KTM Ride Orange Moto Tour hitting the road
Of all the demo days I have attended, KTM seemingly appears to be the only manufacturer that offers an off-road demo tour. KTM Canada announced today the dates and locations of their annual Ride Orange Moto Tour. I attended last year’s event at Bear Creek in West Kelowna and it didn’t take long for line […]
STAGE 7 WIN TO NEWCOMER KURT CASELLI
By Marcia Hill/KTM Red Bull KTM factory rider Kurt Caselli (USA) took his first ever Dakar stage win on Friday, completing the 220 km timed special in one hour 51.31. Caselli is competing in his first Dakar Rally standing in for the factory team’s injured Marc Coma. The fast timed special at high altitude allowed […]
Dakar Stage 4 Update “Nasca to Arequipa”
St. Bruno, QC, January 8, 2013 – A bit of drama tonight for Patrick and the Aldo Racing/KTM Canada team. After another stellar timed special stage today, finishing in 57th position, Pat’s engine developed a serious mechanical problem at the beginning of the 429 km liaison section to Arequipa. As of this moment 21:30 EST, […]
Beaule completes Day 1 of Dakar
Patrick Beaulé – Dakar Stage 1 Update “Picso” St. Bruno,QC, January 6, 2013 – ALDO Racing/KTM Canada rider Patrick Beaulé made good on his promise to return to Dakar this year by starting the 2013 Edition of the Dakar Rally Saturday in Lima, Peru. Beaule started the 13km Prologue Stage “Lima – Pisco” in good […]
Track v Trail Riding
KTM came through town with a truck of their off-road bikes. MotoX, Trail and a combination of both. This was the perfect opportunity to catch up with riders of all styles and find out what they like and why. Click play to watch the video that aired on Shaw TV.
KTM 990 SupermotoR
By Marissa Baecker Motorcycle racing is a very broad spectrum varying from dirt tracks, closed circuit street racing, super cross, flat track. When you get to the top of your game, someone always thinks up another challenge. For example, NHL has the All Stars – testing the speed, skills and talent of the leagues best […]
The Electric Motorcycle Silence
Is Electric the Solution to Solving Noise Complaints from the NIMBY ? The war between dirt bikers and the NIMBY’s could be coming to an amicable solution without either side having to give in. KTM, on the heels of Zero Electric, is the second dirt bike manufacturer to unveil a 2010 line of electric motorcycles […]
KTM Freeride electric motorcycles debut in Japan
Electric motorcycles are coming and could be the transportation of the future. Austrian company KTM recently unveiled two models of electric motorcycles at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show in Japan under the label KTM Freeride. Headquartered in Mattighofen, Austria, KTM says that it will now enter vigorous testing and plans to have the bikes in production […]