I have read all dirt bike magazines and your mag is my favorite. While I am riding my mind tends to wonder, in a good way, to articles in your magazine. That could get me to lose concentration from my riding and get seriously injured, but it doesn’t. I ride smoother with more control, which [...]
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HILLSDALE, Mich., (Oct. 5 , 2010) – The world’s leading manufacturer of competition mini cycles, U.S.-based Cobra Motorcycles, will represent with its latest line of bikes at this week’s (Oct. 6-10) INTERMOT show in Cologne.Housed in Hall 5.1 at Koelnmesse, Cobra will showcase its CX50 Jr. and Sr. – aka the legendary “King Cobra” – [...]
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If you think you’ve noticed a bit more trials coverage in Dirt Rider, your eyes aren’t deceiving you: We’ve recently been giving more attention to our rock-hopping friends. With the rise in popularity of trials as a training tool for enduro and the sheer fun of this challenging sport, there’s really no reason not to [...]
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Most socks aren’t fun, but AXO keeps coming up with cool new designs for their riding socks. The standard socks are, well, standard, and the long socks are, well, long – and long enough to cover your knee for some added cushion and rub protection from your knee braces or knee pads. For just $12.99 [...]
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Please stop apologizing to the enemy for the sound of exhaust coming from our dirt bikes (Jimmy’s regurgitated response from NOHVCC to Letter Rip from 13-year-old that is willing to do “anything to keep others from complaining about the noise” in October 2010 issue). The AMA and manufacturers and industry media are all playing right [...]
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IRVINE, Calif., (Sept. 22, 2010) – Lucas Oil backed Colton Haaker is one of the top riders competing in the AMA GEICO EnduroCross series, presented by E3 Sparkplugs. The northern California native was a top Trials competitor before shifting his focus to EnduroCross. He moved to SoCal this year to get more riding time in [...]
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MONROE, N.Y. (Sept. 22, 2010) – It no doubt takes a great deal of talent to make it on the AMA Arenacross tour. That along with hard work, dedication and a will to succeed. But another often overlooked key to success is having the right equipment. And in the case of New York’s Michael Lang [...]
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First of all, love the magazine. I have to admit that I really enjoyed Ken Faught and was sad to see him leave but he truthfully left the magazine in good hands. I recently had extensive wrist surgery to repair my broken and dislocated left wrist after having it get stuck in between my Cycra [...]
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My overall memory from the event was battling with Scottie and Dave. I was almost laughing as we had a “roll the rhythm section” battle on consecutive laps. It was like watching the KTM Jr. SX Challenge from inside a helmet. I also cracked up when I stuffed Dave in the first corner of the [...]
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Hello all who seek information on the Kriega R30 Rucksack! I’m going to shoot you the bad first (and by the way, in my opinion, the good outweighed the bad immeasurably): My only major beef with the R30 was the swiveling plastic clips at the chest. Bare fingered, with eye-to-finger contact, no troubles. Throw on [...]
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Alpinestars is jumping into the knee brace business, and it looks like they expect to start at the top. Their new B2 Carbon Knee Brace is made of two carbon fiber frames and designed to offer, “the best combination of flex, weight and structural strength.” The knee impact protector is floating and removable, the hinge [...]
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A Little Push Dave Sherman Woodland Hills, CA After years of fighting with brake pads during wheel changes I realized I didn’t need to. Before I remove the wheel (front or rear) I just put easy, steady pressure on the caliper. That will retract the piston and make it much easier to get the disc [...]
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If you have an XR or CRF100, you have undoubtedly asked, “What can I do to get more power?” Well, I have the answer. And it is not a loud pipe; those actually kill power on this picky Honda. The real answer, and such a common response in the car world, is there is no [...]
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Lee Williams Regents Professor and Dean of the Graduate College, University of Oklahoma; undergraduate degrees in Physics and Mathematics; British Peace Corps in the Caribbean; Ph.D. in Geography; specializes in “remote sensing”-aircraft and satellite imagery. Born in Deganwy, Wales. 59 years old.I’ve owned and ridden bikes for 44 years. I gave up dirt bike racing [...]
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Staff Quotablen”Peterson has been known to have some pretty ‘What are you smoking?’ opinions when it comes to bike setup, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that he tested clean on Z-Man’s CRF. As much as I don’t wait to admit it, this was my favorite bike of the test. Well done, Cheech.” -Chris [...]
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