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Riders Choice 2019 ATV Rider’s Choice Awards

By popular vote from RidersWest readers, these are the best places to ATV in Western Canada

Water Sports, Manitoba The GetMyBoat app is the AirBnB of boat rentals

Valerie Streif, head of marketing at GetMyBoat, outlines how to list or find your next boat rental

by Kyle Born

ATV Zone, Saskatchewan ATV initiation: Baptism by mud

Chris Black, mechanic at Prairie Recreation in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, loves nothing more than splashing through Saskatchewan skeg

by Kyle Born

ATV Zone Is Mahindra’s Roxor a reincarnated Willys Jeep?

Roxor is the off-road vehicle you used to dream of, now a reality thanks to Mahindra.

by Timothy Fowler

RidersWest Insider Honda Announces Two New Four-Seat Sport Side-by-Side Models

The Power Lab event, which featured a four-wheel-powersports focus, also saw Honda confirm the 2020 model-year return of the two-seat Talon 1000X and Talon 1000R.

ATV Zone, British Columbia Quit your job, modify your ride and start a YouTube channel—you can do it!

Edwin Olding and Ethan Schlussler, co-owners of Grind Hard Plumbing Co in Sandpoint, Idaho, modify wacky vehicles on YouTube

by Kyle Born

ATV Zone, Alberta Working with an ATV is a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it

Travis Hallam, contract welder for Ghost Dust Fabrication Ltd. in Edson, Alberta, drives his 2016 Can-Am Outlander XTP 1000 to, from and for work

by Kyle Born

ATV Zone, Alberta The dos and don’ts of ATV riding

Beginner and seasoned riders can benefit from a safety checkup session.

by Zoe Dupley

XRider Zone, Kootenay Rockies, BC FMX World Tour: Synchronized jumping, fliparoonies and high-flying stunts

Check out these adrenalin-fueled videos and pictures from the FMX World Tour at Western Financial Place in Cranbrook, B.C.

by Kyle Born

RidersWest Insider BC Coroners Service data shows MVI fatalities preventable

In 2018 alone, there were 51 motorcyclist deaths. This is the highest annual total for the past decade and a 50% increase over 2017.

ATV Zone, From devastation to inspiration: The uplifting story of Christian Bagg and his Bowhead Reach

Christian Bagg, CTO of Bowhead Corp. in Calgary, Alberta, designed a custom recreational vehicle after a severe spinal injury

by Kyle Born

ATV Zone, Southern Alberta Does anyone love UTVs more than Sheldon Baynham?

Sheldon Baynham, owner of Sikk Rides in Medicine Hat, Alberta, is an advocate for the side-by-side industry

by Kyle Born

ATV Zone, British Columbia UTV superstar Al McBeth knows how to hop, skip and jump his Polaris RZR into the record books

Al McBeth, owner of Concept Distributing in Abbotsford, B.C., is a master of planning and executing world-record jumps on his Polaris RZR UTV

by Kyle Born

RidersWest Insider BRP announces José Boisjoli now Chairman of the Board

José Boisjoli will succeed Laurent Beaudoin in the role, who has served as Chairman for the past 16 years

ATV Zone, Alberta Get paid to ATV—yes, it happens

Trina Tosh, woodlands operational supervisor at Mercer Peace River Pulp, rides ATVs for a living and for fun

by Kyle Born

ATV Zone, Alberta Nothing bonds father and son like four wheels and a mud puddle

David Lawrence, father of six-year-old mud-racing buddy Aiden Lawrence, travels from Sherwood Park, Alberta, across Canada to compete in ATV races

by Kyle Born