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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

XRider Zone Ryan Millar on what it takes to race MX

Manitoba’s top motocross professional shares some advice for riders and details about his upcoming season.

by Kirsten Armleder

Racing at Stake Lake.

XRider Zone Ice, ice baby: Stake Lake 2014 series

Even at this time of year, there’s no reason to be cooped up inside, pining away at the sight of your dirt bike parked in the shed. It’s ice racing season in B.C. and the popular Stake Lake series in Kamloops is about to get underway. 

by Kirsten Armleder

Dirt bike racers coming off the start line.

XRider Zone Motorsport racing in Western Canada

Have a bike and want to race but don’t know where to start? Here you will find links to motorcycle, ATV and other motorsport racing associations in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

by Kirsten Armleder

A guy hanging off the side of a streetbike.

XRider Zone Streetbike freestyle—artwork in motion

This team of professional sportbike freestyle riders spend hours perfecting their tricks—which include wheelies, stoppies and burnouts—and, contrary to public belief, they do it in the safety of closed lots, not on the streets.

by Kirsten Armleder

Two riders on bright green bikes try to navigate over a pile of logs.

XRider Zone Canada welcomes urban endurocross

Pro rider Shane Cuthbertson talks to RidersWest about being involved in building a unique course for Red Bull.

by Kristen Mitchell

A brown haired man in dirt bike riding gear.

XRider Zone Tackling the world’s toughest enduro

Kitt Stringer believes the Red Bull Romaniacs is as good a place as any to begin his foray into the world of hard enduro racing. 

by Kirsten Armleder

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.”

by Karissa Gall
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