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Pro Secrets - Clutch Inspection
Inspecting Your Clutch more
Pro Secrets - Perfect Chain Adjustment
Wrenching: Perfect chain adjustment with Jonny Weisman. more
Pro Secrets - Nailing Narrow Trails With Robbie Jenks
Riding: Nailing narrow trails with Robbie Jenks. more
Bike washing Tips with Corey Shea
As a group, motocrossers love to get dirty. But what about when it comes time to wash off all that dirt? We all know that you can't just toss your bike in the shower, which is why we have pressure washers and, as a result, nifty tips to make cleaning your ride a bit easier on the both of you. Yamaha more
Pro Riding Secrets: Walking The Track with Logan Darien
Before every pro supercross race even begins, most riders take a lap around the track on foot. But they aren't just walking for the exercise; riders use the track walk as a time to evaluate lines, determine jump combinations and prepare for the race. According to AMA Lites racer Logan Darien, the tr more
Mental Preparation with Ryan Hughes - Pro Secrets - Riding
Ryan Hughes is a badass, plain and simple. He rides like a charging rhinoceros (hence the nickname), and his competition simply gets out of the way. Noticing how extremely focused Hughes seems before a race, we just couldn't help but ask him what was going through his head. Here is Ryno's very best more
Communicating Dirt Bike Suspension - Pro Wrenching Secrets
Read this article on communicating with your dirt bikes' suspension and find out why it's important to know how your suspension feels to you. more
Advanced Dirt Bike Roll Offs Prep - Pro Equipment Secrets
Read this article on Advanced Dirt Bike Roll Offs Prep and find out why having well-prepared goggles can be really important to your safety. more
Threading Trees With A Dirt Bike - Pro Riding Secrets
Check out this article on Threading Trees with a dirt bike and find out how pro rider Shane Watts deals with the situation. more
Troy Lee Designs - Fitting Your Dirt Bike Helmet - Pro Equiptment Secrets
Check out this article on Fitting Your Dirt Bike Helmet with Troy Lee Designs' Mike David and find out how get that perfect fit more
Off Camber Riding Technique - Pro Riding Secrets
Check out this article on Off Camber Dirt Bike Climbs with Nathan Woods and find out how to get over these tricky obstacles. more
Simple Kickstarter Removal - Pro Wrenching Secrets
Read this article on kickstarter removal with Kawasaki's Spencer Bloomer and find out how to do it quick and easy. more
Stud Installation Secrets With Ron Wood/Tokyo Mods
Every two- or four-stroke engine uses at least a few studs. A stud is like a bolt that is threaded on both ends, and it usually has a smooth shank of varying length in between the threaded ends. The problem is, how do you install a bolt without a head? One of the little-known facts about studs is th more
Communicating Suspension with Pro Circuit's Jim "Bones" Bacon
Communication between rider and suspension tuner can be as tricky as child psychology, so we asked master suspension tuner Jim "Bones" Bacon to break it down for us. On a daily basis he deals with the top racers in both motocross and off-road and at the same time the regular customer guy, so he defi more
Injury Evaluation With Dr. Gardner Tarlow
Note: Trackside medicine is intended to provide a general medical guideline and is not intended to replace the clinical judgment of a doctor or take the place of the medical doctor's diagnostic or treatment recommendations. These articles will always err on the conservative side for safety purposes. more
Helmet Fitting - Pro Equipment Secrets
Proper fit is the most important requirement in a helmet-as long as the lid is a quality one in the first place. Some heads and helmets just don't match, while others fit like a glove. For those that come close, the fit can be tailored to near perfection. Troy Lee Designs' Mike David shows us how. more
Motorcycle Riding Injuries - Concussions - Pro Training Secrets
Read about concussions from motorcycle accidents. more
Shane Watts - Pro Riding Secrets
We asked former GNCC and World Enduro champion Shane Watts to demonstrate how a novice should handle one of the trickiest situations any dirt rider can come across on the trail: an off-camber. more
Riding Drop-Offs - Pro Riding Secrets
Riding off-road is a challenge, especially if you want to keep it safe. Taking on small drop-offs is sometimes a necessity and can be tricky. With a few pointers, what was once a little scary is now as easy as throwing a leg over the seat. We met up with enduro hero Mike Lafferty to demonstrate a te more
Mike Childress - Pro Riding Secrets
The technique pros use for fast flat-track-style hard-packed turns isn't simply pitching the bike completely sideways. Instead, they put the bike into a controlled drift, maintaining momentum by putting power to the ground. We asked Baja champion Mike Childress to show us how he does it. "I think of more
Dirt Bike Pro Riding Secrets With Shane Watts
Learn how to handle an off-camber correctly with Shane Watts in dirt bike Pro Riding Secrets more
Dirt Bike Pro Riding Secrets With Mike Lafferty
Learn how to keep it safe when you take on drop-offs with Mike Lafferty in dirt bike Pro Riding Secrets more
12 Top MX Riding Tips To Get You Motocross Racing
Learn the 12 Top Tips To Get You Racing Motocross brought to you straight from our own Jesse Ziegler more
Pro Training Secrets
Read about Prerace Warm-ups with Destry Abbott in Pro Training Secrets by Dirt Rider Magazine more
Pro Training Secrets
Read about Approaching A Downed Rider in Pro Training Secrets from Dr. Tarlow by Dirt Rider Magazine more