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Category Archives: Ride Reports
Racing Dirtbikes: Reflections on Cross-Country Racing
failure is an experience we want to avoid. Wearing mismatched socks, getting toilet paper stuck to your shoes, and dumping your motorcycle in the parking lot tend to induce feelings of embarrassment. Unfortunately, that aspect of human nature can also prevent us from taking risks; which in turn tends to prevent us from experiencing life’s greatest “highs”. Continue reading
Posted in Random Blurbs, Ride Reports
Tagged Crosscountry racing, Dirtbike, Harescramble, Kentucky, KXCR, Motorcycle, Racing, XC Racing
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CRF250L Races a Mudder: KXCR Russell Creek
We’re now a few weeks into the COVID19 outbreak here in the U.S. If you’re holding down the couch at home, I have some epic crash video on tap for you… But first, I’m going to monologue a little bit … Continue reading
Posted in Ride Reports
Tagged CRF250L, Cross Country Racing, Honda CRF250L, Kentucky, KXCR, Motorcycle, Off-road, Ride Red, Single Track
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Kentucky Adventure Tour: Interview with Jeff Stoess
I brought home the Scrambler in mid-summer 2016. Still fitted with street tires, Not long after I found myself staring down a mud field I dared not cross for fear of dumping the bike in the mud or getting stuck … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Ride Reports
Tagged Adventure, dual sport, Interview, KAT, Kentucky Adventure Tour, Motorcycle
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Dragon Raid 2019: Motorcycle Rally Evolution (Part 2)
Monday, September 9th: Have Knobbies, Will Travel Like Sunday, Monday’s weather report called for “hot and dry”; a welcome change from previous year’s Raids. At breakfast, the “Usual Suspects” were debating the best place to grab lunch. As is tradition, … Continue reading
White Sulfur OHV Trails: Red River Scramble Prep
Over the last two years, I’ve received numerous messages and e-mails asking if license plates are required for the Red River Scramble. Repeat offenders are aware that many of the local unpaved “roads” are unmaintained and arguably abandoned, but the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Ride Reports
Tagged CRF250L, Daniel Boone National Forest, DBNF, Motorcycle, OHV, Red River Scramble, White Sulfur OHV
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Dragon Raid 2019: Motorcycle Rally Evolution (Part 1)
Passing through the villages of Behnam and Lynch, I was captivated by rows of antiquated brick buildings; boarded up and abandoned decades ago. More accustomed to images northern Appalachian rolling hills, nestled deep in the valley on the very southern … Continue reading
Posted in Ride Reports
Tagged Black Mountain, Kentucky, Motorcycle, Tail of the Dragon, Travel, Triumph Dragon Raid, Triumph Scrambler
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The CRF250L Strikes Back: IXCR John Vincent
After taking an epic whoopin’ in northern Kentucky at IXCR Whiskey River, I laced up the running shoes, added 2 teeth to Jerri’s rear sprocket, changed the oil and coolant and got back in the ring for another round: … Continue reading
Posted in Ride Reports
Tagged CRF250L, Cross Country Racing, Cross Plains, Honda, Indiana, IXCR, Motorcycle, Trail Riding
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Gone Racing: The CRF250L Tackles IXCR Whiskey River
If not evident from my previous comments, the 2019 riding season has been very “dynamic”, to say the least. As usual, over the winter I spoke in great detail about my riding goals for this year. While the bike maintenance … Continue reading
Posted in Ride Reports
Tagged CRF250L, Cross Country, Honda CRF250L, Indiana, Indiana Cross Country Racing, IXCR, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Racing, Off-road
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Finishing the DBBB: Working the Moto Bucket List
Smoked. Heart pounding in my ears and gasping for air, my right hand clung to the brake lever to hold the front tire on a narrow section of solid soil, desperate to keep the bike from tumbling back down … Continue reading
Posted in Ride Reports
Tagged Adventure, Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway, DBBB, dual sport, Kentucky, KLX250SF, Triumph Scrambler, TW200
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Ride Your Motorcycle Every Day: Reflections on 365 Days in the Saddle
“While not inevitable, between work, the fact I only own one motorcycle, and the impending weather in the coming weeks, failure this year is pretty likely. Despite that… it belongs on the Moto Bucket List, whether I make it this … Continue reading
Posted in Random Blurbs, Ride 365 Challenge, Ride Reports
Tagged Dayton, Motorcycle, Ohio, Ride Every Day, Scrambler, Triumph Scrambler, Winter
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