New! DART Tips from Ride Texas:

Summer 2020 “Sand . . . A Gritty Nightmare or a Dream Come True?”

Fall 2020 “No Fear Ruts”

Winter 2021 “‘Braking’ Bad Habits and the One-Speed Wonder”

Scroll down for more Ride Texas DART Tips!

Sidetracked (column)

Why We Stand
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The Kerfuffle
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The J Factor
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Rain on an Old Tin Roof
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Blind Spots
Sidetracked_RoadRUNNER Aug17_Dragoo

Turkey Scout
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Honey, We Need to Talk
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My Brother’s Keeper
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Fly and Ride
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Thirdendary Roads
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Stealerships and the DIY Guy
DragooSidetracked_Stealerships_RoadRUNNER Aug16_Dragoo

Pack Mentality/Gear: “I Was Only Going a Mile.”
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Pack Mentality/Group Riding
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Kickstands Up at Eight
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If It Ain’t Broke, Give It Time
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Adventure Riding: What’s It To You?
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Adventure Motorcycle Magazine website (article by Alex Marsh):

“Making the Easy Things Hard”

Tall & Proud – OutdoorX4 Jeep Special Edition Issue 4 – Bill Dragoo

Ride Texas: DART TIPS Moto Training

Spring 2020
The Art of Off-Camber Riding on Loose Terrain

Winter 2019
The Loose Hill Start: Brownies, Rock and Roll, and Dancing with the Girl What Brung Ya

Fall 2019
What It’s All About: “Booty Position” and the Hokey Pokey . . . or Counterbalanced Turns Made Easy

Summer 2019
The Tap and Go: The Pointy End of Adventure Bike Training

Spring 2019
“Homegrown” and “Peg Weight Steering Demystified”

RoadRunner Magazine (web site) 12/31/2019
DART: Advanced Adventure Rider Training

ADVPulse: Tested: Touratech’s New Zega Evo Pannier System
https://www.advpulse.com/adv-products/touratechs-zega-evo-panniers-review/

Latest OutdoorX4 articles:

CBI Offroad Review, OutdoorX4, Issue 35
CBI Article – OutdoorX4 Issue 35

sPOD Review, OutdoorX4, Issue 35
sPod Article – OutdoorX4 Issue 35

Adventure on 4 Wheels: 4Runner GS, A Truck Worthy of the Name, OutdoorX4, Issue 34
4Runner article – OutdoorX4 Issue 34

OzTent Review, OutdoorX4, Issue 34
OzTent Field Review – OutdoorX4 Issue 34“Built for Adventure: 2011 Toyota Tacoma GS

Long Term Review,” OutdoorX4, Issue 32
Tacoma GS – OutdoorX4 Issue 32

Motorcycle Consumer News

Read “Wet and Wild,” Art Treff’s account of his experience with DART at 2018 Overland Expo East, here: MCN1903-DART

ADVPulse: Skidplate Skirmish!

Read Bill’s comparison of Touratech and Black Dog Cycle Works’ skid plates here:
ADVPulse/Skid Plate Skirmish

Other Product Reviews:

DECKED Drawer System:
DECKED Review – OutdoorX4 Issue 29

AltRider Brake Pedal:
ADVMoto May 2016 – AltRider Brakes Review – Bill Dragoo

Wolfman Overland Duffle:
ADVMoto July 2016 – Wolfman Overland Duffle Review – Bill Dragoo

Sargent Saddle:
ADVMoto July 2016 – Sargent Seat Review – Bill Dragoo

Project Bike – BMWR1200GS:
ADVMoto July 2016 – Battle Ready – Bill Dragoo

BMW MOA Web Site

Adventure Times Two by Adam and Jen Landa: https://www.bmwmoa.org/news/423763/Adventure-times-two.htm

Expedition Portal

See our Alu-Box review here: https://expeditionportal.com/field-tested-alubox/

ADVMoto

Dragoo School! ADVMoto, September/October 2018
ADVMoto Sep 2018 – Feature – PHS – DART

Brace for Impact: CTI Knee Brace Review. ADVMoto, July/August 2018
ADVMoto Jul 2018 – Ossure Brace Review – Bill Dragoo (1)

