Kris Keefer

“Top 5” 2019 Suzuki RM-Z450 Mods

Not everyone wants to “add” parts to their new dirt bikes, which is fine, but for those that must tinker, we put together a “Top 5” must haves that we would recommend. We will be doing these “Top 5” articles with all of the new 450F/250F machines and will be splitting the information up between…

ByKris KeeferMarch 22, 20190Comments

Bolt-Ons KiT Performance

Fire Power Featherweight Lithium Battery

Fire Power is company owned by WPS (Western Power Sports) and they have recently come to market with a new Lithium battery to replace your OEM battery. The Fire Power battery components are designed, manufactured, assembled and packed in one location assuring high quality and consistency, are lighter than your standard OEM battery, has a…

ByKris KeeferMarch 20, 20190Comments

Bolt-Ons KiT Performance

Ride Engineering Billet Kill/Engine Starter Button

By: Matt Sirevaag Modern day dirt bikes are getting more complex with electronics, buttons, switches, and other high tech gadgets. This seems to leave less room on the bars for handguards, GPS mounts or any accessory that the consumer may want to install on the bars. I am not like Kris however, because “I love…

ByKris KeeferMarch 13, 20190Comments

Boots Gear KiT Protection

Alpinestars Tech 10 Review

Alpinestars introduced the new Tech 10 last summer, but since then, the boot has gone through a revision for a less rigid feel. You might of noticed that if you purchased a very early edition of the new Tech 10 (or “version 1.0” like I call it) it was super stiff right? They were so…

ByKris KeeferMarch 13, 20190Comments

Bike Brands Honda KiT Off-Road

2019 Honda CRF Trail Line

Some of my fondest memories that I have as a child was riding with my parents in the desert on the weekends. I remember sitting in class daydreaming about heading to the desert to ride my motorcycle and wishing it was Friday evening so we could pack up and head out. Not only was it…

ByKris KeeferMarch 11, 20190Comments

Bolt-Ons KiT Performance

Acerbis Footpeg Protectors

Have you ever been ripping ruts or laying it over in a corner only to find that your footpegs are stuck upwards? You either spend the next straight slamming down on the peg (with your boot) or maybe you find yourself pulling off of the track to get the dirt out between your return pedal…

ByKris KeeferMarch 11, 20190Comments

Goggles KiT Protection

Oakley Prizm Lens

Oakley introduced the PRIZM lens technology to us a couple years ago. PRIZM is an effort to build contrast through maximizing your natural color vision. What Oakley is trying to do with a PRIZM lens is identify what colors you're naturally prone to seeing effectively then look at the environment and match up those colors,…

ByKris KeeferMarch 7, 20190Comments

Gear KiT Protection

Alpinestars Sequence Chest Protector

Alpinestars recently came out with the Sequence chest protector and a couple of us here at Keefer Inc. Testing have been passing it around to give it a go. One beefy guy, one skinny dude (with no butt), and one meat and potatoes eating rider all have ridden with this chest protector at some point.…

ByKris KeeferMarch 1, 20190Comments

Gear KiT Protection

Leatt GPX 1.5 Gloves

To continue with our favorite minimalistic gloves, I enlisted my off-road guy Michael Allen to chime in. Here are his thoughts about one of his favorite’s. -KK When it comes to gloves there is always a trade off between protection and comfort. Although most companies provide a midrange glove that has decent protection and comfort,…

ByKris KeeferFebruary 27, 20190Comments

KiT Performance Tires

Hoosier MX Tire Test

The name Hoosier has been around four wheel racing for quite sometime, but only recently have we become to know Hoosier in the two-wheel motocross market. Hoosier was purchased by Continental Tire in 2016, but since has continued its racing heritage by manufacturing racing tires for many types of racing platforms. Since I have spent…

ByKris KeeferFebruary 26, 20190Comments

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