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12 Top MX Riding Tips To Get You Motocross Racing – Dirt Rider Magazine

Motocross is arguably the most popular form of off-road motorized sports. And despite how it may appear from the outside, it is organized. You just have to be on the inside to truly appreciate the system. It’s a big family

Dirt Bike Pro Riding Secrets With Mike Lafferty – Dirt Rider Magazine

Riding off-road is a challenge, especially if you want to keep it safe. Taking on small drop-offs is sometimes a necessity and can be tricky. With a few pointers, what was once a little scary is now as easy as

Mike Childress – Dirt Rider Magazine

The technique pros use for fast flat-track-style hard-packed turns isn’t simply pitching the bike completely sideways. Instead, they put the bike into a controlled drift, maintaining momentum by putting power to the ground. We asked Baja champion Mike Childress to

Dirt Bike Pro Riding Secrets With Shane Watts – Dirt Rider Magazine

We asked former GNCC and World Enduro champion Shane Watts to demonstrate how a novice should handle one of the trickiest situations any dirt rider can come across on the trail: an off-camber.

Motorcycle Riding Injuries – Concussions – Dirt Rider Magazine Online

Note: Trackside medicine is intended to provide a general medical guideline and is not intended to replace the clinical judgment of a doctor or take the place of the medical doctor’s diagnostic or treatment recommendations. These articles will always err

Shane Watts – Dirt Rider Magazine

We asked former GNCC and World Enduro champion Shane Watts to demonstrate how a novice should handle one of the trickiest situations any dirt rider can come across on the trail: an off-camber.We asked former GNCC and World Enduro champion

Riding Drop-Offs – Dirt Rider Magazine

Riding off-road is a challenge, especially if you want to keep it safe. Taking on small drop-offs is sometimes a necessity and can be tricky. With a few pointers, what was once a little scary is now as easy as

Warren Johnson – Dirt Rider Magazine

The most important step to washing your dirty duds is transporting it properly and cleaning it as soon as possible. Johnson suggests using a mesh-style laundry bag (Shift sells one called the Dirt Bag, www.shift.com) to transport your filthy garments

Greater-Than-Average Dirt Bike Rider Setup – Dr. Dirt – Dirt Rider Magazine

There are times when it is great to be a big guy. Like when you get a toe down and save a big high-side down a hill-one of those deals where you would have plummeted if you were 1 inch

Helmet Fitting – Dirt Rider Magazine

Proper fit is the most important requirement in a helmet-as long as the lid is a quality one in the first place. Some heads and helmets just don’t match, while others fit like a glove. For those that come close,

Injury Evaluation With Dr. Gardner Tarlow – Dirt Rider Magazine

Note: Trackside medicine is intended to provide a general medical guideline and is not intended to replace the clinical judgment of a doctor or take the place of the medical doctor’s diagnostic or treatment recommendations. These articles will always err

Dirt Bike Tire Changing Tips – Dirt Rider Magazine

Stud Installation Secrets With Ron Wood/Tokyo Mods – Dirt Rider Magazine

Every two- or four-stroke engine uses at least a few studs. A stud is like a bolt that is threaded on both ends, and it usually has a smooth shank of varying length in between the threaded ends. The problem

Communicating Suspension with Pro Circuit’s Jim “Bones” Bacon

Communication between rider and suspension tuner can be as tricky as child psychology, so we asked master suspension tuner Jim “Bones” Bacon to break it down for us. On a daily basis he deals with the top racers in both

Simple Kickstarter Removal – Pro Wrenching Secrets – Dirt Rider Magazine

Whether it falls off when you really need it or is just stuck on the shaft when you want to take it off, kickstarters can be a hassle. However, most bikes have a built-in, simple and effective way to break