Baja Dirt Bike Riding in the 1970’s: Fill ‘er up!
My friend and excellent dirt bike rider, Alan Dietor, and I began riding in Baja in 1974 when the roads
Multi-Surface Motorcycling Reaffirmed
When I coined the phrase Multi-Surface Motorcycles years ago, I didn’t expect it to catch on like
Baja Travails
From the editor (Pat Rose): As I’ve been looking through Elden’s archives on motorcycles
Rake and Trail: You Better Get It Right!
A few weeks ago while riding on a remote Cleveland National Forest road, I came upon a guy standing next
Pauline’s 89th Birthday Ride to Cabo
This ride took place earlier in 2016 but we didn’t want to post it until we had the final product
LED Tail Light Failure
I ride my motorcycle down to Mexico almost once a week. Besides being an enjoyable ride, it gives me
More on Knobby Shod Sports-Tourers
In November 2015 Mike Henshaw and I took a ride to Baja with an overnight stay at Maria Navarro’s
“Slime” Failure
Over the past 60 years and over a million miles of motorcycle riding, I can only remember suffering a
Old Folks Off-Road Technique
(Editor’s Note – I haven’t ridden a motorcycle for over a year now due to personal
Two Rides to Mike’s Sky Ranch
Back in the last decade of the 20th century I took Bob Kornafel on what was to be a Baja pavement ride
Rake and Trail Numbers Do Matter
I get kidded a lot because of my obsession with rake and trail settings on modern motorcycles:
What? Another Chain Master
Back in the last century I purchased my first KLR650 in the spring of 1990 with the intention of developing
Terms Do Matter
I’ve coined two phrases relating to motorcycles, neither of which I expected to catch on. The first
Mexiphobia
My two favorite hangouts happen to be south of the international border, which is located 20 miles from
It’s a Small World
It Is Indeed a Small World. The other day I took off on one of my short mountain loops of about 50 miles.
Modern Baja: Different But Still Lots of Fun
When the best all around dirt rider I ever knew, Alan Dietor, and I began riding in Baja Norte in 1974,
Motorcycle Oil Consumption
Back in 2008 Top Gun Motorcycles purchased a new Kawasaki KLR650-E model which turned out to be a lemon.
Top Gun’s New Custom Spring For The DR650SE
Glossary MSM – Multisurface Motorcycles/Motorcyclist MMP – Multisurface Motorcycle Products
KLR Rear Suspension and Chain Control
As I sit here in my favorite Subway restaurant (#40249) at the corner of Avocado Ave. and Hwy 94, my
More on Final Gearing
Every two or three weeks I ride down to Ensenada and stay overnite at Hostel Sauzal at 344 “L” Street
Stay “SPOT” On, All the Time
I’ve pretty much avoided the electronic age I have only two modern instruments of communication; a
Product Highlight – Top Gun KLR650 Chainmaster
KLR-650 Chain Master Upper Chain Run Control Device* (*Engineered using a stock KLR-650 with properly
Air Filtration
Some guy on one of the Internet sites wrote recently that I had been riding off road bikes since before
Two–Stroking Around the World
Long after I thought two-stroke motorcycles were extinct I ran into Paul Suchy at Santispak 10 miles
Racing Rod’s Rod
Rod Morris and I recently did our first two day Baja loop since rebuilding and breaking in both
Mileage! Smileage!
For years I’ve carried in my wallet a small laminated 50 word paragraph from an article written by
Suspension Matters
Assuming your multisurface motorcycle weighs not much more than four hundred pounds, has reliable electronics
Running Into and Over “Cuco”
If you’ve ridden KLR’s for very long or own a copy of Clemente Salvadori’s book, Motorcycle Journeys
KLR Engine Top End Failure
I recently had a customer call about getting a new piston for his 2007 KLR650. During the discussion
DR650 Gas Filter
We covered this subject some time ago but it’s time to mention it again. Elden and I had gone
