2011 Victory Vision

By Marissa Baecker “Mom, someone’s airplane is parked in my spot,” were the words used by my son referring to the 2011 Victory Vision. So it appears the aero dynamics of this motorcycle are eye catching even to the non-rider. The Victory Vision is all luxury with an affordable price tag. This two seat tourer […]

Speeding cop takes it to the track

By Marissa Baecker At the bike show in January, you can see the signs of PMS – parked motorcycle syndrome. Bulging eyes at the sight of chrome, nostrils flaring and inhaling that fresh scent of new leather and fish tales being told every five feet. Needless to say that by May the ‘need for speed’ […]

2011 BMW K1600 GTL

By Marissa Baecker “That’s not riding, that’s sailing . . . smooth sailing,” were my first comments after riding the new 2011 BMW K1600 GTL (L for luxury). The models trump the BMW tour favourite the K1300 GT – boasted as the leader of technology among BMW riders. The buzz of the bike show, the […]

Victory Kingpin

Last season, I took the 2010 Victory Kingpin for a country spin and in 2011, that same model has had some upgrades. The Kingpin entered the Victory lineup in 2004 winning Cruiser of the Year with its inaugural 92 cubic inch engine and five speed transmission. By 2010, the engine had increased to 100 cubic […]

Riding with Rene Cormier

Adventure tour guide and author, Rene Cormier and his wife Collette happened to be in town kicking off their speaking engagement tour. I took the opportunity to show them and new Okanagan resident, Scott Bentley, owner of Bentley Motorrad, our back yard. Scott hooked us up with BMW adventure tour bikes and off we went. […]