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Pre-entry for the 2024 Idaho City 100 opens on Monday, April 1st at 8 PM MT.

Two Day entries are SOLD OUT. A limited number of Sunday entries will go on sale April 8 at 8:00 PM MST.

So excited! Last year's race was a blast!
If you want to be involved go to www.boiseridgeriders.org

You can check out our blog post on the BRR and the Idaho City 100 on our website https://www.3dcmoto.com/boise-ridge-riders-idaho-city-100/

See you there!

Interested is being a Idaho City 100 sponsor? Visit us at www.boiseridgeriders.org and visit our sponsors page.

Tempering a small batch today with our custom tempering tray.

AI is an awesome tool. We are just starting to use it for artwork. We had a bunch of fun making these! What do you all think?

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This locking cover is the universal solution for securing both Rotopax and Tark II gas or water cans. This anti-tamper device is sleek and secure. Its smooth design won't just keep your gas safe; it will look good doing it. The cover clamshells over your factory gas cap and locks with a flush locking cylinder. There is no way to get this clamshell off without going through the lock or destroying the cover or can. The design is clean and smooth, providing a better look on the outside of your truck, van, or overland vehicle.

Locking cover features:

-Prevents tampering of fuel or water cans
-Works for Rotopax and Tark cans
-Sleek look
-Stainless Hardware
-Flush locking cylinder

Check them out in our e-commerce store or our social media stores!

There are just a few days left to get the 3D Concepts Moto Chain Slack tool on sale!
This easy way to check your chain slack is $5.00 off until the end of October. This tool is for KTM, Husqvarna, and GasGas bikes with 55-58mm chain slack tolerance.
Visit the 3DCMoto store to see more!

This is some great info on the TVTMA. This is a fantastic, hard working group of people who tirelessly work to keep our trails accessible. Go check them out!

TVTMA Early Years

Jim McDonald and Les Burnam ( I think are the longest continuous members of the club) thought that it might be interesting to share some of the early history of the club. The dates and facts are to the best of our (mainly Jim’s) memory and should be pretty correct.
The club originated and organized early in the 1960’s as a tote goat club. If you don’t know what a tote goat was, ask one of the members with gray hair and they will fill you in. A couple of the members were Bill Kelly and Fred Hackney. The club disbanded at some time in the 1970’s because of the advent of motorcycles that actually would work in the dirt. Imagine That.
In the winter of 1981 the current club was reorganized by Wally Sterling, Wayne Larsen, and 3-4 others. They advertised for new members in the outdoor page of the newspaper. The first 5 years directors meetings were held at Wally Sterling’s home. Wally was the president, and also typed and mailed out the newsletter every month. As the club grew Wally delegated this duty.
The club met at the Idaho Fish and Game headquarters meeting room on Walnut Street for many years. When that room became unavailable the club met at Ft. Boise Community Center.
Chile Ride
Wally Sterling came up with the idea for the Chili Ride. It was a meet and greet event, that followed the February Idaho Sportsman and RV show at the fairgrounds. The club had a booth there every year and members volunteered to man the booth and sign up new members. Usually the first weekend of March, the Chili Ride happened near Murphy. Most of the time it snowed, rained and the wind blew. Wally had a special recipe for chili that the volunteers made and was reheated at the ride. Ride leaders assembled and took out groups of riders on 30 to 40 mile rides. When the Honda XR line of bikes came out, the majority of riders came on Hondas with only a few Yamahas and Suzukis. Many people in the valley called us the Honda Club.
State Ride
The State Ride started up in1982. The first one for the current club was at Sawmill Canyon, North and East of Howe, Idaho. The sponsoring club had ride leaders who would take riders from other clubs through their riding area. As the years went by, the subject of insurance came up. AMA insurance was too expensive, so it was decided that the sponsoring club would develop an event map and unofficial rides would take place.
Service and Trail Work
Wally Sterling was approached by the Fairfield Ranger District to have the club help them. Forty Seven volunteers met and camped at Baumgartner camp ground on the South Fork of the Boise River for the first time. The trails in the area had been mostly abandoned since the late 1960’s. The Kelly Creek trail was an old road that was gone. We had to reestablish it. Also, the Blue Ridge Trail and Lime Creek trails had faded away. We reworked them over a period of 2 to 3 weekends to cover the trails of Baumgartner, just to get them open. Major repairs and water bars came later.
Pat Aguilor, the Lowman Ranger District Ranger, heard about our volunteer work on the Sawtooth and asked for some of the same assistance. The current district employees had no one that knew about the condition of the trails. We partially repaired a huge blowout on the Deadwood River road. We also cleared the Deadwood Ridge trail and Julie Creek trail, officially for the first time. After that we struck up an agreement with the Lowman District for annual maintenance, which we still honor today.
We did trail clearing for the Cascade Ranger District, out of Stolle Meadows area, and put in the bridge abutments for 3 trail bridges across the South Fork of the Salmon River at Stolle Meadows. The Blacks Creek work weekend came along next.
Why do we do trail work.
It was asked recently why we do volunteer work. Because of our early and continuing volunteer work, we were known by the land managers of the Boise, Sawtooth and Payette National Forests. Our many interactions with them gave us some clout.
When the official travel plan maps were required to be drawn up, our presence was felt on all the districts. Most of the trails that we have been using and repairing since the 1980’s , were officially declared open to motorized use. Without our years of work, and riding these trails, many of them would have been contested by the enviros. We would have lost a lot of connector trails loop opportunities.

