Enter to win a bluetooth headset! 

Welcome to our monthly photo contest. We're giving away some cool prizes this season for the best motorcycling, ATVing, dirt biking and boating photos! For the month of May, we're giving away an SMH10R Low Profile Motorcycle Bluetooth Headset and Intercom from Sena Technologies Inc. The deadline for this month’s contest is May 31, 2013, and the winner will be notified by email in June. Email your photo and/or video to RidersWest.

For more information, please visit our Hotshots page. 

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An amazing view of the the northern lights, stripes of yellow and green, over a small mountain. Alberta //
Explore northern Alberta on your road bike this summer

Grande Prairie, a bustling town of 50,000, can be home base for an avid road biker who’s interested in exploring northern Alberta this summer

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Photo of the handlebars of a bike riding through a town. Motorcycle Zone //
The long and winding road to the Shuswap

A couple from Cranbrook, B.C., experience some of the best motorcycling roads in the province on a journey to Shuswap Lake. 

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A picture of ATVers all standing around their machines waiting for the 1st ride of the season.  There are sand dunes behind them, and in the foreground. Manitoba //
Sweeping up the sandhills in Portage la Prairie

The new Portage Off Road Vehicle Club in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, is working to preserve the Portage Sandhills as a popular riding area.

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A truck completely covered in mud. Alberta //
Plamondon Mud Bog Canadian style

For the past 11 years on the third weekend of August, the population of the hamlet of Plamondon in Lac La Biche County has increased from 380 to between three and four thousand as mud runners make tracks to the Plamondon Mud Bog.

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Photo looking down on the Antsey Arm of Shuswap Lake. British Columbia //
The sky’s the limit in Revelstoke

Whether it’s dualsporting, ATVing or testing your skill racing in the dirt, there’s lots to do this summer in Revelstoke.

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Someone on a blue ATV descends down a steep shale slope while a group looks on. ATV Zone //
No looking back

You would be hard pressed to find someone who loves the sport of ATVing more than Stephen Cameron does. After moving to Fort St. John he started quadding and hasn’t looked back since.

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XRider Zone //
Kris Garwasiuk brings his Freestyle Madness show to Kelowna

The 2002 Canadian champion has partnered with Bruce Cook to establish Global FMX, “Canada’s premier freestyle motocross outfit.”

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ATV Zone //
A Red Deer rider shares his adventures

Jared Buettner’s insane passion for adrenalin has landed him on sleds, ATVs and dirt bikes his whole life.

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HOTSHOTS //
RidersWest May 2013 eNewsletter: So much fun to ride!

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Snomobile Product GEARBOXX //
RotoPax Fuel Packs

Tired of jerry cans leaking gas all over your ATV and slipping off partway into your ride? Then you need RotoPax Fuel Packs. 

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Snomobile Product GEARBOXX //
PowerMadd SG1 soft handguard

The SG1 handguard from PowerMadd in Wyoming, Minnesota, is a soft handguard that is constructed of lightweight closed cell foam.

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Victory for Villopoto at Monster Energy Supercross final in Las Vegas

A crowd of nearly 40,000 spectators converged on Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on May 4, 2013, to watch big-name riders like Ryan Dungey, Davi Millsaps, Ryan Villopoto, Chad Reed and Justin Barcia vie for the AMA World Championship title.

{img_alt} Ride On! // Kirsten Armleder
An eye for detail

Steve Shannon, 27, is a photographer and an off-road racer whose professional portfolio includes the International Six Days of Enduro (ISDE), the Red Bull Romaniacs and Xtinction. 

{img_alt} The Scoop// Trish Drinkle
The scoop on Yamaha’s TW200

Larry Till was all smiles this Wednesday morning as he waited for his new Yamaha TW200 to complete its first service. 

{img_alt} Moto Mayhem // Jim Muir
Early season indicators

The new motocross season is finally underway and I sense more enthusiasm than I’ve felt in several years!

{img_alt} Inside Your Ride // Justin Surina
Choosing a dirt bike

When choosing a dirt bike, it is important to narrow down your choices based upon your specific needs. It is easy to get twitterpated away from logic by horsepower and peer pressure, so here are some tips to help you choose the bike best suited for you.  

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