Throughout the history of professional motocross racing, there have been a handful of select riders that can repeatedly win at muddy events. One reason is because they have tremendous riding talent. But another reason, is that these winning mud riders learned how to ride both fast and smooth in deep mud. Take Kevin Windham for example. Windham is known to be an incredibly talented mud racer ...with numerous ...

We posted this Tech Tip about a year ago, yet every time we are at the track...we still have riders asking us about correct tire pressure! Therefore, it's probably a great time to repost it. When heading out to turn laps at your local motocross track or rip some gnarly hare scramble trails, it is very important to use the correct tire pressure. Setting the correct tire pressure is simple and makes a huge di ...

If you ride a dirt bike, it's very important to know how to make a basic motocross first aid kit. Let's face it, motocross is a blast and is one of the best action packed sports ever, but it is also a dangerous sport that requires proactive decisions to stay safe. So why not be prepared just in case there may ever be an accident. This 'basic kit' costs only pocket change to make and will take little time to ...

The single best tip for all motocross enthusiasts is to get good health insurance before you ride. That tip seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it? Yet for some reason less than half of all dirt bike riders have the required health insurance coverage necessary to protect them in the case of an inevitable crash injury. Most dirt bikers make several incorrect assumptions. Either they assume they won’t ever get i ...

Personal trainer Chris Cousins is no stranger to motocross. The fitness trainer and owner of Race Ready Fitness has been riding and racing motocross his entire life. He can be found at almost any national motocross or supercross event, coaching several top riders on maximum physical conditioning for motocross and supercross racing. When not working with the pros, Chris is usually at local amateur motocross ...

Ricky Carmichael is without a doubt one of the most influential racers to ever ride a motocross bike. Carmichael providing any type of motocross riding tip is definitely worth paying attention to. Nicknamed 'The Greatest Of All Time", Carmichael recently began teaching some of his wisdom through his new training curriculum named RCU (Ricky Carmichael University). The RCU school travels throughout Europe and ...

A new recovery drink named 'Kill Cliff' has successfully entered the motocross market. We could consider them 'the little guys' when compared to the billion dollar industry giants of Red Bull and Monster Energy. However, placing Kill Cliff in the same category as those sugary, caffeine loaded, giants would be a mistake. Kill Cliff is not an "energy drink"... it is a "recovery drink". Kill Cliff is much more ...

. There is no question that one of the true challenges of motocross racing is man vs machine vs THE ELEMENTS. One element that is going to bite you hard if you are not prepared is dehydration. For heat, we tend to wear one of our sweet hyperkewl cooling vests. But for dehydration, we often forget to stay as hydrated as possible. Not only has the sport of MX seen dozens of fatalities from this 'sleeper', but ...

Pat Dalton is known around the professional motocross world as 'The Mind Coach'. Pat has become a critical element in the training curriculum for many of today's top motocross stars. Motocross team manager's have quickly recognized the importance of what Pat teaches, and how it can affect results big-time. Pat's strategies simply work, and his track record speaks for itself. One motocross pro who is current ...

John Dowd knows how to go fast in the sand. The professional motocross racer has been at this for a longtime. As a matter of fact, he is about to be logged into the history books once again, this time for racing the 2012 Lucas Oil Spring Creek Motocross National in Millville, Minnesota... at 46 years old! Hailing from the East Coast state of Massachusetts, John Dowd, nicknamed 'The Junk Yard Dog", actually  ...

There is no question that World Champion Stefan Evert's knows how to ride a dirt bike. The European motocross racer from Belgium has won an astonishing ten world champion titles. There are few riders, if any, that have accomplished as much as this low key racer has. Stefan won an incredible 101 GP races before retiring, and is the only motocross racer in history, other than Eric Geboers, to have won world t ...

Close your eyes and for the next ten seconds ... think positive. My guess is you're a little confused, and don't know what exactly you are supposed to think positively about. Right? Well that's part of the problem with the term think positive. It is a very 'abstract' idea, and difficult to process effectively. No question that a positive attitude will make you happier and healthier  ...improving both your l ...

Throughout the history of professional motocross racing, there have been a handful of select riders that can repeatedly win at muddy events. One reason is because they have tremendous riding talent. But another reason, is that these winning mud riders learned how to ride both fast and smooth in deep mud. Take Kevin Windham for example. Windham is known to be an incredibly talented mud racer ...with numerous ...

It seems like every week another pro racer is struggling to reach his potential. Pro motocross riders work extremely hard at reaching the podium, and the true winners know how critical a role 'mind preparation' plays in achieving top results. Unfortunately, many racers neglect mental preparation, choosing to spend all their time and money on bike performance, practice laps, and physical training instead. Ra ...

Motocross Arm Pump Solution. Even professional racers who have ridden their entire lives, battle the dreaded wrath of motocross ‘arm pump’. Arm pump affects everyone from weekend warriors to motocross legends. Throughout this year’s 2012 supercross season, numerous riders complained of arm pump, generating a major obstacle towards good results. Besides being painful, arm pump can quickly destroy a rider’s c ...

When heading out to turn laps at your local motocross track or rip some gnarly hare scramble trails, it is very important to use the correct tire pressure. Setting the correct tire pressure is simple and makes a huge difference in the performance of your ride. Not only does using the correct tire pressure improve performance, but it can also maximize the life of your expensive knobbies. Last summer Chronic ...

Ask any motocross trainer what the most common mistake made by amateur racers is, and the response is always the same: "riders sit down way too much."  I guess that's why many of today's MX trainers force their students to do laps with no seat on their dirt bikes. You may recall a recent episode of "Bubba's World", for example, when Big James and Bubba forced amateur racing students to ride laps at the comp ...

It's guys like Chris Cousins that make the social aspect within the sport of motocross so much like a family. Besides being a great guy, Chris is retired army special forces turned motocross personal trainer. As a racer and pro mx trainer, Chris Cousins runs Race Ready Fitness Inc. The dedicated father of 3 is the likeable guy in the pits, who just happens to look alot like James Stewart...which is interest ...

If you're ever cruising on Florida's I-4, heading eastbound towards Orlando, and you pass a sweet motocross track, scenically located along the side of the highway amongst a backdrop of orange trees...you may think for a moment that it could be part of James Stewart's compound.  Well it's actually the turf of Donald Solley's MX training camp, which happens to be a stone throw away from JS7's place. Donald S ...

There is no doubt that motocross is an absolutely grueling sport on the human body. Many professional athlete trainers have compared motocross racing to professional soccer, and stated that it is easily one of the most physically demanding sports in the world. Therefore, if you are truly serious about improving your riding skills on the race track...you'll need to be in top physical condition too. Learning ...

How To Prevent, Reduce, And Eliminate Motocross Arm Pump. Even professional racers who have ridden their entire lives, battle the dreaded wrath of motocross 'arm pump'. Arm pump affects everyone from weekend warriors to motocross legends. At this year's 2012 supercross season opener, numerous riders complained of arm pump. Apparently, the combination of season opener jitters and an incredibly tight Anaheim ...

Stefy Bau certainly knows how to win motocross titles. The retired women's world motocross champion set records that most of us can only dream of achieving. Stefy also knows a thing or two about injury and how to recover quickly. She recently shared some thoughts on this topic via her elite motocross academy, 211 MX school. Stefy explained the following, "Over time most athletes are going to suffer injury. ...