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ICBC and the RCMP are inviting motorcyclists to test their mettle on a closed-circuit course in the parking lot at the university’s North Vancouver campus.
Think you got what it takes to ride like a motorcycle cop?
The RCMP and ICBC are putting riders’ prowess to the test, at the North Shore Motorcycle Skills Challenge Saturday (June 11) in the parking lot of Capilano University’s North Vancouver campus.
North Vancouverite Michael Brennan, 57, took the challenge Saturday morning, saying the skills course made him “crazy nervous.”
“Was it the six or so RCMP officers watching me, or the other fellow
Suzuki has finally taken its first step in the quarter-litre adventure touring segment by launching the V-Strom SX. The company refers to it as a ‘sport adventure tourer’ which is interesting as it is based on the exciting and proven Gixxer 250 platform. It is same as the Gixxer 250, yet different. So, what
One of Japanese Big Four (Japan’s largest motorcycle manufacturers Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki, in no particular order), Honda is known to launch all sorts of motorcycles in its home country. Despite being one of the biggest motorcycle markets, India is not very fortunate to get all motorcycles Honda sells. One such motorcycle is the recently launched CB250R.
CB series of motorcycles are quintessentially street motorcycles that consist of a wide variety of engines ranging in
The Bagger, which occupies somewhat of a niche in motorcycling here in Ireland, has got a lot more attention recently with a whole new American race series where full touring spec Harleys and Indians are pitched against each other, each with a pair of panniers attached.
ow that our very own Jeremy McWilliams has not only taken part in, but won a race on his Indian, we’re all becoming quite aware of this sub-section of the big bike market.
Indian Motorcycle has now released a new and very exclusive pair of touring bikes, with both the well-established Challenger and the
I was talking to a friend in Germany who is in the motorcycle industry, and he told me about a ride he and a couple of his colleagues had done on his company’s big cruisers. The Germans call these kinds of bikes “Dickschiffe” which, you may be disappointed to learn, does not mean what it immediately appears to. It means “fat ships”.
They had ridden their Dickschiffe into backcountry Poland, partly to get some idyllic rural photos. He said that the reception from the locals had been outstanding: they all wanted to know just what on Earth these two-wheeled monsters
Vintage-styled modern bikes are an incredibly popular segment in the motorcycle world. Harley-Davidson lives to evoke its machines of the past. Japanese marques crank out modern interpretations of the famed “universal Japanese motorcycle.” Somewhere in America, right now, someone is in their garage hacking up a bike to build a vintage-style cafe racer.
One company really embraces vintage motorcycling more than all the rest, and it’s not just about mimicking classic style. The Janus Motorcycles experience is about as close as you can get to buying a new-old motorcycle in the modern day, and that’s just
Pioneer League: Glacier at Billings Mustangs, completion of Friday’s suspended game, 3:30 p.m., followed by a 7-inning contest approximately 30 minutes after the suspended game concludes.
Legion: Billings Royals at Great Falls (2), 3 p.m.
Indoor: Wyoming Mustangs at Billings Outlaws, First Interstate Arena at MetraPark, 7:05 p.m.
High school: Bob Cleverley 8-Man All-Star Game, 7 p.m., Montana Tech, Butte
Big Sky Challenge Pro Motorcycle Hill Climb, 9:30 a.m., Billings Motorcycle Club
Big Sky Challenge Trophy Motorcycle Hill Climb, 9:30 a.m., Billings Motorcycle Club
Big Sky Flat Track Under the Lights, 7 p.m., Billings Motorcycle Club
