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We've heard several requests to offer a discussion forum on our web site, with the goal of helping off-road motorcyclists connect and share information. We agree that discussion forums can be an excellent way to do this, especially when they have large and active member communities.

Rather than starting, maintaining and building a new forum community on our web site at this time, we've decided to support and reference two of the most popular forums available today, rec.motorcycles.dirt (newsgroup) and DirtRider.Net (discussion forum).

We encourage you to use these resources when you have questions about off-road motorcycling; questions about motorcycles, equipment, riding techniques, places to ride and more.

We continue to welcome your emails, especially when you have specific questions about the NMA.

rec.motorcycles.dirt

Part of the Usenet, this is the most popular and active off-road motorcycling newsgroup. It's a great place to post questions or browse for off-road motorcycling information. Note: Like all newsgroups, you can encounter off-topic messages and newsgroup spam.

Access:
Google Groups, rec.motorcycles.dirt
Using your web browser, a very easy way to browse, search and post messages to rec.motorcycles.dirt is through Google Groups, the Usenet section of the popular web search engine. Since this is a search engine-based connection to the newsgroup, messages may be delayed a couple hours. You need to register to post messages.

News reader applications or web browser
Being a newsgroup, you can also access rec.motorcycles.dirt using a news reader application, such as MT-NewsWatcher for Macintosh or Free Agent for Windows, or by using the newsgroup feature in your web browser.

DirtRider.Net

DirtRider.Net is a comprehensive web site dedicated to off-road motorcycling. Their forums are probably the most active discussion boards available.

Access:
Unlike newsgroups, you access DirtRider.Net forums directly from your web browser. You need to register to post messages.

For the first-time visitor, DirtRider.Net can be a little overwhelming; they have tons of topics, options and messages. To assist you, we've linked to some of the most basic topics below:

• Forums home page
  Jump right in and see the whole works.
• Maintenance Q&A, Basic Bike Info
  Questions about maintaining your bike and bikes in genera; questions from those new to riding.
• Wardy's Riding Technique
  Questions about, well, riding techniques. Moderated by AMA District 17 Director of Motocross, Gerhard Ward.
• Places To Ride/Organized Rides
  Places to ride, planning, experiences & impressions.
• Product Reviews-Questions
  Comments and/or reviews of bikes, off-road related gear, equipment and more.
   
  * These links were accurate at the time this page was created. If they are broken, go to the DirtRider.Net home page and access them directly.

We hope this information helps you connect with other off-road motorcyclists and find answers to your questions.

If you have any feedback or suggestions for our Forum Links page, please send us an email and let us know.