MotoMarta » KTM http://www.motomarta.com Diary of a little female track rider Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:05:14 +0000 en hourly 1 I made it into Inside Motorcycle magazine http://www.motomarta.com/2009/02/18/i-made-it-into-inside-motorcycle-magazine/ http://www.motomarta.com/2009/02/18/i-made-it-into-inside-motorcycle-magazine/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:15:19 +0000 Marta http://www.motomarta.com/?p=219 My friend Mau sent me an email yesterday congratulating my celebrity status and that I made it into another magazine article. I wasn’t quite sure what he was talking about as I haven’t been interviewed for any articles recently.   Turns out there is a half page picture of me on the track accompanying an article in Inside Motorcycle about the Motoress track day for female riders from this past summer.  Mau was nice enough to send me a scanned copy although being unable to read the entire article that only fueled my curiosity.  I went into a Chapters later on that day to pick up my own copy of the magazine, but unfortunetly they didn’t have any.  They had at least 15 other motorcycle publications including Inside MX, but not even a single copy of what I was looking for.  I will continue my search later tonight.

First page of the article ]]> http://www.motomarta.com/2009/02/18/i-made-it-into-inside-motorcycle-magazine/feed/ 0 Bye bye KTM, hellooo CRF! http://www.motomarta.com/2008/10/11/bye-bye-ktm-hellooo-crf/ http://www.motomarta.com/2008/10/11/bye-bye-ktm-hellooo-crf/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:24:14 +0000 Marta http://www.motomarta.com/?p=200 This weekend we took a drive down to Batavia Motorsports Park just outside of Buffalo, NY.  What a great way to end the season with a little supermoto riding, but there was another reason for the trip.  I have made arrangements to trade bikes with another rider.  Yes, I finally found myself a CRF150R supermoto to buy and after some discussion turns out that the seller would be interested in taking the KTM off my hands.  

Bye bye KTM!

Bye bye KTM!

We loaded the KTM on the truck for the last time.  I didn’t ride the KTM, perhaps it was for the better.  I spent the morning watching the other riders and being a shutter bug.  I will miss that beast but at the same time I’m so relieved to finally have a more manageable bike underneath me.  A bike on which I can actually stop any where I wish to!  What a concept :)  

My new CRF150R

My new CRF150R

The first time out on the CRF was, well, weird.  I was so used to the long, powerful gears on the KTM every time the CRF hit the rev limiter it almost caught me by surprise.  What, it’s time to change the gear already?  But I just did that!  It also took a few laps to get used to the sheer size difference and the ease of steering the bike.  It felt like I just had to think to turn and I was already turning, this called for some riding style adjustment.  I took turns following and being followed by my friend Donovan who offered feedback and advice on my riding.  

Me on the CRF being followed by Donovan Paige

Me on the CRF being followed by Donovan Paige

It was a fun day for all who came out.  

Getting used to the new bike

Getting used to the new bike

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]]> http://www.motomarta.com/2008/09/07/shannonville/feed/ 0 Shannonville with Golo http://www.motomarta.com/2008/08/16/shannonville-with-golo/ http://www.motomarta.com/2008/08/16/shannonville-with-golo/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:11:06 +0000 Marta http://www.motomarta.com/?p=189 Today the track was in the Long configuration.

Pictures by Kevin V. :

]]> http://www.motomarta.com/2008/08/16/shannonville-with-golo/feed/ 0 Weekend at the track with Golo http://www.motomarta.com/2008/07/14/weekend-at-the-track-with-golo/ http://www.motomarta.com/2008/07/14/weekend-at-the-track-with-golo/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:54:54 +0000 Marta http://www.motomarta.com/?p=184 The track was in Pro configuration on Saturday and Nelson on Sunday.  Johnny rode his GSXR on Saturday while I hang out watched, then I rode my KTM on the Sunday.

]]> http://www.motomarta.com/2008/07/14/weekend-at-the-track-with-golo/feed/ 0 Back to RDT, once again with Motoress and Turn2 http://www.motomarta.com/2008/07/07/back-to-rdt-once-again-with-motoress-and-turn2/ http://www.motomarta.com/2008/07/07/back-to-rdt-once-again-with-motoress-and-turn2/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:12:31 +0000 Marta http://www.motomarta.com/?p=111 Motoress put on the Accentuate Your Curves event intended to encourage more women to come out to the track with their bikes.  

http://www.motoress.com/readarticle.asp?articleid=219&c=news

Kevin V. was present as the track photographer taking some amazing shots.  My orange pumpkin bike must have stood out amongst the sea of sport bikes as I managed to get into quite a few shots.  Thanks Kevin!  Here is some of Kevin’s work:

]]> http://www.motomarta.com/2008/07/07/back-to-rdt-once-again-with-motoress-and-turn2/feed/ 0 RDT with Turn2 http://www.motomarta.com/2008/06/15/rdt-with-turn2/ http://www.motomarta.com/2008/06/15/rdt-with-turn2/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:42:40 +0000 Marta http://www.motomarta.com/?p=177 Today I got to take the KTM out on the RDT, a supermoto friendly track.

]]> http://www.motomarta.com/2008/06/15/rdt-with-turn2/feed/ 0 Doug Beattie supermoto school at Batavia http://www.motomarta.com/2008/06/08/doug-beattie-supermoto-school-at-batavia/ http://www.motomarta.com/2008/06/08/doug-beattie-supermoto-school-at-batavia/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:51:27 +0000 Marta http://www.motomarta.com/?p=174 Yesterday I was another day at Batavia.  This time Johnny came with me, his first time there.

]]> http://www.motomarta.com/2008/06/08/doug-beattie-supermoto-school-at-batavia/feed/ 0 Made a trip out to Batavia, NY http://www.motomarta.com/2008/05/25/made-a-trip-out-to-batavia-ny/ http://www.motomarta.com/2008/05/25/made-a-trip-out-to-batavia-ny/#comments Sun, 25 May 2008 06:06:32 +0000 Marta http://www.motomarta.com/?p=105 Yesterday I got to try out my new bike and ride a new track :)

This track is so cool! I had a great time. Elevation changes, banked turns… dirt.. ok I left my balls back on the pavement when I went on the dirt and I didn’t go back to it, but it looked like a fun place from far away. 

I’m definetly going back.

 

An arial view of Batavia Motorsports Park

An arial view of Batavia Motorsports Park

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