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Southwest Motorrad Grand Opening: No Small Ambitions
Kelowna, Jan. 23rd, 2007 – Ambient glow spills out from bellow two massive spot-lit BMW Motorrad banners making the entrance to SouthWest Motorrad more LA scene than Kelowna motorcycle shop. Most grand openings cause only the merest of ripples in the news pool, but this is Canada’s newest and largest BMW motorcycle dealership, and at…
On Karma, the Vancouver Show and 2007’s Editorial Schedule
Riding a frosty West Saanich Road to work this morning my thoughts slide, like our long-term loaner Multistrada’s rear tire, toward the concept of karma. You see, last week Monday I worked late, only to find that the parkade had locked up tight at 8pm with my car securely inside. I ended up begging a…
Farewell Buttah
We’re on the cusp of the 2007 spring season, with many of us poised to open our checkbooks and sign on the dotted lines for the latest objects of our affection. It’s only fitting then that freelance motorcycle journalist John Flores, of http://www.twowheelsgood.us, joins us in saying goodbye to a long-time companion…
Passing the Race
I was given the opportunity to race a Multistrada 1000 in the upcoming Ducati Cup here in Canada, and I’ve surprised myself by passing on this opportunity. Undoubtedly, it would be fun. It would make a great series of articles, but as much as I dream I’m not a racer.
A Historic Ducati Moment in Bologna
Bologna, Italy – “This is factory is for some like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.” Truer words could not be spoken by Livio Lodi, in regard to our Ducati Factory tour, as our herd follows in Livio’s expository wake. Today though, the factory is more than a fun land of high-end components, slick paint jobs and…
Mr. Domenicali’s Opus 1098
Here is a name you should know, Claudio Domenicali. When it comes to selling off a few spare organs or checking the black market index to determine the value of your children this spring it’s likely going to be Mr. Domenicali to blame. That’s because as Ducati’s head of new product development Mr. Domenicali is being touted as…
Canadian Thunder Series: The Factory’s Race – Part III
Streamers of champagne arc and forth from the podium, and smarter spectators are ducking for cover as those on the box today, BMW’s Oliver Jervis and Michael Taylor, and Ducati Toronto team racer Paul Penzo, celebrate their victories. The racers are engaged in a congenial battle, the foaming vintage mixing with the drizzle. Amongst this…
DNW2006: Ducatista Spirit Resists Drowning
Kent, Washington – “Any event like this can be a success on a beautiful sunny day,” says one fictional event organizer, “but it takes a special effort to do this in the wet. So we arranged to have Ducati Northwest 2006 on the only full day of rain this month. No breaks, no let ups…
Canadian Thunder Series: First Family of Thunder – Part II
It’s not that Brett McCormick is shielded from the Canadian Thunder Series’ maelstrom of strategies, tactics, politics and psychological plays. At 15-years old, racing’s figurative youngest son just seems set aside from it, the quiet kid in this sport’s raucous family. Everyone here seems to speak of “the Kid” with some sense of reverence. While…
Caveat Lector: Critically Reading Press Launches
The motorcycle manufacturer’s representative is very candid about the press launches, “Really, not a lot of riding gets done. There’s a day of track time, and then the next day three or so hours of street riding if you’re lucky. Often that’s lead.” Neil Graham, in “Confessions from a Press Launch” [April 2006 Cycle Canada],…
Canadian Thunder Series: The Anthropology of Racing – Part I
Ripped from the imagined pages of conglomerate run newspapers, a paragraph summary of the Canadian Thunder Series final would likely leave you drowning in a puddle of your own drool. “The Canadian Thunder Series, a series dedicated to air cooled twin motorcycles, concluded Sunday September 3rd, 2006 at Shannonville Motorsport Park (Shannonville, ON) with its…
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