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Oklahoma EnduroCross Webshow Video – Dirt Rider Magazine

Here is all the action from this weekend at the Oklahoma City EnduroCross…A special thanks goes out to our wonderful sponsors, GPR Stabilizers, Thor, and Training Essentials.
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Yamaha WR450 vs. YZ450F – Dirt Rider Magazine

Dear Jimmy and the DR staff, I am lucky in that I have a seriously ridden and raced 06 WR450 that I love to death except for the weight, but recently my wife of 21 years obtained a leftover ’09 YZ450 to get me to shut up about how heavy my WR is for me [...]
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Honda Racer Cooper Webb Wins AMA Youth Motocrosser of the Year Award – Dirt Rider Magazine

Torrance, CA: American Honda Motor Company’s Powersports Division announced today that Cooper Webb, a 14-year-old Honda rider, has been awarded the AMA Youth Motocrosser of the Year Award. Once a year, this honor is granted to the top youth competitor who not only demonstrates an ability to perform on the track, but is also judged [...]
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2010 SurferCross Photo Gallery – Day 2 – Dirt Rider Magazine

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TCX Pro 2.1 Boot – Dirt Rider Magazine

TCX’s new top-line motocross and off-road boot has TCX’s articulated ankle (they call it their Torsion Control System, but think of it like a sliding pivot to give great flexibility in the direction you want it, stiffness and support in directions you don’t.) and an inner bootie. The new version also has a lot of [...]
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Cobra Sweeps 50cc Titles At Loretta’s – Add Company’s First-Ever 65cc Podium – Dirt Rider Magazine

7-8 AMA 1 podium (L to R): Rogers, Turpin and Parker Mashburn HILLSDALE, Mich., (Aug. 10, 2010) – The big news out of Hurricane Mills, Tenn., this past week was Cobra Motorcycles sweeping all of the 50cc titles at the 29th running of the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, presented by AMSOIL, at Loretta Lynn’s [...]
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Fuel Injected Two-Strokes Do Exist! – Dirt Rider Magazine

I would like to point out that the development of FI two-strokes in dirt bikes may be a bit closer than you think. You stated that FI is being used in outboard two-stroke motors, but they typically run at constant RPMs. Ski-Doo has been using electronic direct injection in some snowmobile since the 2008-2009 season. [...]
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EnduroCross heads to Oklahoma this weekend! – Dirt Rider Magazine

This Saturday, August 14th, round two of the 2010 GEICO EnduroCross series presented by E3 sparkplugs will be held in the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie Oklahoma. Check out the teaser video from Shotmaker Productions and if you are within driving distance of Oklahoma City, make plans to be there to see the action first [...]
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Chris Ridgway – I Ride – Dirt Rider Magazine

Former pro motocross racer; AMPUTEE ATHLETE; multi-time winner of The Extremity Games and X Games gold medalist in the Moto X Super X Adaptive event; fund-raising speaker for Limbs for Life. 39 years old. www.limbsforlife.orgWhen I started riding again after the surgery I had an E-start KTM, and it was easy to rig up an [...]
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24 Lite – Rear Brake Pad Pins – Dirt Rider Magazine

By Don Kelley I’m usually very impressed with how easy routine mechanical tasks are on my KTM 300 XC. Originally that included the pin that retains the rear brake pads. Instead of a pin with a threaded head, the KTM uses a slip-fit straight brake pin secured by two quick-release cotter clips. The clips are [...]
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Renthal Ltd. Moto Handguards – Dirt Rider Magazine

These cool new $39.95 MX handguards are hard plastic with a softer rubber around the outer edge. This feature is said to provide “maximum protection and durablilty.” From looking over the guards it looks like it might also give less of a ‘hard edge’ to get your finger pinched under if you fall and the [...]
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Letter of the Week: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About KTM Gearing – Dirt Rider Magazine

First, the KTM EXC versus XC-W (450): Besides the obvious lighting, if I re-gear the EXC to match the XC-F, will they ride the same? What else is different? KTM’s website is vague.Second, wide ratio transmission versus close/ semi-close: So how is an XC-W going to ride differently from a XC-F in tight technical stuff [...]
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Tony Cairoli Win In The Soft Sands Of Lommel, (Belgium GP) – Dirt Rider Magazine

Cobra’s Sean Hilbert with an armful of talent! 2009 Cobra/Loretta’s champions and podium placers (L to R): Michael Hicks, Jordan Bailey, Carter Halpain, Stilez Robertson, Gauge Keith and Ethan Mann MX2 CLASSTeka Suzuki’s Ken Roczen succeeded in winning his first GP of the season and in showing his skills on the sand of Lommel. He [...]
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29th Annual Loretta Lynn’s Sure To Be A Championship Week For Cobra Kids! – Dirt Rider Magazine

Cobra’s Sean Hilbert with an armful of talent! 2009 Cobra/Loretta’s champions and podium placers (L to R): Michael Hicks, Jordan Bailey, Carter Halpain, Stilez Robertson, Gauge Keith and Ethan Mann HILLSDALE, Mich., (Aug. 2, 2010) – American-made Cobra Motorcycles – featuring the planet’s most successful line of competition mini cycles – take center stage this [...]
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X Games 16: A Few Photos From Speed & Style Practice – Dirt Rider Magazine

Check out a few photos from Moto X Speed & Style practice session that just went down in the Staples Center at X Games 16.
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