Wearing a chest protector and a neck brace at the same time has required some sort of rigging just to get them to fit and work together. When the first Leatt Brace came out, it wasn’t rare to see a chest protector that looked like someone had taken a grinder to the neck area just [...]
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For some, the performance of a glove can be measured by its ability to protect one’s digits from errant branches or the glove’s resistance to abrasion in a crash. Other riders could care less about the protection of a glove, focusing instead on comfort and style. My preferences sit right in the middle of the [...]
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American Beta sponsored Trials and Endurocross rider Cody Webb is getting ready for the 2011 Trials and Endurocross seasons. The IGNITION3 cameras caught up with Cody Webb while he was spending some time in Southern California, training and riding with Kyle Redmond. Webb will be riding the new trick Beta 350 in the 2011 Endurocross [...]
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My name is Jacob Ashley, I’m 14 years old, I ride a CR85 and I was wondering about a shorty pipe for my bike. I hear that it adds more power and will make my bike sound louder (which who doesn’t like a louder bike?) Is it worth the money the money I will have [...]
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Stilez Robertson photo courtesy of Volcom.com HILLSDALE, Mich., (April 21, 2011) – There appears to be a movement underway in the central California town of Bakersfield not unlike that in El Cajon back in the 1970s and 80s. A group of talented young motocross racers aboard Cobra Motorcycles – and led by Stilez Robertson – [...]
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Dirt Rider editor Jimmy Lewis shows you how to do a quick tire change with tube already in the tire.
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Aftermath I didn’t need a lot of mods to get the RM-Z450 to work great. To me, the finished product is how a bike should be: Exciting to ride and controllable enough not to wear you out in 15 minutes. The aftermarket companies I used made the RM-Z come alive, and with their help we [...]
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Learned So what did we learn from this experiment? Well for starters, the bikes are all so good these days as a starting platform, the biggest thing you can do to any of them is get used to what they have to offer before you do anything else. Second is to target and identify the [...]
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Miscellaneous Mods Pretty much every other mod done to the bike has a function to some degree. Take the KTM PHDS Progressive Handlebar Dampening System (aka, rubber-mounted bar clamps). I have always run some sort of rubber bar mount and love the added flex of a ProTaper bar.I installed a Twin Air Powerflow cage and [...]
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Jimmy Lewis Dirt Rider Editor Fill your hydration system half full with water and freeze it, then add water to it just before a ride. It will stay cold and as the ice melts you’ll have more cold water during the ride.Pack your cooler with frozen bottles of water instead of ice. Not only will [...]
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From what I am gathering it appears the FI bikes have to meet a higher standard than the carbureted bikes when being imported. This is forcing KTM to send the XC line to America as closed course, private owned land use bikes. If the XC is given a spark arrester can it be registered for [...]
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Torrance, CA: How much of a race is determined in the first fractions of a second? With the level of competition in both Supercross and Motocross being so closely matched, getting the right start can literally determine the outcome of a race. And grabbing the holeshot is a huge advantage. Just ask American Honda Racing’s [...]
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Either a future trials star or award-winning cinematographer, Josh Roper is the little brother of rising Pro Trials young gun Brian Roper. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVekpZANlOk Wallpapers: Like a new set of graphics for your computer. http://www.dirtrider.com/features/web_extra/141_1103_2011_wallpaper_gallery_from_dirt_rider_magazine/ This month’s “Made us want to ride” video. Thanks for forwarding, Bernardo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6utH4kacaIM Story time with the Penton Brothers. http://www.dirtrider.com/features/web_exclusive/141_1103_the_brothers_penton/ What [...]
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FMF’s 2nd annual Baja Bonanza Day 2 is one for the books. With most of the crew staying out a bit too late the night before, riding over 100 mi was going to be a tough one. Cerveza, Tequila and riding some of the best trails you could possibly imagine is what Mexico is all [...]
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All the other DR editors are jealous of my cool 2006 Toyota Tacoma truck, but I have to admit I used to be jealous of their trucks’ tiedown systems. The stock Tacoma’s movable plastic D-rings in rails flex when you pull a bike secure. I never had a problem, just a fear of a ring [...]
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7-8 AMA 1 podium (L to R):
Cobra’s Sean Hilbert with an armful of
“Do the Ride Thing” Contest Announcement Video
Cobra King 50 rider Lance Kobush (#99)
