RidersWest Insider Nick King of Kelowna Yamaha Wins Best Tech in Canada Award

Nick King, awarded the title of 2014 Yamaha Canadian Tech GP Champion!

ATV Zone We have a winner

Seven questions for Michiel van der Hoeven, winner of the RidersWest Hotshot photo contest for May/June 2014.

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Yamaha motorcycle demo days hosted by Peak Performance

Parked at Peak Performance Motorsports Ltd., in Cranbrook, B.C., on July 5, 2014, was Yamaha’s red and white demo tour truck. On board were about 10 of the company’s latest and greatest 2014 motorcycles.

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Shelby Turner is Calgary CTV’s Athlete of the Week

Each week, the Calgary CTV News channel selects a different athlete to be highlighted on its Athlete of the Week feature. For the week of June 20, 2014, it was endurocross rider Shelby Turner.

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Vote for Ryan Villopoto

World supercross champion Ryan Villopoto has been nominated for an Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly (ESPY) award in the Best Male Action Sports Athlete category.

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Polaris readies new Slingshot for launch on July 27th

Chat forums are overheating with speculation and rumours around the upcoming launch of the new Polaris Slingshot on July 27th.

RidersWest Insider Corner Grass Hare Scramble has been reborn

The original brainchild of Jay McGregor and Nick Riewe—the Corner Grass concept of off-road—has seen a rebirth with the great efforts of David French and his merry marauders of the Brooks Motorcycle Club (BMC).

RidersWest Insider Freestyle motocross show lands in Cranbrook, B.C.

Backflips, superman seat grabs, tail whips and the dead body were just a few of the tricks Jeff Fehr, Robert Haslem and Dustin Arthur Greenall performed at the first ever Wheels of Steele freestyle motocross show in Cranbrook, B.C., on June 21, 2014.

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Tucker Hibbert to begin 2014 motocross season in Saskatoon

Round 4 of the CMRC motocross nationals takes place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on June 21, 2014, and if you’re going to be there, be sure to watch for famed snocross racer Tucker Hibbert.

by Kirsten Armleder

Ride On Rebel child to pro road racer

How Darren James, who is from North Vancouver, B.C., became one of Canada’s top professional motorcycle road racers.

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Arctic Cat’s Claude Jordan steps down as chairman and CEO

Chris Twomey, former chairman and CEO, and current board member, named interim chairman and CEO.

Motorcycle Zone From shore to shore with a message in a bottle

Alberta motorcyclist Wayne Hamm is riding across Canada to deliver his message in a bottle.

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Ducati Scrambler to be reborn

Monday, June 9, was a good day for employees at Ducati headquarters in Bologna, Italy. As they arrived at work, they all got a first look at the company’s new 2015 Scrambler.

by Kirsten Armleder