Flat track is a style of racing where you ride bikes that look sort of like this in a dirt oval.

Is it bad that I had to scroll back and forth between the two side-views to discern any difference?

Damn it!

No, you can start calling me Coach. Now gimme 10 laps and hit the showers.

Putting real effort into Lanesplitter was a pet project of mine from the beginning, but I realized quickly it would only work if we had the right person at the helm. Sean has 1000 percent been that person and he’s worked his ass off to exceed our wildest expectations. He’s single-handedly turned this from an…

I’d suggest one other variable to your selection calculus: how tall & flexible are you? The Duc and other scramblers being suggested are relatively tall bikes (not as tall as a full blown adventure bike, but hella taller than a cruiser). I’m short and old, so I’d choose the Indian for the low seat height to go with…

It seems that reasonable people have weighed in with sound advice in re: buying a used bike for your first bike. They are not wrong! You should do what they recommend.

The car-guy in my head is confused as to the “slightly more weight, less power thing”, but as someone who wants to start riding bikes ASAP, this takes the Scout up a notch in my book. I already wanted one, but now that I can get a starter bike with this much character for less than I thought? Shut up and take my…

The MT-03 headlight looks good on any bike.

Duh

I’m currently building a street legal Tracker consisting of an FZ-07 motor and C&J Frame, similar to Yamaha’s DT-07 concept. But right next to that in the garage is my 2015 FZ-09. Watching this makes me wonder if I could of had more bike for less work if I started with the 09. Speaking of which Sean, any interest in…

Here’s me review of the bike in stock form.

I need to ride this.