Motocross Mania

Rob Johnson
Bakersfield, CA
Filling your handlebar with spray Styrofoam keeps rocks, dirt and water out of the bar. It can even help reduce vibration through the bar. Try the canned foam sealant used in construction and available from home improvement stores. Use the extension tube that comes with the can, and withdraw the tube as you spray. Trim off the excess after the foam has expanded and dried. This adds hardly any weight.

Photo Gallery: Foam-Filled Handlebars – Dirt Rider Magazine

Tip And Photo By Karel Kramer
So many of the extended-cab trucks we like so much have a relatively short bed. Too short to accommodate a full-size bike straight in with the tailgate closed. The answer, when you only have one bike, is to pull the rear wheel to one side to allow the gate to close. The problem is that the bike will then tip to the side with the longest tiedown when you turn or hit bumps. A third tiedown to the side of the bar with the short tiedown span will end the problem. Run the third tiedown from the bar or even from the tiedown hook to the rear of the truck. Then the bike will be rock solid for those dirt road derbies when you are in a hurry to ride.

Photo Gallery: Tripod Tied – Dirt Rider Magazine

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Destry Abbott recently finished second overall in the AMA National Hare and Hound series after riding through a season of ups and downs. Abbott talks about the race, his passion for desert racing, and his next big challenge-the Baja 1000.

Photo Gallery: Q&A With Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Destry Abbott – Dirt Rider Magazine

Photo Gallery: Q&A With Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Destry Abbott – Dirt Rider Magazine