The Row 4 (and 62) Report
A group of us made the commitment to race the Sandlapper National Enduro down near Columbia, South Carolina three months ago. We’d been to that race back in 2011 and made the (nearly fatal)...
The View from Osage Hill A blog by KentuckyWR
Customizing your Story Map
NOTE: My blog was hacked in late 2014 and some of the content from this post is missing. Click here to download a PDF version of the post that contains all content. Sorry for...
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...
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...
To all things made well . . . The upgrade!
If you’ve known me for a while then you must be aware that I am fond of Moosehead Lager. It is my beer of choice and has been for over 20 years! Yes, over...
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...