Nomenclature can be confusing in any sport or field. In motorcycling, the term I hear slaughtered most often is “Dual Sport bike.” Dual Sporting refers to riding a motorcycle both on pavement and off. Following that logic, a motorcycle that can be ridden on pavement and off would therefore be a “dual sport bike,” right? It’s...
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Inspired by my latest dual sport motorcycling injury – this time a pulled and, hopefully not, torn Achilles tendon — I give you my Top 10 list: 10. Dual sport bikes are NOT motocross bikes 9. Dual sport bikes don’t handle motocross bikes 8. You cannot do what you can do on an...
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There may be snow and you’ve gotta be a little bit flaky to ride the mountains in November! Hence, the Snow Flake Ride. ☺ Date: November 6th, 2010 9:00AM Turlock, CA Starbucks Please arrive promptly with a full tank. Kickstands up, 9:30AM Info: As usual, this is a very informal ride. The group is typically...
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As much as I love burning up the pavement with my fellow street riding friends, this weekend I’m headed off on a solo, “mental health” ride. Sometimes, after a rough week, a ride to explore the mountains is just what the doctor ordered. The route will probably put me near the northern border of...
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Or why riding a KLX400 600 miles is too far! Somewhat spontaneously, on a beautiful Saturday morning, I decided to test my “Adventure riding” capabilities. This test would include my Kawasaki KLX400, my backpack loaded with 30 LBS of, ummm, crap (to emulate camping gear,) my dirt riding apparel and no destination whatsoever —...
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