I’ll admit that I’m overly critical of all chest protectors, but that’s simply because I know the value of utilizing high-quality armor to protect my internal components. Typically, I’ve stayed away from most foam-based under guards due to their lack
You can call them what you want, Sleestak hands from the 1974 “Land of the Lost” TV series, Alien hands, or Triple Digit Rain Covers, but if I don’t have wet hands and you do, I’m the only one laughing.These
I have never been able to wear any sort of under-glove. But one of my teammates for the Glen Helen 24-hour works a production line for an auto manufacturer, and he had some OccuMitts under-gloves. I tried a pair, and
Dead. Not dead. Dead. Not dead. What is it with 250 two-strokes? According to AMA-sanctioned amateur national championship races they’re alive, well and kicking (although a lot less than the four-stroke competition). But is there a place for the two-stroke
It all started with a road trip. Back in June of 2009, Journeyman racer Matt Karlsen was watching the scenery fly by on his drive home from the EnduroCross season opener in Las Vegas when he decided to build an
Like the motorcycles that we test, the modern magazine shootout is constantly evolving. It used to be that Dirt Rider’s role was to gather a particular class of bike, test each machine until the knobbies wore off and then print
When tightening the front axle on your bike, making sure the lower fork tubes are aligned and parallel with the upper tubes is an important yet often overlooked step. If they are not correctly aligned, you can end up with
Dirt bike seats can be the biggest factor in determining the comfort of a motorcycle to some riders and matter little to others. Typically I don’t get too particular about a seat, especially for motocross, but the X-Seat has changed
I love my Flexx handlebars but I’ve struggled for the longest time getting a wrap-around hand guard solution for them. Both BRP and Fasst Company have made mounts that allow me to run a regular hand guard, but those always
It may not be practical for you to spend thousands of dollars on a trip to South Africa, but for just $24.95 Throttle Entertainment brings the biggest race in South Africa straight to you.The company’s latest DVD release, The Roof
Gear bags are some of the most over-engineered dirt bike products around. Maybe you like to feel like James Bond assembling a sniper rifle every time you get ready to ride, but I just need something that will hold all
One of my few complaints with the new KTM models is the weak chain guide mount. The aluminum tabs on the swingarm are prone to breaking with moderate impacts. If you break the tabs, you’re left with two options: buy
There is a lot of fun to be had while riding off-road with a Global Positioning System. I recently jumped on the navi bandwagon and have been a route-finding digi-geek ever since (GPS Tips article February ’09). Garmin’s eTrex Legend
Is there another revolution coming in suspension? Are we in a time when we need to straight-out replace the shock on our top-flight motocross bikes? Well, Fox Shox thinks so and, like in the late 70′s, they are giving it
All-Wheel Drive technology on motorcycles is in a very funny place. It works. It has many advantages and only a few disadvantages. From our point of view it helps novice riders so much they don’t even know it, and in
Sometimes there is one part that makes
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At some point in your motorcycling career,
