France takes 2012 ISDE title – Canada’s Hett finishes top 10
Victoria Hett of Team Canada – photo by FIM/Future 7 Media By Marissa Baecker SAXONY, GERMANY – First – Canada salutes Vernon, B.C.’s Victoria Hett as the only Canadian woman to ever complete the ISDE and this year ranked in the top ten and as well congratulate the Men’s Club team for completing the event […]
France leads Day 2 of Red Bull Six Days
By Marissa Baecker SAXONY, Germany – As Day 2 of the Red Bull Six Days came to a close, France was still in the lead. As last year’s champions, the team is defending its title of the 36 countries represented. Leading the ladies was Ludivine Puy #501 (above) from France, followed by Jessica Gardiner #403 […]
Team Canada “Ready to go!”
By Marissa Baecker SAXONY, Germany – The Canadian women’s trophy team takes the stage at the 2012 ISDE opening ceremonies at the Sachsenring in Germany Saturday, September 22. Getting ready for Monday’s start, the ladies will depart the gate together at 9:03 and make their way through the villages and woods of the former East […]
Red Bull Six Days kicks off tomorrow
GO TEAMS CANADA! By Marissa Baecker NURNBURG, Germany – Currently on the road in Germany heading to Dresden and the Sachsenring for the International Six Days Enduro competition. Canada should be proud that we have two teams representing our country at this international event. The ladies, B.C.’s Victoria Hett (a 2010 Mexico competitor), Alberta’s Amber […]
Ride to Reach for Big Brothers n’ Sisters
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2012 Triumph Street Triple R
By Marissa Baecker Whether you like the retro-styling, the history or the modern technology with a historical flare, the union jack is back and Triumph Motorcycles are returning our classic favourites to the Canadian market and creating a few new ones at the same time. What is the difference between the Street Triple and Street […]
Honda offers surprises in Milan
At the EICMA in Milan recently, Honda announced the latest model to join their lineup in Europe. The NC700S (sport standard) and the NC700X (adventure style). The Canadian models will come with manual, 6 speed transmission and will arrive on showroom floors in the summer of 2012. An all new 670 cc parallel twin engine […]
Triump adds two more models in 2012
At the EICMA Milan bike show this week Triumph unveiled two new models for their 2012 line-up. The 2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer adventure model with 1215cc (Marissa loved the TigerXC 800) – and the 2012 Speed Triple R 1050 cc (Jasmin was all over the Street Triple R 675). According to Triumph’s new e-zine – […]
Suzuki announces V-Strom 650 ABS for 2012
The Suzuki V-Strom is such a great bike and in 2012, it is just getting better. It has been ten years since Suzuki entered the adventure tour category with the V-Strom 1000 so to celebrate a decade, Suzuki is re-introducing the 650 as “The Comfortable Adventure Tourer.” Honestly, I don’t know how they made this […]