Getting a New Helmet Requires Proper Fitting
Although I have never been a beanie wearer, I did enjoy wearing a DOT open face helmet in my beginning days of cruiser riding. Witnessing the after effects of a helmet on a rider that had gone off the road was enough to change my mind to wearing a full face helmet. Transitioning was not […]
2012 Victory Highball
By Marissa Baecker Getting a cruiser exactly the way you like it isn’t always possible unless you start with the engine alone and begin building. With stock motorcycles, you don’t even know what you want to change about a bike until you ride it. With the stylish Harley-Davidson Cross Bones being pulled out of the […]
Leno says Peter Starr is the Speilberg of motorcycle movies
By Marissa Baecker He may appear unassuming when you meet him but in the world of motorcycles and media, it is fair to say that Peter Starr is a big deal. Whether in music, radio, television, film and now the literary world, Starr has left his mark with every project he undertakes. His journey through […]
Hockey Fan Bikes
Hockey fans can attest to the fact that on any given game day, in the crowd you will see logos of Harley Davidson, Ducati, Triumph, BMW, Yamaha, Honda, etc. etched in leather, screened on cotton, stitched on hats – it doesn’t really matter. What matters is that a good portion of hockey fans are motorcycle […]
2012 BMW 1200 GS
By Marissa Baecker Call it trendy, fashionable, travel chic, faddy, whatever you want, but the BMW 1200 GS is one spectacular set of wheels to see the world from. Ewan McGregor and Charly Boorman introduced the motorcycling world to the possibilities of adventure travel and lifted any preconceived inhibitions of their viewers by traveling […]
Roger Goldammer the Monet of Metal
By Marissa Baecker Everyone has skeletons in their closet and in the case of world champion custom bike builder, Roger Goldammer, they come in the form of raw metal frames, dinosaur bone looking gas tank fabrications (station bucks) and engine parts. Arriving at his shop hidden in the hills of the Okanagan, I was greeted […]
ICBC VP lives motorcycles
By Marissa Baecker You may have heard the saying, ‘if you want to get something done, ask a busy person.’ Nothing could ring truer than the recent appointment of Kellee Irwin as chairperson to the Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada (MCC). A job she takes very seriously alongside her duties as Chair of the Motorcycle Hall […]
2011 Yamaha FZ6R
The first snowfall came and went, sent a Chinook through the Province and a whole lot of riders choosing helmets instead of toques for that one last hurrah before winter. Bike manufacturers are hitting the bike show circuit that kicks off in Toronto in a few short weeks and makes its way to Abbotsford […]
What to ride in bear season? Grizzly? Kodiak?
By Marissa Baecker In the Okanagan, we are experiencing a fantastic Fall. While most of us have put our two wheels to bed for the winter, our Monet coloured landscape beckons us each day to come play in the outdoors. For some its hiking or hunting and loading that toy hauler trailer complete with dirt […]
Great Canadian Bike Rally gearing up for 2012
By Marissa Baecker In certain parts of the Province, riders are preparing their bikes for winter hibernation while others are intent to continue riding through to the new year but a select group of riders in Merritt are busy organizing the second annual Great Canadian Bike Rally and as this year’s riding season in Merritt […]