Here’s the scenario: A 9.5 magnitude earthquake has ravaged your area opening large chasms in the ground. Following the earthquake, devastating tsunamis crash down on every coast on the planet. The sudden jolting of the earth has also awoken dormant volcanoes which now spew fourth lava and large clouds of ash. Oh and there are [...]
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2011 KX250F
The 2011 motocross season is quickly approaching. For those looking for a new ride this year, Kawasaki is introducing the 2011 KX250F. One of the biggest improvements over all of the previous models? Electronic Fuel Injection! Check out Cycle Worlds first ride review For my daily question, what was your first dirtbike? Were you more [...]
Event Annoucement: Bytown Motorcycle Association AGM
Event Announcement: the Bytown Motorcycle Association is holding its annual general meeting this Sunday, January 16th. This year’s guest speaker will be Mr. Blair Sharpless. Blair is a member of the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame, inducted for his overwhelming success in off-road motorcycling. Blair will be speaking specifically about the legendary Corduroy Enduro. He [...]
Club Spotlight: BMW Motorcycle Association
The Oct/Nov issue of the BMW motorcycle Association’s eRAG is online and available for download/view. If you are unfamiliar with them, the BMW motorcycle association are a group of off-road motorcycle enthusiasts dedicated to preserving and expanding dirtbike riding opportunities in the Ottawa area and Eastern Ontario. You can keep up to date on all [...]
Dirtbiking is good for you!
We heard about an interesting study over on the ott-motorcycle forums a little while ago. The research was completed at York University’s Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Unit. The purpose of the research was to characterize the physiological demands of recreational off-road vehicle (ORV) riding under typical ORV riding conditions using habitual recreation ORV riders. We definitley [...]