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Do you know Hooke's Law? It's not a crime drama on CBS. It's something you need to know about your bike
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Yamaha was originally called Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha, which translated is “Japan Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company.” It wasn't until the summer of 1955, that the Yamaha Motor Company was spun off from Nippon Gakki.
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Keeping track of time on your bike makes the time you spend on your bike better
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Bones Bacon wonders, "Have you ever touched your high-speed adjuster?" Please do!
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Bones Bacon says, "Personally, I hated riding in sand. You have to stand up all the time and constantly work the bike."
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Part mechanical, part mental. Part mother nature and all Bones Bacon
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The RM250 isn’t the optimal high-speed racer. The chassis doesn’t like whoops, high-speed straights, squared-edge bumps or sweeping corners, but it can corner like banshee.
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Honda went all Star Wars on the cosmetics, plus they water-cooled the 1981 CR125 and CR250, introduced the ill-fated CR450 and unveiled the stupidest front number plate in motocross history
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A day in the life of a suspension technician — common sense can make your day at the races go a lot better
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The moral, don’t enter your mom’s Camry in the Baja 1000
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“When you said you wanted it for Supercross, did you mean for a motocross track with Supercross-style obstacles? Or, did you mean real Supercross, as in Anaheim Stadium? Because there is a big difference.”
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Back in 2006, Suzuki was the only Japanese manufacture that was still making upgrades to their two-strokes
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If there is one takeaway from the Works Edition for Honda CRF450 owners, it is to spend less time hopping up the CRF450 powerband and more time mellowing it out—it will handle better.
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Some factory riders will take their practice bike frames, once they reach the sweet spot on the aluminum continuum, and use them on their race bikes
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"Before you know it, you are in the water-truck lane trying to gather it back up. What happened."
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Tips and tricks to keep your bike on the straight and narrow. It all starts with the “poor man’s steering damper.”
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Static cling for clothes, static electricity for a thrill and static sag for motocross shocks
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Forks can feel softer, ride lower and settle more under braking or they can do the opposite
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Suzuki riders always claim that with the money they save, they could build an RM-Z450 as good as a KTM. How much money would it cost to lose 20 pounds?
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Don't be surprised by the BNG on the 2022 Kawasaki motocross bikes—and the "B" is subdued
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If you ride the 2021 KX250 like you’re going out for a Sunday stroll, the orange, white and blue competition will blow by you due to the KX250’s lackluster bottom-end power
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"Packing. I have heard riders use this term quite a bit over the years, but the majority of them have no clue what the word means."
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The 2021 CRF250 doesn’t shine in any area of the power curve. It is lethargic off the bottom, needs a wake-up call in the midrange and doesn't take off until the upper echelons of the powerband.
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From axle bind to air build up to static sag, there is a lot to know and very little brain power left to remember it all
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A little Loretta Lynn advice from Bones—don't go whole hog before the big race
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Ever buy your kid new shoes only to have him outgrown them? The same thing happens with motocross bikes
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The Honda CRF450 makes the most horsepower by leaps and bounds, which is exactly what this super stiff chassis does not need
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