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Just before Spring had Sprung . . .

Just before Spring had Sprung . . .

About two weekends before the leaves fully emerged, some friends came down from Indiana for some non-flat land riding in the Kentucky woods. They picked the perfect day as the weather was awesome. The...

Kenda Equilibrium: Report #2

Kenda Equilibrium: Report #2

Honestly . . . I’ve never owned a Kenda tire. Kyle and some other folks I ride with like them, but I’ve been sticking with IRC and Michelin for many years. The tires that...

Motoz Mountain Hybrid: Test #1

Motoz Mountain Hybrid: Test #1

Well there seems to be lots of buzz surrounding the new MotoZ Mountain Hybrid tire. The sales guy at bike show promises wonderful traction in all conditions, notes the DOT rating, and the 18″...

A Fall Tour of the Ky Woods

A Fall Tour of the Ky Woods

A young man from Northern Indiana came down to ride with us this past weekend. It’s already getting cold and nasty in his neck of the woods so riding down here in Kentucky was...

Idaho Trail Riding Photos

Idaho Trail Riding Photos

Photos never do the subject any justice. I stopped more time to take photos than I can count and rarely does the photo capture the sense of being “there” . . . nothing matches...

South Dakota Riding Photos (2014)

South Dakota Riding Photos (2014)

Below are some photos that I took this year while riding in South Dakota. The Black Hills offer some good single track trail riding in the closest western mountain setting to Kentucky. By the...

WR250 Race Report

WR250 Race Report

I’ve come to the conclusion that my newly built Yamaha WR250 is a single-track trail weapon. I raced the Sandlapper Eating the right food and indulging in physical activities daily will deeprootsmag.org tadalafil buy...

Building a modern day Yamaha WR250

Building a modern day Yamaha WR250

This is somewhat of a rehash of an older post on the subject of converting a 2006+ YZ250 to Wide-Ratio or “WR”250. The vast majority of the items needed to make this happen come...

When I was a kid . . .

When I was a kid . . .

My first bike was a Yamaha TY80. Yes, a trials bike. My Dad figured that would be a good bike to learn on. He was right, it was. It would go anywhere. He fabricated...