Month : June 2017
Land of the Dawn Lit Mountains: Book Review
Book by Antonia Bolingbrook-Kent Review By Kris Fant Land of the Dawn Lit Mountains is the third book I’ve read by this author, affectionately known...
Steep Turns On Dirt At Speed
DUSTY WESSELS What’s the best approach to steep turns on dirt at speed?...
Adventure Riding 101: The Basics
EGLE GERULAITYTE So you’ve got the bike, the gear, and the enthusiasm: you’re ready for your first adventure ride!...
Adventure Riding: Where to Begin?
Dear Lynda, I want to start riding, but I don’t know anyone who rides, and don’t know much about motorcycles. How do I get started?...
Dropping Your Bike: How To Stay Motivated
DUSTY WESSELS Determined to conquer fine gravel and sand, but keep dropping your bike no matter how much practice and energy you invest? Don’t get...
Diaries of a Traveling Coach: Guatemala By Motorcycle, and How Not To Buy A Sandwich
EMMA FRY “I like your legs”, says the motorcycle man. “Muy bien” I stammer, pausing to look down at my legs....
Tailor turned off-road coach: Louise’s Secret to Happiness
EGLE GERULAITYTE Louise Powers, a theater costume designer, draper and tailor, has been riding a motorcycle for six years....
Flock to the Rock: Ruth’s Global Adventures
EGLE GERULAITYTE Meeting Ruth Belcher is like being hit by a massive blast of positivism: she’s bursting with incredible energy, creative ideas, and passion for...
Give Up Riding for Children?
Dear Lynda, My partner doesn’t ride, but had always been supportive of me riding. Now that I’m pregnant, he had assumed I’d give up riding...
Beat the Heat: Warm Weather Riding
BY KRIS FANT 104 degrees Fahrenheit. 35 mph hot cross wind. Tired. Thirsty. Hot. Many of us have been there, riding through the desert, unprepared...