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The Honda demo tour team stopped in Cranbrook, B.C., on May 27, 2014, bringing with them 15 of the OEM’s new bikes. They also brought some great weather and because of it were able to run 45-minute test rides right from…

There’s off-road motorcycle racing and then there’s the Erzbergrodeo. A four-day two-wheeled festival that takes place in central Austria, this event attracts some of the biggest names in the sport. They come to test…

Audio multitasking is one of them. This technology allows users to have a conversation and listen to music, radio or GPS instructions simultaneously. The audio volume automatically lowers when a conversation takes place…

Built on a smaller version of the Pioneer 700 frame, the 2015 Pioneer 500 is a sporty little machine designed for two people. At only 50 inches wide and 72.4 inches high, it comes ready for those trails where bigger…

It’s a six-seater, but unlike other six-seaters on the side-by-side market, it has three individual bucket seats in the front and three in the back. For safety and comfort, each seat has a three-point seat belt and…

Free is good, especially when it comes to hotels and food. That’s why *RidersWest* teamed up with 10 accommodators in Western Canada to bring you the Ride On Summer Getaway Contest.

The 2014 KODIAK 450 EPS. — Photo courtesy yamaha-motor.ca

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.

Commented Twomey: On behalf of the board, I want to thank Claude for nearly six years of service to Arctic Cat, first as president and chief operating officer, and then as CEO for the last three years. During his tenure, Arctic Cat has grown from $465 million to over $700 million in annual sales, and the company entered the growing sports segment of the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (ROV) market, with a line of side-by-si

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.

How Darren James, who is from North Vancouver, B.C., became one of Canada’s top professional motorcycle road racers

Backflips, superman seat grabs, tail whips and the dead body were just a few of the tricks Jeff Fehr, Robert Haslam and Dustin Arthur Greenall performed at the first ever Wheels of Steele freestyle motocross show in…

Grab your motorcycle, ATV, dirt bike or boat and get ready to have some fun in B.C.

The perfect gift then, for a motorcycle enthusiast like him, would be a Steelman 24 metal figurine.

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.

Here is what one discussion page is saying, "There are many of us that have been watching this potential project for a really long time. For over a year, we have thought that Polaris has had something up their sleeves, and today is the first day where have sweet sweet validation! The video above proves that Polaris does indeed have something ready for launch on the 27th of July!

Corner Grass Racing Team's Shane Cuthbertson of Airdrie, Alberta, took second overall at the Corner Grass Hare Scramble in June. — photo courtesy Shane Cuthbertson

Enjoy a family friendly ATV cruise on the trails or an exhilarating ride in the dunes

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.

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.

Seven questions for Michiel van der Hoeven, winner of the RidersWest Hotshot photo contest for May/June 2014

Nick King, awarded the title of 2014 Yamaha Canadian Tech GP Champion! — Photo courtesy Yamaha Canada

A lifelong motorcycle enthusiast, Michel has spent 29 years in the industry. Going from a parts and accessories rep to a district sales manager to the owner of a Harley dealership in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Michel has had…

Ryan Linderman finished in sixth place at Round 1, the Monkey Wrench Cross Country in Lytton, B.C. — photo courtesy Lee Fryberger