The 2020 Sooner Adventure Ride was held the Sunday before a major ice storm hit central Oklahoma. It began at the Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum, and took riders on 150+ miles of dirt roads and optional single-track trails through central Oklahoma.
Maintenance for Adventure Riders
I hosted an adventure rider motorcycle maintenance evening at my shop recently in Edmond. Riders from the area came to talk about maintenance, hear from Bill Dragoo about tools to carry while on the trail, and ask questions about maintenance on their own bikes.
Exploring northeast Oklahoma on dual sport motorcycles
It doesn’t get much better than meandering down a blacktop road at 40 mph in Osage County on a big single-cylinder thumper, the wind carrying the fragrant aroma of evergreen and honeysuckle, horses grazing in a nearby field, and my wife following me on her own bike, weaving along the twisty roads as if we […]
Building pannier racks for my Suzuki DRZ-400
I recently purchased a set of Wolfman Luggage dirt bike panniers from Ben Dragoo in Norman. These panniers were designed for use with a “rack-less” dirt bike. They drape over the seat, wrap around the rear taillight, and strap to the frame. I have never liked having luggage rub against my bike’s paint or plastic, […]
Hillbilly Dual Sport story for Thunder Roads Magazine
I wrote and photographed this feature story for June 2016 issue of Thunder Roads Magazine of Oklahoma about a dual sport motorcycle ride I took in north central Arkansas near the Buffalo River.