THE SUBTLE WEAPON

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF PRESSURE — THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS GO OUT AND HAVE A BIG CRASH AND HAND BACK A BEAT-UP FACTORY BIKE — BUT OTHERWISE IT’S GOOD TIMES AND SOMETHING I REALLY TRY NOT TO TAKE FOR GRANTED

HOW GOOD IS IT TO RIDE A FACTORY BIKE ?

Well, as far as jobs go, test riding motocross bikes for a magazine is a pretty sweet one. But when the opportunity arises to test a factory race bike, the day gets even better. As a former racer, I love getting the chance to see what the top riders now have underneath