I have gone back and forth between the stock WP suspension and the WP XACT Pro Components a time or two on the 2020.5 KTM 450 SX-F. Even though the AER fork is a better version of itself on the…
Twenty-Five Minutes Eleven Seconds with Nick Wey “Shelter in Place”
Swiz: Thanks for taking the time. First I’d like to ask how your view on Covid19 has changed from first learning of it’s possible threat, to now after seeing the measures applied to thwart it? Nick: Well I have always been cautious…
FXR/Race Tech Privateer Island #118- Phil Nicoletti
Filthy Phil talks about the pause in racing, training, his best and worst years and more HERE
Reed, Lindsay, Riesenberg, Scism Archive
Chad Reed comes on to talk about his view on this Covid19-period in our lives from his experience and how he expects the racing season to resume when the time comes. Michael Lindsay comes on for a bit of on…
Advanced Analytics: Tomac vs. Roczen: The Long Awaited Battle
It’s delayed. Again. The long awaited championship battle between Eli Tomac and Ken Roczen is yet again delayed. But what’s another 5 months when we’ve been waiting for this battle since 2013. Back in 2011, Eli Tomac and Ken Roczen…
Three Way Muffler Comparison: 2020 Honda CRF450R
The 2020 Honda CRF450R is a popular machine. After all of my years with Dirt Rider Magazine as well as doing my own thing over here at Keefer Inc. Testing there has been one thing that hasn’t changed… The amount…
Thirty-three Minutes Five Seconds with JT$ “Sheltering in Place”
I’ll be doing a series of these during this unanticipated “off-season”. I want to get a sense of how various industry folks are handling their personal instances of Shelter in Place, quarantine or whatever else it’s being labeled. Without further…
Video: Showdown at Western Raceway
A challenge was made– scratch that, TWO challenges were made. We decided the only way to solve this riddle was mano-e-mano, on thoroughbred steeds in the deserts of Las Vegas at Western Raceway. Cowboy up or get the horns!
Point/Counterpoint “When racing resumes, abbreviate or shuffle the deck?”
It’s been a long time since we’ve done a Point / Counterpoint, 4 years to be specific so lets get this train back on the tracks in proper fashion. Swiz: It feels mildly dickish with the state of the World…
Blogandt! Revisited: Jersey Shore
(Before I met Weege, he was doing this Blogandt errr, blog on the early days of Racer X Online. Funny stuff, an obvious passion for the sport and I felt like, “Hey I think I would like this guy if…
McGrath, Osborne, Prater, Muye Archive
We’re back and it’s definitely great to get back to talking a little Moto. We have Dave Prater and Mike Muye from Feld on the show to talk about the chaos that unfolded a few weeks ago, how they dealt…
“Maxxis Tires” – Classic Steel 1983 Honda CR80R
For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Honda’s first liquid-cooled mini racer, the all-new 1983 CR80R. All-new for 1983, Honda’s CR80R featured works bike styling to go with fairly modest performance. Photo…
