01/012009
Oh how I long for the good old days in Baja when Alan Dietor (the best dirt rider I’ve ever
ridden with) and I used to wander all over Baja without ever encountering (other than flat
tires) or even hearing of a major problem, human or mechanical.
To be sure, riding in the early 1970s was more difficult due mostly to primitive motorcycle
suspension technology. With 6 sticky inches of wheel travel in front and 4 inches at the
rear, one spent most of the day standing on the pegs. Thanks to suspension genius
Charlie Curnutt, things got better in the mid to late ’70s but that’s another story.
Fast forward to November 2008 and much has changed; like people riding totally
inappropriate
