Stories
RidersWest catches up with Kitt Stringer—the Canadian who captured third place in the Hobby Single class at the 2013 Red Bull Romaniacs.
by Kirsten Armleder
The Royal Distributing World Enduro Canada Cross Country Championships have come and gone, following two rounds in Lytton, B.C., and two rounds at Old Man River, Alberta.
Nick King, awarded the title of 2014 Yamaha Canadian Tech GP Champion!
Seven questions for Michiel van der Hoeven, winner of the RidersWest Hotshot photo contest for May/June 2014.
by Kirsten Armleder
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
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
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
Chat forums are overheating with speculation and rumours around the upcoming launch of the new Polaris Slingshot on July 27th.
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).
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
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
How Darren James, who is from North Vancouver, B.C., became one of Canada’s top professional motorcycle road racers.
by Kirsten Armleder
Chris Twomey, former chairman and CEO, and current board member, named interim chairman and CEO.
Alberta motorcyclist Wayne Hamm is riding across Canada to deliver his message in a bottle.
by Kirsten Armleder
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