Bill Dragoo and I were on a week-long motorcycle ride in Arkansas for a magazine story. It was early April on a cold rainy late afternoon as we wound along lonesome Highway 16 in the Boston Mountains. Our heated vests were barely keeping us warm, especially as the rain tried to seep through our gear […]
2020 Sooner Adventure Ride
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.
Dirt Bikes in Colorado
For our summer vacation pandemic-style, Kay and I took another trip to Colorado to explore the back roads, visit friends, and ride our street-legal dirt bikes. We were a bit worried about making sure we had a place to stay and places to eat, but Colorado was pretty well open for the summer tourism season. […]
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, […]