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  • Coach Robb

    10 Body Indicators That Tell You When to Workout & When to Back Off!

    By Coach Robb

    TIME TO REST - Pay attention to these 10 body indicators to gauge when to work out and when to back off!   If you don’t take time to rest and recovery, your body wont adapt to the stress of training and racing – and as a result you won’t get stronger or faster. If you neglect recovery for too long, you will start to lose strength and speed.   Here are some symptoms to look for: First your sleep patterns will be off (tired and you can’t sleep, restless sleep, etc.). Second your energy
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  • scottiedawg

    Turning Stones vol 1

    By scottiedawg

    The official ride video...Make sure to watch in HD The day started by waking up in a lavish hotel room at the Aranwa Resort in Urubamba, Peru. I had a couple of hours to eat breakfast, gear up, and drive across the valley to another fine hotel to meet up with Imad. A month prior, I received an email inquiry about running a one day hard enduro tour. I was available for the dates, so I began discussing the options for the tour. What I found out was that Imad, who lives in Dubai, was vacat
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    • 1,817 views
  • Paul Olesen

    Help! - Bike Only Starts When Pushed

    By Paul Olesen

    Today I want to talk about a situation I hear all too often. Someone’s bike, whether it be a two-stroke or four-stroke, only starts when it is pushed. Before I discuss potential causes for this scenario, take a moment to think through the situation yourself. What mechanical factors would result in either a two-stroke or four-stroke only starting when it is bump started? In either case, the reason the engine is able to start when it is push started is because it is able to build more
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  • Paul Olesen

    DIY Piston Ring Compressor

    By Paul Olesen

    Today I want to share a quick tip with those of you who are working on your own engines but just can’t justify buying a set of piston ring compressors. It’s entirely possible to make a perfectly good ring compressor from materials you can get at the hardware store. All you need is some plumber’s pipe hanging tape and a hose clamp that is sized according to your cylinder bore. To construct a DIY ring compressor from plumber's pipe hanger tape you will need to determine the length of tape requi
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    • 3,812 views
  • Paul Olesen

    What Spare Parts Do You Bring To The Track or Trail?

    By Paul Olesen

    With warmer weather and the riding season around the corner for many of us, I wanted to cover a topic that can either make or break an event. Whether you’re competing in a racing series or traveling to the track or trail, let's talk about event preparedness. More specifically, what spare parts should you keep on hand? Plus, what methods do you use to keep your spares organized? Honestly, I struggled with organization until I started working on this post. I had no method to my madness. Every t
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Speed Through Fitness
 

Don't Read Unless You're Serious About Your Speed!

@Scott Meshey 141 When it comes to preparing for a new season of training and racing, there are several tricks to performing at your full potential.  When it comes to the human body, you must realize that you are only as fast as your weakest link!  Let’s take a look at a few tricks that you can implement today: Test Your Fitness Regularly Your season needs to be broken up into four definitive seasons: Pre-Season, Pre-Competitive, Competitive (with several peak performances) and
Coach Robb

Coach Robb

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Moto Mind
 

Three Easy Ways to Improve Engine Cooling

This month I want to discuss three easy ways to improve engine cooling for your dirt bike or ATV and explain why they are effective. As improvements are made to an engine that increase its power, the amount of heat the engine will create will also increase. Effectively removing heat from the engine and cooling it is very important as the power output of the engine goes up. The cooler an engine runs, the more power it can produce. There are three ways that the aftermarket attempts to improv
Paul Olesen

Paul Olesen

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Moto Mind
 

What Spare Parts Do You Bring To The Track or Trail?

With warmer weather and the riding season around the corner for many of us, I wanted to cover a topic that can either make or break an event. Whether you’re competing in a racing series or traveling to the track or trail, let's talk about event preparedness. More specifically, what spare parts should you keep on hand? Plus, what methods do you use to keep your spares organized? Honestly, I struggled with organization until I started working on this post. I had no method to my madness. Every t
Paul Olesen

Paul Olesen

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Moto Mind
 

DIY Piston Ring Compressor

Today I want to share a quick tip with those of you who are working on your own engines but just can’t justify buying a set of piston ring compressors. It’s entirely possible to make a perfectly good ring compressor from materials you can get at the hardware store. All you need is some plumber’s pipe hanging tape and a hose clamp that is sized according to your cylinder bore. To construct a DIY ring compressor from plumber's pipe hanger tape you will need to determine the length of tape requi
Paul Olesen

Paul Olesen

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Moto Mind
 

Help! - Bike Only Starts When Pushed

Today I want to talk about a situation I hear all too often. Someone’s bike, whether it be a two-stroke or four-stroke, only starts when it is pushed. Before I discuss potential causes for this scenario, take a moment to think through the situation yourself. What mechanical factors would result in either a two-stroke or four-stroke only starting when it is bump started? In either case, the reason the engine is able to start when it is push started is because it is able to build more
Paul Olesen

