]
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National Motocross Flagger Jobs – Dirt Rider Magazine

“In all my days of racing, I have been held at the mercy of many a yellow flag but have ironically never held one of my own.” As irony would have it, the first wave of my flag went to fellow freestyle rider Brian Deegan, whose racing comeback had temporarily left him cross-rutted on the [...]
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First Look: Scott Sports 2012 Product Line – Dirt Rider Magazine

You may think of Scott Sports as primarily being a goggle manufacturer, but there is a whole lot more to the Idaho-based company than just tear-offs and tinted lenses. In fact, the Scott Sports empire is divided into several sport-specific segments that encompass everything from trail running and mountain biking to winter sports and motosports, [...]
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