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RidersWest catches up with Kitt Stringer—the Canadian who captured third place at the 2013 Red Bull Romaniacs

If you love motocross, this is the best time of the year.

Polaris CEO Scott Wine reports record second quarter sales.

Behind the scenes of a racing community

Arctic Cat ex-CEO Claude Jordan collects $1.5 million in severance package. — Photo courtesy Bizjournals.com

Kitt Stringer is the new face of Sherco Canada’s West Coast Ride Ambassador program.

Fondly known as the Monkey Wrench Cross Country, this long dusty race in Canada’s hot spot of Lytton, B.C., is one of the most popular races of the year. The race course ranges in altitude from 1,067 metres (3,500 feet)…

Classified as a roadster, the Polaris Slingshot features two wheels on the front and one in the rear—much like the Can-Am Spyder. Unlike the Spyder, though, it has a steering wheel and seats two people side by side.

Small and compact, the WASPcam does not have an LCD viewing screen like some of the other cameras on the market. Instead, it comes with a cool app called ActionCam!, which allows the user to stream and record live…

This ride takes off-roaders to a beautiful, small alpine lake near the Monashee Provincial Park

Chipmunk Creek and Nickelmine are popular off-road riding areas in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley

RidersWest speaks with Stephen Cameron, the July 2014 winner of our Hotshot photo contest

Polaris is a company which is perhaps best known for its snowmobiles, ATVs and other off-road methods of transportation. The company’s latest creation, the Slingshot, is a step in the other direction. It’s referred to as a 3-wheel motorcycle and unlike the rest of Polaris’ products, is at home when carving corners on twisty, paved roads.

CEO president Jose Boisjoli heads up BRP's expansion in China. — Photo courtesy Reuters

BRP has added more than 50 new Evinrude dealers to its rapidly expanding dealer network in recent months.

American safety regulators are investigating a pair of reported fires in Quebec-based BRP Inc.’s Can-Am Spyder three-wheeled motorcycles.

Polaris will make the Bass Creek Corporate Center in Plymouth, Minnesota, its secondary headquarters. — Photo courtesy MSP Business Journal

The corporate retail world was buzzing last week with the announcement of the appointment of ex-PepsiCo executive, Brian Cornell, to be Target stores new Chief Executive Officer. Cornell is the first outsider to lead Target, the #2 discount chain in the United States.

MINNEAPOLIS (August 18, 2014) – Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE:PII) received a one-of-a-kind print from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in appreciation for its commitment to a 10-year partnership to provide age-appropriate vehicles, safety equipment and safety instruction to BSA camps across the nation. This token of appreciation was presented during a special ceremony at Polaris’ 60th Anniversary celebration held in Minneapolis.

CEO of Polaris Industries, Scott Wine, accepts the #ALSIceBucketChallenge from Dan Ariens, President & CEO of Ariens. — Photo courtesy youtube.com

Our trip to Washougal was both catastrophic and fun

Darryl Sutter working the family farm with the aid of the Yamaha Viking side by side. — Photo courtesy yamaharedline.ca

This vehicle, which was originally released for model year 2013, is powered by a ProStar 900 engine that has been recalibrated. This new high-output powerplant now delivers a claimed 68 horsepower—enough to tip the…

It was a mix of rain, sun, bikes, babes, live music and some major disappointment