Ride Oklahoma July 2008

We are a bit late for the July 2008 issue of Ride Oklahoma Magazine. Emily, our talented Creative Director and magazine designer, had a family emergency the past two weeks that really threw the magazine behind. Her husband Adam Murray was seriously injured when he fell from an overpass onto I-44 in Oklahoma City. With over 40 fractures to his body and after 5 surgeries, he is just now starting to recover. Emily was out two weeks so this threw the magazine behind, but it should hit mailboxes right after the July 4 holiday. Sorry for the delay.

In this issue we highlight Monte Frank's custom chopper "El Privateer". This is cool mixture of old school hard tail chopper and high tech dirt bike and supermoto. A quite unusual mix for a bike.

Everyone's favorite writer Bill Dragoo offers another fun story about going with a bunch of "April Fools" for a dirt bike ride in Arkansas.

George Dotson entertains us once again with stories from his childhood in southwest Oklahoma, when he first had the opportunity to ride his brothers Cushman scooter.

This month features a new writer from Altus, David Grant. He tells us what is involved in getting a road racing license at Hallett.

And finally, Bill once again hits the mark wtih a love story. Yea, I know, but this one revolves around an 88 year old rider who has over 600,000 miles to his credit!

Watch your mailbox or the newstand for the latest issue of Oklahoma's most widely read motorcycle publication - Ride Oklahoma Magazine!

June issue of Ride Oklahoma now available

The June issue of Ride Oklahoma is now available at Barnes & Noble, 7-11 stores, Hastings bookstores, and motorcycle dealers across Oklahoma. This month has a lot of dirt bike stories for you off-road enthusiasts, and features Muskogee's own Geoffry Wooldridge on the cover. Be sure and subscribe here to ensure your copy arrives in your mailbox each month.

'08 KLR Customization

Chris Johnson from Lawton has been hard at work on his 2008 KLR 650. An engineer by training, Chris is very particular about how he likes his bike. Moving from a BMW R1200GS to the smaller and more nimble KLR, Chris is working to achieve the comfort and go anywhere ability of the BMW in a smaller, less expensive package for the KLR. Follow his notes in this thread on Ride Oklahoma forums.