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05/252020

Baja Dirt Bike Riding in the 1970’s: Fill ‘er up!

By: Elden In: Fuel for Thought No Comment

My friend and excellent dirt bike rider, Alan Dietor, and I began riding in Baja in 1974 when the roads were almost all dirt. There were far fewer people in those days and very little traffic except in the larger cities like Tijuana, Ensenada, and La Paz, which we avoided. We made an exception for […]

11/182018

Visit Our New Site – eldencarl.com!

By: Todd In: Recollections of a Combat Master No Comment

We have been working for a long time to create a website devoted to Elden’s shooting career and we are happy to announce it is live at eldencarl.com! We will be shifting the “Recollections of a Combat Master” articles to the new site and posting new content there as well. We hope you will visit.

06/252020

Motorcycle Steering Bearings

By: Elden In: Technical Insights No Comment

One of the most difficult, if not THE most difficult engineering challenges that motorcycle research and develpment people have faced over the years has been the design of reliable steering mechanisms. Various manufacturers have tried such things as caged ball bearings, uncaged ball bearings, and tapered roller bearings. I have owned bikes that used the […]