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Joe Dirt jams a round peg in a square hole.
As with most Twisted tales, this one is underpinned by a very fundamental theme. "If it ain't fit for purpose, then make it fit your...
Mar 58 min read


Feeding the thieves?
Remember when you'd be out in the yard, you'd hear the sweet sound of a two-banger or the growl of an angry thumper, you'd look down at...
Feb 83 min read


The Yeti says "If it ain't broke don't fix it!"
Many people don't understand how evolution works. They think it's a process of radical and absolute change. But it's not! Quite the...
Jan 2515 min read


Chasin' the podium.
Do you remember the first time the circus rolled into town? Wandering wide-eyed as the crowd sucked you into the big top - you knew what...
Nov 14, 20243 min read


Get more bang for your ADV buck!
If you had spent $3K on a Bergara B-14 HMR or Browning X-Bolt Hell's Canyon Long Range to shoot tin cans off fence posts at 30 yards,...
Oct 26, 20243 min read


WHES did the year go!
Some time back, when it was hot, dry and dusty, I was waxing lyrical about all that WHES had in store for '24. A Womens Class, a Junior...
Oct 7, 20244 min read


The boulders of Brookton made for a Savage event.
"I'm sooooooo flat out at the moment, I reckon I've only got time for one or two rounds this year: MounTurner and Brookton. I'd love to...
Jul 18, 20243 min read


Pinky Swear!
On the safe side of the race tape, we all looked at each other! In our excitement we squealed like the sopranos of the tabernacle choir...
Jun 12, 20245 min read


Wetter than an otter's pocket!
"It's gunna be wetter than an otter's pocket, but I @#$@ love a good pond session." (#918 Halen Wickert is the Gentleman of W.A. Hard...
Jun 7, 20242 min read


The right amount of hard
This is a story for the Hard Enduro wannabe. This is a story for the rider that is keen but hasn't yet fully committed themselves to...
May 25, 20246 min read


KTM: The toothbrush more dentists use.
If you are old enough to have taken your first breath, fresh out of the womb, sometime in the 70's or 80's you'd remember the ORAL B...
Apr 25, 20245 min read


The three dimensions of Hard Enduro - which way is up?
Blur your eyes and cock your head, just slightly askew - is Luke standing upright with his bike on its side or is his bike upright on a...
Apr 8, 20246 min read


Frankenstein and Backpack: both can give life to the dead.
I got a friend request just the other day. Spending as much time as I do on the keyboard, and on social media, that should come as no...
Mar 30, 20245 min read


Skin in the game.
Based in the hills of Lesmurdie, Western Australia, it'd be fair to assume that Jakob Petrig may struggle, a little, finding his way...
Mar 21, 20244 min read


5 ways to tighten a sphincter.
I wasn't entirely sure on the logic behind the bringing together of rodeo, burnouts, comp trucks, motocross and hard enduro. But then I...
Feb 27, 20245 min read
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