Here is another find from Elden’s archives. This 1960’s era photo and letter from Dallas Police Department Detective Jack Donihoo was found at the bottom of a box where it had been for over 50 years. The letter reads as follows: Dear Elden, This picture was taken in the squad room before I had aquired […]
Sixty-two years and more than a million miles later, the best motorcycle I’ve ever owned is sitting in my garage. It’s not for sale and you can’t buy one like it or build one unless you know how to make the more than three dozen improvements that took place over a 15 year evolution. Some […]
From the editor (Pat Rose): As I’ve been looking through Elden’s archives on motorcycles and pistols, there have been a few surprises. A good case in point is an article written by Elden for the Feb/March 2000 issue of Dual Sport News. He was a regular contributor to the publication in the late 1990’s and […]
My use of a two-handed pistol hold began in 1955 when I purchased a Ruger
A few weeks ago while riding on a remote Cleveland National Forest road, I came upon a guy standing next to a beat up and scratched KLR 650-E Kawasaki. During the conversation that ensued, the owner of the KLR told me that he had been crashing often on loose sandy surfaces. He decided to go […]
This is Part 2 of Elden’s article; please see Part 1 from July here. Early on the August weekend morning of the 1959 Leatherslap, I mounted my motorcycle, a 1955 A.J.S. 500cc British single, and headed north on Highway 395, a two lane road that now runs adjacent to a huge freeway. As I approached […]
Todd’s note: Elden wrote this as one article, but I’ve separated it into two for easier reading on some mobile devices. I will have Part 2 posted the beginning of August. Hope you enjoy it! Part 1 In the spring of 1955 my Korean War Service was winding down, and I was soon to be […]
I have no idea how many motorcycle engines I have broken in since I bought my first, a Triumph in 1955. I do know, however, that I always followed factory recommendations with good results, I assumed. In 2011 I purchased two Suzuki DR650SE’s, one for the dirt and one for the street. Prior to beginning […]
The other day I was motorcycling on a gnarly forestry road in the Laguna Mountains east of San Diego when I encountered a guy standing near a parked 2013 KLR650. The bike was one of the most poorly set-up KLR’s I have seen, and it showed a lot of crash damage. The owner/rider of the […]
As I wrote in a previous article Thell Reed and I dominated the Leatherslap from the one-handed point position for six straight years until we both retired. Five out of six of those matches were held at 21 feet. Only one was held at 15 feet which is a much more practical distance according to […]
Rod Morris, proprietor of MMP on this website, is sometimes asked about tire and rim fitment guidelines. The subject is complex so I
This ride took place earlier in 2016 but we didn’t want to post it until we had the final product where we wanted it. And yes… they are planning another long ride for Pauline’s 90th in 2017!
