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...
Tagged: riding
What’s holding you up?
I think it was back in 2009 when I decided Tire Balls would be worth giving a try. We’d been cutting trail at the Salt River Run in Mercer County. You know that place...
What’s in your tool bag?
For years I’ve carried the bare essential tools with me on every ride. In the early days that nice tool pouch on the XR’s rear fender did the trick. Those bikes didn’t break so...
Review of the Klim Dakar Pro Jersey
It may seem crazy to pay the same for a jersey that you’d normally pay for a pair of pants but once again, you get what you pay for. Jesse and I had been...
Gear. You get what you pay for . . .
I’m going to jump back on my soapbox and preach a bit about riding gear. My Son got some new “name brand” gear 4-5 months ago. It looks really nice and has held up...
Good times . . . Bad times . . . on the Red Bird Crest Trail
This is mostly good, but there is some bad mixed in here and there. It all started with an invite from Charlie to go ride the Red Bird Crest Trail with he and one...
The Row 47 Report
I guess to me, an enduro equals adventure. Typically, there is a wide range of terrain in an enduro event and that is attractive to me. The idea of covering lots of ground, having...
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...
Photos from the Saddle
I suppose that most riders really don’t notice what is going on around them in terms of scenery, geology, topography, and wildlife. Bo can’t even see the darn mile markers so how in the...
Trial Winner!
As noted in the Trials Tire Debacle, I’ve been running the IRC Trials Winner 4.00 x 18 radial with my Tire Balls. Like Jesse said, the compound is super soft and it does hook...