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Earlier this year I discovered a couple of broken spokes on the rear wheel of my '06 Scrambler. I had the wheel relaced with a set of heavy duty spokes from Buchanon's and figured that I was done with that. Yesterday I went to put my winter tires on and found 4 more broken spokes :baldy Trying...

I had set up one of my KLRs with a rack to carry my 9 foot tipi I took it on several campouts and it was fun but there were a couple of problems: The 9 footer was really too small to manage a fire properly. If the wood was wet or the wind backed (frequently...

The week leading up to the rally was spent in preparation. I got the new brush guards mounted on my Scrambler Tawm took a ride with me to lay out the night route for the C course http://vimeo.com/98034212 Mr.Cob and Newt paid us a visit so Dave could use my shop to fit an enduro...

I had kind of a fun day yesterday. Tom Mehren had asked if I could use my sidecar to ferry him around while he did a photo shoot to promote his Sound Rider Rally in the Gorge http://www.soundrider.com/rally/ I met him at Route 30 in Mosier where he planned to meet the riders who were to star in...

Another mushroom hunt with my brother. The battery on his KLR crapped out so he bravely hopped in my sidecar and we headed up the hill looking for a back way into the burn to look for morels. I couldn't get traction on this steep section of loose rock with weight in the hack so Andy had to...

Can anyone tell me what this T fitting between my carbs, just below the throttle linkage is? Should it have a cap or a hose on it? And what are these two electrical plugs under the gas tank for? They are always hot, bike on or not.

Amy, Elke, Andy and I decided to do a little mushroom hunting today. Amy rode in my Sidecar and Elke rode with my brother Andy in his KLR outfit. It was the first time I had ridden the Scrambler hard off pavement, the way I designed this rig to be used, and the first time I had taken a...

I have been wanting a Scrambler for awhile now. I finally sold some bikes and picked up a nice 06 last summer My intention all along had been to hack it, but I enjoyed riding it solo last summer. I spent some time getting to know the bike before hooking up the sidecar. I was impressed...