Paul Olesen

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Trail Tales of Enduro in South America
 

motomission peru Turning Stones vol 1

The official ride video...Make sure to watch in HD The day started by waking up in a lavish hotel room at the Aranwa Resort in Urubamba, Peru. I had a couple of hours to eat breakfast, gear up, and drive across the valley to another fine hotel to meet up with Imad. A month prior, I received an email inquiry about running a one day hard enduro tour. I was available for the dates, so I began discussing the options for the tour. What I found out was that Imad, who lives in Dubai, was vacat
scottiedawg

scottiedawg

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Speed Through Fitness
 

10 Body Indicators That Tell You When to Workout & When to Back Off!

TIME TO REST - Pay attention to these 10 body indicators to gauge when to work out and when to back off!   If you don’t take time to rest and recovery, your body wont adapt to the stress of training and racing – and as a result you won’t get stronger or faster. If you neglect recovery for too long, you will start to lose strength and speed.   Here are some symptoms to look for: First your sleep patterns will be off (tired and you can’t sleep, restless sleep, etc.). Second your energy
Coach Robb

Coach Robb

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Moto Mind
 

Help Moto Mind Help You + A Quick Tech Tip

I hope you all had a good holiday season and are excited for 2017. The ice bike has been kicking my butt so far, but I’m thankful I’ve been able to get out and ride. I’m definitely excited for the new year and today I wanted to discuss my upcoming blogs and share a quick tech tip with you.   My blog post pool is low right now and I’d like your help! Looking ahead to 2017 I want to deliver informative posts tailored to what you need to know and want learn. In the comments section below be sur
Paul Olesen

Paul Olesen

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Trail Tales of Enduro in South America
 

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Not sure about you, but for me, there is something refreshing about starting a new year! However, when looking back on 2016, there were tons of great moments! It must be those moments that remind me that the future holds some more incredible adventures and more virgin trails! What's on your riding list for 2017?   WARNING: Watching this may cost you a plane ticket to Peru       Within walking distance to MotoMission headquarters...   This is rainy season...1
scottiedawg

scottiedawg

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Speed Through Fitness
 

5 CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHAMPION AND HOW THE WEEKEND WARRIOR CAN BECOME ONE!

For the weekend warrior who has limited time to train, here are 5 things you can implement tomorrow to improve your racing results.   Step 1: Establishing a Weekly Routine Take your personal calendar and schedule the following elements for the next seven days (in this specific order):   § Hours of sleep you plan to get – daily! § When you are going to eat your meals and snacks § Hours you will be working § Time you will be exercising (include intensity levels) § When you will prep your m
Coach Robb

Coach Robb

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Trail Tales of Enduro in South America
 

Uncle Scotty's Little Secret

In my line of work, I run across moto enthusiasts from every corner of the planet. We all share the same passion which helps establish an instant connection. While living in Cusco, Peru, I find that the enduro crowd is quite limited. I can count the number of riders on one hand...That's coming from a city of 600,000 people.   A little trouble getting over the water   Sometimes clients come from closer areas. There is a large dirtbike community in Lima, the capital city of Peru. The popu
scottiedawg

scottiedawg

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Moto Mind
 

Do You Know The Importance of Tightening Techniques?

I hope you’re all enjoying the fall weather. For those of you in northern states, I hope that you’re getting in some end of season riding. This month I want to touch on bolted joints and the importance of adhering to tightening techniques outlined in your model’s service manual.   How A Clamped Joint Works I’m going to discuss the importance of criss-cross patterns, tightening sequences, incremental steps, and joint lubrication but first I want to explain how a bolted joint works. As a bolt
Paul Olesen

Paul Olesen

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Moto Mind
 

Do You Know How To Properly Inspect a Clutch?

Having a clutch that works correctly is key to being able transfer all the power your engine produces to the rear wheel (or wheels if you're a quad guy/gal). In this post I want to share some key clutch inspection techniques I use and recommend to help ensure your clutch works as it should. These tips are presented in a step by step format and are taken right from my book, The Four Stroke Dirt Bike Engine Building Handbook.   Basket Inspection Inspect the driven gear which is secured to the
Paul Olesen

Paul Olesen

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Trail Tales of Enduro in South America
 

A Day's Work...So Close to Impossible

The ride through the eyes of the camera...   I found myself the other day at the base of a trail that quite frankly scared the crap out of me. I straddled my seat, both feet on the ground, motor idling, and my neck looking so far up, the back of my helmet hit the plastic drone case that I had strapped to my body. Video or it didn't happen, right? Well, you're in luck. Keep reading...       The beginning of a perfect trail   I was solo. My buddy Alex was with me
scottiedawg

scottiedawg

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Speed Through Fitness
 

What is holding you back from reaching your full potential?

