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9-Time Women’s Motocross National Champ Gives Back by Coaching DirtBike School
Racing motocross was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made! You could say it was my college education, even though I didn’t finish college because my racing career would take me to many states and to different countries. It

One Bad Day Led to One Great Career
My journey to an unexpected career in rider education began with a motorcycle crash.

Double the Fun
in the Valley of Death
Death Valley has the wrong name. That grim place name has been around since the 1800s, back in the days of the 49ers, when the California Gold Rush enticed pioneers to head west across the continent in search of metallic

Powersports Helped His Physically Challenged Father Enjoy Family Outdoor Time
Reflecting on a dream job representing the industry that is such a huge part of his family memories and that affords people of all economic and physical abilities the opportunity to get outdoors to enjoy our beautiful country.

Building a New Life with Motorcycling as a Keystone
It had been a curiosity of mine for years, tucked away per my partner’s safety concerns. But now, in the sharpness of winter, I giggle inside my helmet as I trace the lines around the range in each exercise on

Train Now for a Better Ride Tomorrow; Off-Road Safety Week, November 11 – 19
Be an Off-Road Hero – Take Free Dirt Bike, ATV, and ROV Courses All Across California IRVINE, CALIF., October 26, 2023 — Fall is here and the trails are open! Across the state, California State Parks is offering free OHV

The Magazine Job that Changed His Life
Explaining when I first rode a motorcycle is easy. It was many years later before I actually became a motorcyclist.

For Father and Son, Scooters Were the Spark
Don’t get me wrong – shifting your own gears is quite satisfying, but I wanted to focus on my adventure on two wheels without worrying about which gear I was in.

Motorcycling Changed Her Approach to Life
Over time and additional training courses, I gained more skill and confidence. This confidence-building impacted my life in ways I never imagined. My professional life improved and what I had perceived as limitations and roadblocks, I now viewed as tasks

Mother and Son Achieve Their Dreams Together
Not even the Bandit outrunning Smokey or the Dukes of Hazzard dusting Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane could outdo Evel Knievel on his motorcycle.

She Was Going to Quit, but then Took a Cross-Country Ride
The motorcycle sat. At first it was because it was winter. Then it was a career. Then it was family commitment. Truth be told, it was fear.

Sharing the Love and Passion in More Ways than One
Motorcycling can be gritty and sometimes uncomfortable, but we love it because we are all motorcycle addicts!

A Happily-Ever-After Through Motorcycles
Autumn Holley and Eric Trama met through an MSF Basic RiderCourse. Autumn was taking the licensing class with a friend, and Eric happened to be one of the coaches. But things didn’t happen right away.

Boldness, Bravery, and a Sense of Adventure
My pedal bicycle had just been stolen from where I’d locked it while I was hanging out at a dive bar called the Zeitgeist, where Motorhead was in heavy rotation on the jukebox and MotoGP played Sundays on the TV,

Eat, Sleep, Dream, Talk, Ride, Live, Love Motorcycles
We eat, sleep, dream, talk, ride, live, and love motorcycles. I’m paraphrasing an old sticker that sums up my love of bikes.

Finding Adventure
By Eva Rupert Event planner, writer, adventure-seeker, and MSF DirtBike School Coach I took my first motorcycle camping trip in New England nearly 20 years ago, a few months after getting my license and decades before I had any idea that