Now that WORCS has started, were you wondering what happened to Ricky Dietrich? Well, the IGNITION3 cameras caught up with him to get the scoop.Ricky Dietrich is doing something that is unheard of in the offroad and motocross world. He is making the switch from racing offroad to racing motocross. He will be competing in [...]
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Monty turned pro snowboarder 1987, California State Snowboard Series-won half-pipe, slalom, giant slalom and mogul contests, starred in the popular boarding videos The Western Front, New Kids on the Twock and Pocahontas. Inventor of the SurfSleeve surfing rash protector (surfsleeve.net). Chris is considered one of the pioneers of modern snowboard riding style, has several Santa [...]
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I am hoping that you can help me with what is the biggest decision I have ever made. I am 17 years old and will be graduating this spring. Being a mechanic on a motocross race team has been my life-long dream, after I realized that I wasn’t a good enough racer to go pro. [...]
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The off-road community lost a great champion, friend, father and husband when Nathan Woods passed away from injuries sustained in a crash while practicing for the opening round of the WORCS series.On February 23, 2011 FMF/KTM’s Kurt Caselli and former mechanic Charles Jirsa, both long-time friends of Nathan, organized a benefit ride day at Glen [...]
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If you didn’t catch the one-off Mini Rider magazine that recently hit newsstands, there’s still time to get your mitts on this kid-sized bundle of awesomeness. Packed with mini tests, features, tips and tricks, this special issue is like a younger, cooler version of Dirt Rider but without a KTM on every other page. Hop [...]
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With more buzz than a bumblebee hive, the Indy Dealer Expo is the best place to catch all the latest happenings in the motorcycle industry. Dirt Rider editors Chris Denison and Pete Peterson raked the recent show in search of even more cool goodies, new products and innovative items. This is what they came back [...]
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As the biggest motorcycle trade show in the country, the Indy Dealer Expo is the place to be each February to see new products and innovative ideas being introduced to the two-wheeled world, including the very people who make the industry go ’round. Today, Dirt Rider editors Chris Denison and Pete Peterson bring you the [...]
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I have a burning question regarding installing new clutch plates into my bike. Come replacement time, I have always soaked mine in oil prior to installing them into the basket. However, the other day a friend at the track installed his directly out of the package and into his bike without first applying any oil [...]
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REAL RIDER: BOB THEOBALD Age: 40 Height: 6’2″ Weight: 260 lb Ability: B Location: Mesa, AZ Motorcycle riders stem from all walks of life-doctors, lawyers and schoolteachers, you name it and you’ll find a racer or a rider among them. One particular enthusiast happens to own a machine shop, Clean Speed Engineering, and creates parts [...]
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REAL RIDER: SCOTT HOFFMAN Age: 42 Height: 6’1″ Weight: 200 lb Ability: Vet Intermediate Location: Tustin, CA Forcefield Body Armour Action Pro Shorts Safety and protection are elements that should never be overlooked. Dress for the crash not for the ride-isn’t that how the saying goes? There is that give and take between comfort and [...]
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Honda CRF450R If 2009 was all-new and 2010 was about refinement, 2011 is all about radical refinement, and Honda seems to have addressed the issues riders have been complaining about while meeting regulations and spreading the CRF love to an even wider range of skill levels. Short on the spec list but big in performance [...]
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I’ve always looked for the lightest and thinnest motocross glove I could find. I don’t like palm padding or any feeling of restriction in my hand or fingers, and for years I’ve held Fox’s Flexair as my go-to mitt, but the Fly Lite just might be getting the upper hand in this quest.The $19.95 Lite [...]
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Motocross.com contributor Steve Cox reports, “One race ago, defending champ Ryan Dungey of the Rockstar/Makita Suzuki team finished last and scored only on point because of a derailed chain – which Trey Canard is taking responsibility for. Canard says a few turns before the derailed chain, he hit Dungey’s bike in the left rear.Still, Dungey [...]
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (February 8, 2011) – Zero Motorcycles today announced its highly anticipated 2011 product line alongside a strategy for continued leadership of the global electric motorcycle industry. The only company to offer a complete lineup, Zero Motorcycles has made sweeping technical improvements as well as added a contemporary new look to each of [...]
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Staying comfortable on a foul-weather ride has a price. Usually in dollars or in agony and suffering if you skimp on the dollars part. At close to $600 for pants and jacket, the Klim Traverse gear not only fits the bill, it comes with one. But the age-old adage of “you get what you pay [...]
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