When speaking with my clients, we frequently discuss training protocols (duration, intensity levels, frequency, workout purpose, etc.) however, nutrition is a big area of confusion for most riders. With this in mind, I wanted to discuss the importance of post workout/recovery nutrition. Simply put it is THE key component of improving your fitness and speed by 1% every day. The first 20 minutes after a workout or race, your muscles have an enzyme (glycogen synthase enzyme) that is responsible for
Coach Robb

Coach Robb

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Speed Through Fitness
 

15 Simple Foods to Fuel Your Workouts and Races

When it comes to getting faster and having better endurance, nothing creates more confusion than what to eat and when. I receive close to three hundred emails a day, and I would say that 25% of them pertain to nutrition and hydration. With the internet being the go to source for most everyone, the conflicting claims about carbs, protein and fat have left most people frustrated.   As stated by Liz Applegate, Ph.D “most supermarkets stock more than 30,000 items, yet every time we race up
Coach Robb

Coach Robb

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Moto Mind
 

Is A Piston Upgrade Right For You and Your Four-Stroke?

This month I wanted to share an exert from the Race and Performance Engine Building chapter in my book, The Four Stroke Dirt Bike Engine Building Handbook. If you've been wondering how high compression pistons work and if they are right for your application, read on!   Piston upgrades are normally considered when changing the compression ratio is desired or larger valves are installed. In both instances the shape of the piston is altered either to reduce the volume in the combustion chamber
Paul Olesen

Paul Olesen

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Trail Tales of Enduro in South America
 

Bro Hug at Trail's End

The official tour video...feel free to share it with your riding buddies!   I have the privilege of surrounding myself with various levels of dirt riders from all corners of the globe. There is one thing that never gets exhausting for me...Pushing people deeper into a passion for dirt biking.   Please enjoy this helmet cam riding video full of awesome trails & scenery from a recent tour in the Andes of Peru.     A worthy reward!   I recently finished up w
scottiedawg

scottiedawg

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Speed Through Fitness
 

Dangers of Ice Baths and Anti-Inflammatory Medicine

Based on research – we need to rethink Ice Baths & Anti-Inflammatory Medicine Each year, thanks to improvements in technology & extensive research, exercise physiologists are discovering more about how the body responds to the numerous variables that contribute to performance. This includes, but is not limited to: energy systems, muscular strength & endurance, nutrition & hydration, neuromuscular and many more. With this being said, it is a surprise that many performance coaches
Coach Robb

Coach Robb

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Moto Mind
 

What you really need to know about air filter maintenance

Air Filter Maintenance - What You Need To Know In my last post I shared an account of what happens when dirt gets past the air filter and into an engine. This was a telling tale, however I want to go further and discuss key components of what can be done in terms of maintenance to limit the chances of sucking in dirt. Whether you ride a two-stroke or four-stroke, it makes no difference, the importance of keeping dirt out cannot be overstated.   I want to start off by thanking those that left
Paul Olesen

Paul Olesen

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Trail Tales of Enduro in South America
 

Pain vs Gain

Jamie and Scott at the beginning of the adventure...Ready to roll!     The official tour video...Check out the ride!   I picked up Jamie at the airport. He was unfamiliar as I had never seen a picture nor had much else to go on but instinct. I do have some life experience in stereotyping people, so I mustered up my best and started from there. A new batch of people began pouring out of the airport exit. It must have been his flight. What would he look like? I knew he was Canadian.
scottiedawg

scottiedawg

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Speed Through Fitness
 

4 Reasons Why Training Might Be Making You Feel Nauseated

Nutrition and how the human body absorbs and responds is unique from individual to individual, influenced by outside variables (i.e. heat, humidity and intensity) and has to be validated by trial and error. Let’s review some basic elements that may cause nausea and some suggestions on how to reduce or eliminate associated symptoms.   Cause #1: Pre Race Anxiety & Race Intensity Everyone experiences anticipation and stress on race day. Pre race stress can lead to feelings of nausea and may
Coach Robb

Coach Robb

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Speed Through Fitness
 

How Setbacks Can Elevate Your Performance

Extended recovery can be the key to peak performance later in the season. I want to recap an insightful article written by a retired professional triathlete who had reached the pinnacle of his professional career and is providing validation to many scientific studies about the value of rest and recovery. There is no better way to learn something than from someone who has been there before.   How Can Setbacks Elevate Your Performance Potential? As articulated by Torbjorn Sindballe, "the rule
Coach Robb

Coach Robb

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