Electricity...Is This Our Future?

The stealth bike may have arrived. This video shows the surprising capabilities of an electric bike as well as some superior mud riding skills of the rider. Bike technology continues to expand.
The stealth bike may have arrived. This video shows the surprising capabilities of an electric bike as well as some superior mud riding skills of the rider. Bike technology continues to expand.
Video recap of Davi Millsap's great season.
Many thanks to our friend Dave Wood for his video work at this year's Hangtown. Dave is a vetreran of many professional motocross races on the Hangtown track. These pictures show he still has a keen eye for picking good lines.
Our sport is driven by technology. Each year we lust over new bikes, new gear, new hop up parts. Something new to make us faster, safer or just to look better. So why is it we sometimes hang on to things long past their useful stage? For example have you ever been reluctant to replace your favorite pair of boots because they are so comfortable? You know the ones that are more like slippers than boots and offer only minimal protection....but you hate to give them up. In my case it is my Fly Lite helmet. I just love the way it fits and feels. Common sense tells me it was wore out long ago but I ride a dirt bike so how much common sense do I have. It still looks good even though it has a few scratches and maybe it has hit the ground a time or two. I just didn't want to give it up but my wife refused to clean the liner again and said get a new helmet or more life insurance. That put things in the proper perspective so I went out helmet shopping. What an eye opener, the choises in new helmets has really expanded. I tried on a bunch and settled on a Fly F2. When I got home I proudly pulled it out of the box to show the wife...wow this thing is almost too pretty to wear riding. I was busy showing off the new lid when she reached in the box and handed me the owners manual. Owners manual? I said it's a helmet you put it on your head and go riding. Who ever heard of an owners manual for a helmet? However, I decided to humor her and I was curious about what could possibly be in a helmet manual. Much to my surprize the Fly F2 came with a 16 page owners manual and it was an interesting read. I had no idea how sophisticated helmet design had become. This new helmet not only looks good it fits good and is loaded with high tech features. Here are just a few;
After reading the manual I was even more impressed with my new helmet. I vowed to pay more attention to owners manuals in the future. The real test came a few days later when I went racing. This new Fly F2 is one sweet helmet. The only question is ...Why did I wait so long?
Great crowd showed up for the start of the 2013 National MX season. Perfect day at Hangtown. Let the racing begin.
If you are going to Prairie City OHV on Saturfday for the Hangtown Classic be prepared for perfect weather and a well preped track. Conditions should be ideal as the weather has stayed cool and dry. The racing should be epic. I'm predicting 25 thousand plus fans turn out for what should be awesome racing. Dungey, Villopoto, Stewert, Reed.... should be a battle royale. Have fun!
Here are a few pictures of the amature day.
As WPS prepares to expand its building the company will lose its softball field that sits directly in the path of new construction. As they near groundbreaking the WPS and FLY Racing crew decided to have one last game of softball to say farewell. Check it out!
Here is an interesting KTM video dedicated to the two stroke. The off road riding is inspiring. It is long but worth the look.
In just about all parts of the country spring has arrived. You've pulled your bike out of the gargage and are getting it ready to ride. Many times it looks like it could use a fresh coat of paint but of course nobody paints bikes anymore. If you want to make it look new again these days you just get some new plastic and a good graphics kit. Finding new plastic is easy but a good graphics kit can sometimes be tricky. First you need someone that will listen to what you want and then they have to do high quality work. Professional looking graphics need to be produced on high quality materials, not everyone uses good materials. With all the riding #33 does we have a need to upgrade the look of our bikes on a regular basis. We have been using DirtDNA for several years and are completley satisfied with their work.They produce an excellent product, they listen and they are very creative. Here is a sample of the MX43 kit they did for our new Kawasaki.
If you want to spruce up the look of your bike or just add some professional looking numbers call Dave or Josh at DirtDNA or visit www.dirtdna.com If you look closely at the bikes of some of the Supercross privateers you will see the distintive DirtDNA red diamond logo. These guys do good work and they support our sport.You might even want to ask for the MX43.com kit. Now if they could just find a way to actually make us go faster.