Here is a throwback to Stuart's high school motocross team. 1976 Decatur, TX.
Stuart (Dad) started out racing flat track, but after he and his two brothers witnessed a motocross race, they sold their flat track bikes and never looked back!

This new technical track sounds awesome! We can't wait for the race!

Round 10 in Sasakwa coming up! Gates open at 3:00p Friday, September 29. Little XC's Saturday at 5:30. This is a new track for OCCRA, and the track officers have laid out a unique design with plenty of woods and technical sections. We'll post more details as we get closer to race weekend. Reminder - 2024 officers elections will be held on Saturday and Sunday, and you must be present to vote.

Just a few more days until round 10 of the 40th season! We will be there so come see us at our booth!
We are so excited for this race at Gearhart Ranch!
If you are there, come say hi! Stuart and Paul will be at the 3D Concepts booth with lots of products to see!

The tools you carry can make or break your ride. 🛠
Deciding what to pack is a delicate balance of how long you will be out, how much you can carry 🎒, and how confident you are with the condition of your bike and your own abilities.
Our tool kit is comprised of the factory provided tools (bagged up in tool bag) 🧰, tire irons, valve stem tool, pressure gage, and a socket set with Allen bits.
As you can see... that little bit adds up quickly. 5 pounds, WOW!
In addition to all that, we carry a spare front tube, fuses, and a Spot.

WHAT DOES YOUR TOOL KIT HAVE AND WHY?

Engineer #1: time to draw up the color code on the WDGs. Let's use brown, green and purple for the colors.
Engineer #2: jdvr b iskwnhwhshebbejsk ehsijebehsi.
Engineer #1: great idea!

Thanks guys.

Never pass up an opportunity to improve yourself! 👨‍🎓
This is Paul taking some media training. He does ok with learning new things but can be easily distracted! 🛩
We are working hard at 3DC Moto to improve the quality of our social media content. We want you all to enjoy the things that we post!
🏍Sometimes doing what we love doesn't always look like we thought it would, but that's part of growing. We would certainly rather be out riding than sitting in front of a computer!

We had a pretty successful week doing some product testing and breaking in our new TE250!

Protect your lower forks from rocks with the 3D Concepts Moto Fork Guards. We carry fork guards for WP, KYB, New KYB, and KYB for Beta motorcycles. Ride over to https://www.3dcmoto.com/product-category/fork-guards/ and check them out!

Keep your fork seals clean with 3D Concepts Moto Mud Wipers! We make these for WP, KYB, and New KYB Forks. Bounce over to https://www.3dcmoto.com/product-category/fork-mud-wiper/ to see this squeaky clean deal!

Where are you going this weekend? Don't get lost! Check out 3D Concepts Moto's Trail Tech mount/guard. We make them right here in Idaho with U.S.A. made materials on U.S.A. made 3D printers! Available for the Voyager and the Pro. These mounts incorporate the guard so you don't have to buy anything else to keep your GPS safe!

Thanks to everyone who came to the Cattle Call at Spring Creek Brewing Company in Avimor! Even though it was a bit stormy, it was fun to meet and talk with you all! We had a great time!

Camping.

ATTENTION!!!!! This Monday there is an event!!!!!
Do you love motorcycles? Do you like beer? Do you enjoy good food? Sweet! That's three reasons you should come to Spring Creek Brewery on August 21st! 3D Concepts Moto will be there with a booth, motorcycles, and products. The first beer is on us and Gyro Shack will have a food truck, so come hang out!