James Pratt

I am an Oklahoma based writer, photographer, videographer and adventurer. I love telling stories about people. A motorcycle is my preferred means of travel, and I have over 5,000 hours piloting small airplanes.

Urban Assault Video

About 35 riders had a great time on Sunday riding street legal dirt bikes all through downtown OKC and north to the OKC Thunder Cycles Thunder Run VI party. Part of the fun of urban dual sport riding is jumping off loading docks, riding up stairs, and other fun things. Everyone was careful to not…

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Eureka Springs 2010

Just back from spending the weekend in Eureka Springs with a very special passenger: my amazing 16-year-old daughter Summer. She, Danny, and I rode out of Oklahoma City Friday morning and spent most of the day in rain. We had a gorgeous day Saturday riding around in northwestern Arkansas, then meandered home today. This was…

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Tombo Racing Outlaw Bike

Tommy Bolton with Tombo Racing recently completed his latest creation, the Tombo Outlaw Bike. This bike started life as a Suzuki GS-1150 engine, but it only resembles that well designed powerplant on the outside. Inside the bike has been bored to 1600cc. Tommy installed special pistons, cams, crank and case, plus he spent time porting…

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Bike Night Panorama

Despite the cold snow blowing tonight, spring is almost here. Below is a panorama I did last April at a local Oklahoma City bike night. NOTE: Click on the image with your mouse, hold the mouse button down and pan around. Look up, down, all around. You can zoom with your scroll wheel. Enjoy! [kml_flashembed…

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Rider hurt in bike crash near Locust Grove

According to the Tahlequah Daily Press, Floyd Dee Duffield Jr., a Dewey, OK man was hurt when his motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve on the Cherokee Turnpike. His bike traveled 220 ft and overturned 4 times. Fortunately he was wearing a helmet and survived. As the weather warms up and riders pull their bikes…

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