Big, red and mine
After years of obsessing, I finally threw down and bought a really nice moto: the mighty yet refined 2005 Honda CRF450X.
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How far can you drop?
/1 Comment/in Equipment, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesQuestion: How far can I drop on my bike? Answer: It depends on your technique. Start small and see how high you can go without bottoming.
Question: Enduro 130 geometry setting
/in Equipment, Tech tips/by leelikesbikesSlack and low or steep and high? This question vexes many owners of adjustable bikes.
Fatigue: Know when to back off
/1 Comment/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikesWhen an exhausted buddy gets hurt in a freak accident, it gets you wondering about the importance of rest.
Drops: Don’t get bucked
/1 Comment/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikesA reader asks how to avoid getting bucked when he lands a big drop. 1) Reduce the impact force. 2) Suck it up.
Full travel : Enduro Itch Switch shock
/2 Comments/in Equipment/by leelikesbikesA reader wonders why he isn’t getting full travel on his rear shock. I think he is getting full travel; he just doesn’t know it.
Whistler ’05 Day 4: Buuuuuuuzzzzz …
/4 Comments/in B.C., Riding/by leelikesbikesFour days of riding and four nights of partying make for tired boys. Buuuuuuuzzzzz …
Whistler ’05 Day 3: We’re with Richie
/in B.C., Riding/by leelikesbikesWe’re settling into a rhythm: get up, ride for a few hours, eat lunch then ride some more. And today was a biggie.
Mammoth national championship action
/2 Comments/in Events/by leelikesbikesAnd now a quick report from the Mammoth national championships. Cool folks, fun courses and dust — lots of dust.
Danger: That little aggro voice
/0 Comments/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikesA reader asks how dangerous downhill and freeride really are. Well, that depends on which voice you listen to.
Whistler ’05 Day 2: A good day
/1 Comment/in B.C., Riding/by leelikesbikesI know it’s going well because I’m too tired to say much. Today:
Whistler ’05 Day 1: Just give ‘er
/in B.C., Riding/by leelikesbikesThis afternoon we were messing around in the Boneyward slopestyle area, and I was stymied by this huge curved wall ride. The precise technique eluded me, so I asked a local how to do it. He said, “Just give ‘er.”
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