Motocross Stories

A ride to celebrate 51 years on Earth

I worked a bunch of extra hours last week so I took the opportunity and had myself a day off. The day just happend to be be my birthday and what better way to celebrate than to ride a litte Vintage Motocross. So far most of my adventures on this bike has been woods riding. I really enjoy the wood...

Riding the Whoops at Limerick

A selfie VintageMoto style...

I have not posted in a while. I have been busy working at the marina, working for my own website customers, playing music and riding dirt bikes.

I have some epic stories that I want to write. Next on the list is a chronicle of my great adventure to BC with Bernie...

A new video from Mackenzie

Mackenzie posted this great video of him riding with friends in Grand Prairie. No swearing this time. Nice Mac! If you have anything else to show Mac, I love featuring you on the pages of the VM Notes.

Finally my first real ride

Yesterday I wrote a story about finally getting the engine running properly and the suspension working a bit better. I was also pining about not having a place close by to go for a ride. When I woke this morning and did some further editing on that story, it drove me over the edge. Maybe I shoul...

Some adjustment are in order

Since last we spoke about the 1984 Suzuki RM250, I was lamenting all the reasons not to go and ride the old beast. Since then a lot of time has passed by and a lot of things have happened. I went to B.C. and rode dirt-bikes with family and friends. I started a new job at place I used to work at...

Traction eRag

What is the Traction eRag?

Irreverent, authentic, the dirtbike magazine you’ve always wanted. Either you get it, or you don’t.

What’s an eRag? It’s electronic and it’s a rag, you know, a shitty magazine. Inside you’ll find strange characters, ridiculous rides, brutally honest reviews and questio...

So many reasons not to ride

I just spent a winter restoring a bike and the results are fantastic. Why not ride it?

On Tuesday I put new rubber on the wheels. This was the last stage and my plan was to come home, put the mounted wheels in the basement and then when I get back from my trip I will drag the bike outside and pu...

The first ride of the 1984 RM250 VintageMoto.ca Bike

Well, here is something a little different... perhaps a little nerdy.

I bought a Mac a while ago and started using iMovie. I am getting the hang of using it. I put this video together to document the occasion. The song I used is by Charles de Lint from his Old Blue Truck record. Thanks for the...

A new pair of shoes - Metzler knobby shoes

An exciting day today in the restoration of the 1984 RM-250 that I have been talking about non-stop . I acquired a set of Metzler MX5 tires and went and visted my friend Mark Hurst to install them.

When I think about Mark Hurst, I realize that he has been a very bad influence on me. He has cost m...

Number 81 Rides Again

Today the graphics went on and I am number eighty one again.

I don't know what it is, but I just get so excited about this old bike. I didn't get this excited when I bought my last new one - maybe I did, I just forget.

Today I got the graphics and installed them. I decided that since this is a...

Time for the top-end

It is time for the top-end

Finally the piston ring has arrived, it was the last piece that I needed in order to assemble the bike. As you can see in the picture above, the bike is pretty close to completion.

I ordered most of the parts from Wheelsport in Ottawa. They are one of the Suzuki deal...

1984 Dirt Bike Magazine 250 Shootout

Here is something pretty awesome... I found this article on the web but I did purchase and read this issue in 1984.

I read every word several times over. Honda was the big deal for me back in those days- they could do no wrong. The Suzuki was picked as the winner for this shootout. I remember

The alcohol-per-dollar ratio

No, we never did drink and ride but we did occasionally drink.

After a long cold Northwestern Ontario winter, when the sun comes close enough to the planet to melt the snow and ice and warm the ground, people of all ages tend to celebrate.

We grew up in an isolated part of Ontario, but it was al...

Assembly of my first project

Today I drove my brother Pat to the train station at fallowfield and now for the first time in more than a week I am alone with time to reflect on a fantastic week of Motocross, Music and Family. Today is also my 23rd wedding anniversary. Mrs. Vintage Moto is at work today even though it is Sunday...

Everything is a project

There are so many things that need to change to make room for a new hobby.

As mentioned before, I gradually but impulsively became a Vintage Motocross Racer. Well how hard can it be for a man with my background to get back into motocross? My early mid-life re-entry into the moto world in 2002 see...