Battle Tested GS, ADVMoto, November/December 2017
ADVMoto-Nov-2017-Battle-Tested-R1200GS-Bill-Dragoo

Josh Jewell: Balancing Life on Two Wheels, ADVMoto, March/April 2017
ADVMoto Mar 2017 – Balancing Life on Two Wheels – Bill Dragoo

OutdoorX4:

Tuffy Console Review, OutdoorX4, Issue 27
Tuffy Console Review – OutdoorX4 Magazine Issue 27 – Bill Dragoo

Cover Story — Dream Weavers, OutdoorX4, Issue 20
Dream Weavers – OutdoorX4 Issue 20

Eezi Awn Field Reviews, OutdoorX4, Issue 20
Eezi Awn Field Reviews – OutdoorX4 Issue 20

Adventure Riding and the Venerable KLR, OutdoorX4, Issue 15
VenerableKLR-spread

Arizona Backcountry Discovery Route, OutdoorX4, Issue 10
Arizona Backcountry Discovery Route – OutdoorX4 Issue 10

Going Wild: The Oklahoma Today Camping Guide
Camping Guide

ADVMoto articles

Battle Ready: Project Bike R1200GS, July/August 2016
ADVMoto July 2016 – Battle Ready – Bill Dragoo

Redline Your Life, July/August 2016
ADVMoto July 2016 – Redline Your Life – Bill Dragoo

Sometimes It Takes A Village, March/April 2016
ADVMoto Mar 2016 – Takes a Village – Bill Dragoo

Product Review: Sargent Saddle, July/August 2016
ADVMoto July 2016 – Sargent Seat Review – Bill Dragoo

Product Review: Wolfman Overland Duffle, July/August 2016
ADVMoto July 2016 – Wolfman Overland Duffle Review – Bill Dragoo

Product Review: AltRider Brake Pedal, May/June 2016
ADVMoto May 2016 – AltRider Brakes Review – Bill Dragoo

Sidetracked (column)

Why We Stand
Sidetracked_Jun18_RoadRUNNER

The Kerfuffle
Sidetracked_The Kerfuffle_RoadRUNNER Apr18

The J Factor
Sidetracked_J Factor_RoadRUNNER Oct 17_Dragoo

Rain on an Old Tin Roof
Sidetracked-Rain on an Old Tin Roof_RoadRUNNER Feb18

Blind Spots
Sidetracked_RoadRUNNER Aug17_Dragoo

Turkey Scout
Sidetracked_RoadRUNNER_Jun17

Honey, We Need to Talk
Sidetraced_RoadRUNNER Apr17_Dragoo

My Brother’s Keeper
Sidetracked_RoadRUNNER Magazine_Dragoo

Fly and Ride
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Thirdendary Roads
sidetracked_roadrunner-oct16

Stealerships and the DIY Guy
DragooSidetracked_Stealerships_RoadRUNNER Aug16_Dragoo

Pack Mentality/Gear: “I Was Only Going a Mile.”
DragooSidetracked_Pack Mentality_Gear_RoadRUNNER Jun16_

Pack Mentality/Group Riding
Sidetracked_Group Riding_Apr16_

Kickstands Up at Eight
DragooSidetracked_Kickstands Up_RoadRUNNER_Feb16_

If It Ain’t Broke, Give It Time
DragooSidetracked_If it Ain’t Broke_RoadRUNNER_Dec15_Dragoo

Adventure Riding: What’s It To You?
Sidetracked_Adventure Riding_RoadRUNNER Oct15_

A Leap of Faith, Outrider Journal, Summer 2011
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Expedition Portal
Ironclad Glove review: http://expeditionportal.com/ironclad-gloves/

Wolfman Luggage Blog: Dry Gear on the Death Road
http://wolfmanluggage.com/blogs/news/tagged/adventure-travel

The Passion Behind the Power: KLX 250 performance upgrade:
http://kustom-kraft.com/klx250bb.html

Oklahoma Today, January/February 2015
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Oklahoma Today, September/October 2014
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Oklahoma Today, July/August 2013 Visions of Comancheria, 
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Oklahoma Today, May/June 2014, The Air Up There
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