Best of 17 years of performing into one show
Preview What do you want to do with your life? The dreaded question that is sometimes difficult to answer for any teenager but for professional freestyle motocross champion and Kelowna resident, Kris Garwasiuk, the answer was riding his motorcycle. The sport of Freestyle Motocross or FMX began in 1998 and one year later, a then […]
Lorenzo takes Mugello
Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo won a dramatic Gran Premio d’Italia TIM for the third successive year, leading home MotoGP™ championship leader Dani Pedrosa and Britain’s Cal Crutchlow, whilst local hero Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and Alvaro Bautista all crashed out of the race. Whilst Lorenzo made the perfect start by passing Repsol Honda Team’s […]
Ride for Dad presents funds to Cancer Foundation
As riders across Canada are currently taking part in the Ride for Dad prostate cancer fundraising and awareness campaign, the Okanagan Chapter of the organization presented the BC Cancer Foundation with a cheque in the amount of $16,657.00 from funds raised at the 2012 event. The 2013 ride is scheduled for Sunday, June 9, 2013.
Triumph posts four recalls in May of new models
DAYTONA 675, DAYTONA 675R, Trophy SE and Speed Triple models Transport Canada has posted a recall on 2012 Triumph Daytona 675 and 675R models as of May 21, 2013. But, it doesn’t end there for Triumph. The all new Trophy SE was added to the list as was the Speed Triple. May 20, 2013, the […]
Pedrosa on the Pole at Mugello
Championship leader Dani Pedrosa stole a last-minute pole position to cap off a dramatic qualifying session for the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM in Mugello today. The Repsol Honda Team rider will share the front row with Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo and Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso, who overcame a neck injury for a front row […]
After 37 years, MV AGUSTA returns to the world podium
Varese, Italy – Thirty-seven years after Giacomo Agostini obtained his last great success at the Nürburgring circuit, MV Agusta returns to the world podium. The MV Agusta F3 675 in the hands of the ParkinGo team came in third during this year’s Supersport debut at the difficult Donington track in England, the fifth stage of […]
Triumph Rocket III Roadster 240 HP with help from Carpenter Racing
BERLIN, NJ (May 21, 2013) – Two-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Bob Carpenter is now selling his 240rwhp Triumph Rocket III performance package in new 2013 Triumph Rocket III motorcycles. The Carpenter Racing engine kit boosts the stock 2300cc Triumph Rocket III Roadster from 146bhp to 240+rwhp and is fully streetable for daily commuting. […]
New 2014 Indian to unveil at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Since showing off the brand new Thunder Stroke 111 engine at Daytona Bike Week in March, the buzz about the new Indian Chief has been growing. Now Indian has announced the official unveil of the 2014 Indian Chief motorcycle will happen in Sturgis, ND at the 73rd annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. However, it isn’t just […]
LOST – DRIFT camera
Today while test riding a bike, the mount holding my DRIFT camera fell off the bike shortly after I departed this location on Westside Road returning to Kelowna. I noticed it within a couple of km’s and turned back to find it. When I got back, the mount was on the road and my camera […]
Sturgis Buffalo Chip adds The Cult
Sturgis, South Dakota (April 23, 2013) – The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® announces one of the most influential and well respected British rock bands to break onto the American Charts, The Cult, will rock the Chip’s Sturgis summer music festival Saturday August 3. The Cult is expected to bring trailblazing hard rock hits from the 80’s […]