My ride along the Great Continental Divide has been plotted and stored in my newly acquired & installed (used) GPS. Now then, let's talk about distances. The GPS route was plotted by a few people who have made this trek several times. It's…
Category: Adventure
Navigation acquired
A while back my sister and bro-in-law left me with a Garmin Nuvi. It's an older device, but successfully loaded Kevin's plotted maps of the Great Continental Divide Trail, which fortunately have been updated for 2015. (Green: easy. Blue: medium. Red:…
Steady improvement
Practicing controlled throttle-clutch-braking slides to the left and right are a must. What a handful. These motocross kids make it look so easy! https://instagram.com/p/1b-etiHxZ3/
Motonomad – the movie
A YouTube'r I subscribe to has recently released a movie that he and a friend filmed when riding through 7 countries in 2013. The worldwide dual-sport and enduro riding community is full of inspirational riders like this. Nothing gets me more fired…
Fresh rubber
Let's talk tires for a moment. The used 2008 DRZ-400-S I bought several months ago came fitted with brand new front and back Pirelli MT21 Rallycross tires. They're a terrific tire for off-road riding. They're also a very soft tire. Rule of…
