Alex Martens at Konflict Motorsports is a suspension wizard, there is no other way to put it. I normally do all of my own maintenance, I’ve split the cases on my LC8 to repair a transmission issue no problem. I’ve replaced more fork seals than I care to count over the years. Beyond that, even knowing … [Read more…]
2016 Stumpjumper Desert 100 Countdown 6 Days to Go Less than a week until race day. The window on rush ordering parts and shaking down the bike is rapidly closing. Tuesday night the engine was hung into the frame. The rest of the week flew by too fast, and without any more work completed. Sunday … [Read more…]
2016 Stumpjumper Desert 100 Countdown 13 Days to Go Less than two weeks to go until race day, and a few days less than that before I head out. Things are starting to move along. Today my box of part arrived, and shortly after that I received the call that my engine was ready for … [Read more…]
2016 Stumpjumper Desert 100 Countdown 17 Days to Go It is that time of year again, the Stumpjumper Desert 100 race weekend is closing fast. I plan to race my mighty KTM 950 Adventure for a third year in a row. My first attempt saw a 2nd place finish in the Adventure Bike class, and … [Read more…]