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Gary Semics MX School
Private MX Lesson DVD with Gary Semics
www.gsmxs.com
330.424.9295
Isn't it worth $29.95 to pass your buddy who's always just a little faster than you?

If there was a way to put a bike to the ultimate test, entering it in one of the world's toughest races would be a great start. Since Husaberg designed its newest 390cc thumper for just such conditions and to be easier for the regular rider to ride, which seems so contradictory but so true, I thought I'd volunteer myself for the job.inline_mediumwraptextright31355820/features/web_extra/141_0912_2010_husaberg_fe_390_red_bull_romaniacs141_0912_02_z+2010_husaberg_FE_390+jimmy_lewis.jpgTrue

A working stuntman for 25 years, member of Stunts Unlimited and the original Team Extreme, Grandpa doubled Roy Rogers, dad doubled Robert Redford, started stunting in "The Fall Guy" TV series, flipped a Hummer in the movie XXX (approximately 160 feet in the air, with two rotations).
www.stuntsunlimited.com

AME Grips
Team Moto Waffle and Half Waffle grips
www.amegrips.com
702.835.0681
These USA made grips will keep your hands happy for just $9.95.

PP: You say in 2007 you had a comparison. Did you have a 350 prototype in 2007?inline_mediumwraptextright31273323/features/web_exclusive/141_0911_ktm_350_sx_f_with_linkage141_0911_07_z+KTM_350_SX_F_with_linkage+unveiling.jpgTrue

So you want to be a Dirt Rider test rider? Of course you do! From the outside, a gig testing for the magazine appears to be one of the cushiest jobs in the industry. Where else do you get to ride the latest bikes on private tracks while wearing fresh, free riding gear? Yet despite all the apparent perks, being a test rider for a magazine like DR is actually a tough job that requires dedication, persistence and more than a little luck. The purpose of this article is to demystify some of the false notions surrounding the gig of the Dirt Rider test rider and to tell you how to become one-if, that is, you're still interested in doing so after hearing what getting in those glamorous photos really entails!inline_mediumwraptextright31256220/features/web_extra/141_0911_how_to_be_a_dirt_rider_test_rider141_0911_04_z+how_to_be_a_dirt_rider_test_rider+kris_keefer.jpgTrue

Dirt Rider Magazine reviews the 2010 Honda CRF450R. Honda's 450 motocross bike gets important updates and DR tells you if they work. Check out this video review!

Dirt Rider Magazine tests the all-new 2010 Yamaha YZ450F EFI Tuning Tool. With Fuel Injection Tuning, say goodbye to jets and hard work. It's plug-and-play moto!

Hammerhead Designs
HDI Shift Lever Kit
www.hdmoto.com
650.365.3172
Just $69.95 to un-scrunch your toes and make those tricky shifts with this shift lever that's available in various lengths.

More Jimmy-Rigged!
Whip Lewis into shape and get him writing that column. "Saving pages"...now there is real value for the customer? (Please implement sarcastic tone.) As a dedicated rider (54 enlightened years old), I enjoy reading what a hotshot, thoughtful and articulate (ex-)racer has on his mind. And I relish that he does not pull punches in a milquetoast, politically correct kind of way. I still chuckle regarding all the heat he got on the ThumperTalk dirt bike submission a few years ago. So Jimmy, give us the benefits of your points of view, and maybe a laugh or two.

Iconic super-athlete who's dropped into various action sports and beaten the best, named USA Today's World's Greatest Athlete and Details Magazine's Athlete of the Year in 1998, received ESPN's ESPY Award for Action Athlete of the Year in 2001, five-time World Champion snowboarder, X Games gold medalist in Boardercross, downhill biking, Skiercross and Ultracross, won the Toyota Celebrity Grand Prix, missed a downhill mountain bike world championship title by .15 second, has his own video game Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder 2, owns his own snowboard company (Palmer Snowboards) and has raced AMA supercross and motocross mains. Next? Going after gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Age: 40.
www.shaunpalmer.com

I'll get right to the point. I have Asperger's Syndrome-a form of Autism. I am lucky in that I am what they call a high-functional and am almost un-diagnosable. I feel this gives me a responsibility to do what I can for those with Autism who are less fortunate. I also have a passion for racing, so it seemed only natural to get permission to form the Autism Speaks Racing Team and take it to the 2010 Baja 1000 to film the experience for an informational documentary for Autismspeaks.org.

Answer Racing
Alpha LE and Air Gear
www.answerracing.com
951.736.5369
The answer to all your problems, if all your problems are about what gear to get. Jersey $49.95, pant $139.95 to $154.95, glove $29.95 to $34.95.

I have been with you since issue number one, so I may qualify for geezer status. But please replace "Jimmy-Rigged" with anything! His self-serving, egotistical forums need to be eliminated. Better yet, send him packing and let Kramer take over. Ask anybody in the industry. My guess is they think he's a pain in the butt, too! Keep your swag...send a check to the BlueRibbon guys.

This summer I followed the 250 class motocross championship, the action was so intense and the competition so fierce, the show was incredible. As the season past by, I came to know more and more about the different riders, one rider keeped my attention. Christophe Pourcel, even if he didn't win the championship, surprise me a lot with his smooth riding style, his lightning fast speed and his ease to pass other riders. Even Ryan Dungey didn't seem to pass other riders as easily as Pourcel. The more and more I learn about this rider the more I become a fan of him. For a guy that could have been paralyzed for life few years back and that came to race in the United States (while his mother language is French which is another thing to adapt to) far from his family and friends, I think he did a pretty good performance.

MotoConcepts
MotoPad
www.motoconcepts.com
877.321.2199
Do you put your bike on a pedestal? How about at least a $169-$199 bike pad?

There is 20 privateer pros all staying at Honolulu Hills Raceway in Taft, CA preparing for the 2010 supercross season. Many of them are also fighting for a spot on the Warthog team for supercross.

ISDE
Figueira Da Foz, Portugal
October 12-17, 2009
Photos by Kato, Ashley Little, and Steve Berkner

I have a Honda CR250R, 2002 mod (yeah it is quite old) but still run very good. Gassing the bike on 5 gear on a straight, the bike is very jumpy and is difficult to hold on. What settings can I change on the bike?

If you read your November issue of Dirt Rider Magazine cover-to-cover than you likely read the Old Bikes Renewed story (page 48) and saw Brett Madron's Industry Insider 2007 RM250. Well, as a true "dude on the inside", Brett and his posse from Fastway/Pro Moto Billet really wanted to "show up" for that story and actually brought three used, refreshed and really shiny off-road bikes to Idaho for me to play with. It was their own in-house used-bike shootout. And what they (and I) learned is so useful that I thought I'd share the morsels of info here.