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...
The View from Osage Hill A blog by KentuckyWR
Into the Jungle . . .
It is just plain hot and sticky here in the Commonwealth. The iron weed is blooming and 8 foot tall, the wild black berries grew an extra foot this year with all the rain,...
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...
The higher you get, the higher you get . . .
We were riding last week in the mountains of Idaho and decided to take a side trail that leads up to an old Forest Service lookout tower. One of the riders with me had...
Riding Gear . . . Wear it!
As a youngster my Father always made sure that I had on all of my riding gear, even for a short ride. Anyone that rides a dirt bike knows that sooner or later you...
The Trials Tire Debacle
I’ve been a huge proponent of Trials Tires for trail riding since 2008. The guys I rode with out West insisted that I mount a trials tire before heading to Idaho. Their suggestion was...
The Copperhead Run
The next KORHS event will be on May 19th at the Copperhead Run in Wolfe County, Kentucky. We named it Copperhead Run for a reason and the fact that it is located in the...
Two Strokes Rule!
I’ve been riding my YZ250 2-Stroke since late 2007. Prior to that I’d been riding 4-Strokes since I was in my teens. I really liked my WR450. It was super plush but its weight...
The Right Tool for the Job
As with most things, it is so much easier when you have the right tool for the job at hand. We spent nearly one hour at a large downed tree that had two trunks...