Dirt Rider staff blogs

Pirelli Big Buck GNCC: Round 4

April 6, 2009

Team Suzuki’s Josh Strang didn’t make life easy for himself at Round four of the GNCC series when he slid out in the first turn. He picked his 450 up quickly, but the pack was still a disappearing cloud of

Randy Hawkins is More Than a Dirt Bike Rider

April 5, 2009

Story and photos by Karel KramerAm-Pro Yamaha owner/manager Randy Hawkins is best known to dirt rider readers as a former six-time national enduro champion. Some may even know that he was a factory rider for Husqvarna, Suzuki and Yamaha. Over

GNCC heroes, Enduro Champ and Old Fashioned Trails

April 4, 2009

Story and photos Karel KramerRandy Hawkins grew up in a small town in South Carolina called Travelers Rest. Even without his multiple national enduro championships, Hawkins would be well-known in the area thanks to his successful family and their various

Race Teams, Dirt Bike Riding Tips on a Road Trip

April 3, 2009

Any time you get involved with six-time national enduro champion Randy Hawkins, you learn what it means when people talk about Southern hospitality.   For a few weeks each year the race schedule aligns with life in Traveler’s Rest, and

We Ride The Fox Podium RC3

April 1, 2009

Yesterday we got a chance to go try the Fox Poduim RC3 replacenemt shock. Designed to replace the shock on your current MX bike, it also brings an all-new adjustment into the motocross world. You may be surprised to think

Dirt Bikes invade SEMA show

March 31, 2009

      Did Obama tell them to do it?Straight off the heels of the Presidental Administration’s request that General Motor Company CEO Rick Wagoner resign as part of a(nother) possible billion-dollar bailout, one of the nations most popular automotive shows is opening its

Dirt Rider Forum Members’ Road Trip to Cal City

March 27, 2009

We hear so much about people on the internet that are mentally lost in cyberspace, but that doesn’t apply to the folks that frequent DR.com. Paul B from Montana makes an annual pilgrimage to his roots in the desert of

Electric Dirt Bike Shockout

March 25, 2009

     Heads up testing of Quantya and Zero Electric Dirt Bikes.       We’ve been hearing a lot of electric-motorcycle buzz these days. It’s really not that surprising. The rapid advance in Ebike technology is making these things better than ever. Well, we’ve

Plane Crash Tragedy for Feldkamp: Glen Helen Raceway Owner

March 24, 2009

Bud Feldkamp, owner of the famous Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California, tragically loses family members in Montana plane crash.   As reported by Cycle News and Motocross Action, Bud Feldkamp lost two daughters in the crash; Amy Jacobsen

Supercross Star James Stewart Launches A New Web Site

March 20, 2009

    If you need another way to chew up some bandwith from your companies’ internet tubes try this: JS7.comIt is James Stewart’s new site and it is loaded with videos and other cool stuff for the Bubba fan. Can you call him Bubba

Malcolm Smith’s CPSIA Federal Offense

March 20, 2009

Malcolm Smith and his Malcolm Smith Motorsports motorcycle and ATV dealership in Riverside, California held an impressive display of civil disobedience today on the heels of the power sports industry’s unrest with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and

A day with DR at Milestone MX Park

March 19, 2009

      Here at DR, we’re always cooking up something. Be it a new bike test, hair-brained feature or just a few simple photos, it’s a fact that those on our staff are rarely bored. But out of everything we do

The Jiri Dostal Benefit Ride at Competitive Edge

March 13, 2009

      For those of you who don’t know him, Jiri Dostal is one of the nicest guys in motocross. A purebred racer with loads of natural talent, Dostal has also got to be one of the most humble people in

The Coolest Product of the 2009 Indy Motorcycle Dealer Expo

February 26, 2009

      Well, the final products were posted, the readers voted and the results have been tallied, and it looks like the Ogio Stepup Ramp is the coolest product of the 2009 Indianapolis Motorcycle Dealer Expo. Although the ASV Triple Clamps

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