Dirt Rider staff blogs

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Abbott isn’t scared

February 24, 2009

    When 5-time champ Destry Abbott decides to race for the weekend, he doesn’t mess around. The first stop on his weekend assault was the Adelanto Grand Prix, which he won two classes at (the Pro class and the 30+ class).

Top Ten New Products from Indy: Vote Now!

February 19, 2009

The 2009 Indy Dealer Expo is officially over, and after days of searching and hours of compiling, we’ve narrowed the lineup of new products down to the following top ten items, and we need your help in deciding which is

Save Your Children

February 18, 2009

 If you want to have a future of riding dirt bikes and ATV’s, maybe even riding a bike with your children, you’d better take action really quick. Here is a leter from the AMA with this link to take you

Indy Show Wrap Up

February 18, 2009

The Indy motorcycle show went by in a blur and both Chris Denison and I survived. I’m not sure yet I can say the same about our publisher Sean Finley, who apparently licked something on the airplane and caught an

More great new products from Indy Dealer Expo 2009

February 17, 2009

With the 2009 Indy Dealer Expo finished there was nothing left to do but fire up the Airbus A319 and fly everybody home. I put on a few sweet moves just off the tarmac to avoid bird strike, took ‘er

Hot Products from Indy: Round Two

February 16, 2009

As I sit here typing after another solid day at the Indy trade show, I’m simply shocked at how many sweet goodies that I saw at the show. If anyone tries to tell you that the economy is crushing the

Indy Dealer Expo 2009 Day 2

February 16, 2009

If you think Taddy Blazusiak is good at extreme riding, you should see him in a staring contest. I was locked eye to eye with him for three hours, but he never blinked. I gave up because I knew I

Saturday Night Photo Report: Indy

February 16, 2009

Story and photos by Chris Denison It’s Saturday night, the Dealer Expo is hoppin’ and the mean streets of Indy are filled with some of the most inebriated individuals in the motorcycle industry. Me? I’m sitting in my hotel room

Indy Dealer Expo 2009 Day 1

February 15, 2009

I just flew into Indy and boy are my feet tired… Because I’ve been walking the convention center all day looking for cool new items to show you. Remember, I’m competing with Chris to see who can find the coolest

Hot Products from Indy: Round One

February 14, 2009

The 2009 Indy Dealer Expo is in full swing, and the show has already turned out a number of radical, new and just plain cool products from the best companies in the industry. Following, in no particular order, is the

Touchdown, Indy!

February 14, 2009

Dirt Rider has officially landed in Indy, and the countdown to the coolest product of the Dealer Expo has officially started. Fellow DR associate editor Pete Peterson and I arrived late this afternoon, and we are gearing up for a

Specialized Bicycle’s New Wheeled Walking Stick

February 12, 2009

Specialized, the makers of mountain bikes, recently invited me out to test their new, wheeled walking stick. It has two wheels, hand brakes, and looks like a small motorcycle without the engine. What you do to use the walking stick

Youth ATV and Dirt Bikes Banned by CPSIA

February 11, 2009

Effective today, February 10, 2009, all youth ATV and motorcycles are banned from dealer floors, service shops and made illegal to sell by anyone in the United States. This is actually happening. It’s not made up or exaggerated. You cannot

Supercross Race Results 2009: Anaheim III

February 8, 2009

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series officially leaves Anaheim with rain-soaked Supercross main event. San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart Dominates the big-boy class–Monster Energy Pro Circuit riders Jake Weimer and Ryan Morais go 1-2 in Lites. Supercross Race Results: Anaheim

Dirt Bikes for kids soon to be illegal

February 7, 2009

I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this for a while. If you haven’t heard by now, the government is days away from outlawing the sale of children’s motorcycles and ATVs. We’ve seen streams of emails coming in from

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