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Kirk riding a dirtbike up a hill

XRider Zone Pushing limits, gaining momentum

Kirk Kostenuk’s path from being a kid on a KX60 to an XC race director and ice warrior.

by Danielle Brost

Sam King performs a mini flip on his dirt bike in front of a crowd.

XRider Zone, Kootenay Rockies, BC Catching up with professional off-road and moto-trials rider Sam King

Sam King, professional off-road and moto-trials rider, coaches riders at the Sam King Dirt School at Ride the Vibe in Golden, B.C.

by Kyle Born

Two dirt bikers look over a river in a valley.

XRider Zone, Kamloops, BC Exploring five of the Okanagan’s best off-road riding areas

With its warm weather, sparse population and central location, B.C.’s Okanagan region has some of the best off-road motorcycling in the country.

by Steve Shannon

Two dirt bikers soar through the air inside Western Financial Place.

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

Sam King on a trials bike in Australia.

XRider Zone, Kootenay Rockies, BC Aussie Sam King brings his two-wheeled wizardry to Canada

Even if you’ve spent your entire life around dirt bikes, what professional trials rider Sam King can do with a few ramps and a school bus will blow your mind.

by Kirsten Armleder

Close racing action with two UTVs.

XRider Zone, Alberta UTV racing in the West and a check-in with Al McBeth

The scene is spreading and this Abbotsford, B.C., racer slash daredevil has got his foot to the floor.

by Kirsten Armleder

Troy Dezall loves to ride. Sleds in the winter, dirt bikes in the summer, and a street bike to get to work.

XRider Zone, Southern Alberta Street, dirt and snow

Turple Bros. part owner and sales team lead, Troy Dezall, balances his busy work schedule with family trail and sled riding near Red Deer, Alberta.

by Jillian Clark

Christian Gagnon flies past the camera on his ATV.

XRider Zone, British Columbia Where has ATV wildman Christian Gagnon gone?

These days, you'll find the second person ever to successfully backflip a four-wheeler shredding dirt around Whistler, B.C.

by Matthew Mallory

Al McBeth and Concept Distributing flying 198 feet through the air on a Polaris RZR side by side.

XRider Zone Getting airborne with Al McBeth

From the desert to ice to air, Al McBeth of Abbotsford, B.C., is taking Canada’s UTV scene to a whole new level.

by Kirsten Armleder

Chris Birch clears a log on his bike.

XRider Zone Off-road motorcycle training with Chris Birch

The West Coast of B.C. has been playing host to some of the world’s top off-road motorcycle riders. First, it was Graham Jarvis, and now it’s Chris Birch.

by Kirsten Armleder

Graham Jarvis talks to a group of off-road motorcycle riders.

XRider Zone Graham Jarvis Riders Clinic held at Shawnigan Lake, B.C.

Riders on Vancouver Island, B.C., recently had the opportunity to ride with and learn from the master of extreme enduro, Graham Jarvis.

by Kirsten Armleder

Reagan Sieg doing a superman seat grab on his Timbersled snowbike.

XRider Zone New world snowbike record set in Whitecourt

Reagan Sieg managed to jump his Timbersled snowbike to a distance of 25 metres (83 feet) at a freestyle show in Whitecourt, Alberta.

by Kirsten Armleder

Chantelle Bykerk and Bobby Prochnau, endurocross racers standing by their bikes.

XRider Zone Catching up with Canada’s fastest couple

RidersWest got the chance to sit down with Canada’s fastest couple down at the LoggerXcross in Orofino, Idaho, on May 24, 2014.

by Steve Shannon

A piece of logging equipment incorporated into an endurocross course.

XRider Zone 2014 Orofino LoggerXross race recap

Every May, a small logging community nestled next to the Clearwater River in Idaho transforms into an endurocross hot spot.

by Steve Shannon

A group of motocrossers coming off the starting line.

XRider Zone A cash infusion for youth motocross

RidersWest is proud to support the Seehorse Five Hun.

by Kirsten Armleder

A motorcycle rider in the Baja 500 race.

XRider Zone The desert motorcycle racer you’ve never heard of

When it comes to motorcycle racing, Keith Webster has just about tried it all—from motocross to cross-country and even drag racing. But now it’s desert racing that’s got him hooked.

by Kirsten Armleder
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