Tropic of Cancer: Prelude

OneWheelDrive.Net’s Neil Johnston and Kevin Miklossy are armed with two Honda Varaderos, so the obvious question is where to take them? Honda’s saying the bikes are meant for adventure, so the proof will be in the pudding as we aim for Mexico’s Baja and the Tropic of Cancer.

Reconnecting with Canada – Prologue

http://www.openfilm.com/flvplayer5.swf?link=http://www.openfilm.com/player/video/%3Fvideo%5Fid%3D24152%26lang%3Den_us%26sort%5Fid%3D1&color1=0x555555&color2=0x000000&embed=true&showsettings=false&autostart=false&reload_on_video_click=true&fullscreen=true&playlistname=user Join Joe & Flora Lloyd on a 3 month, 30,000+ kilometer journey across their native land of Canada. After eight years overseas their mission is to explore and reconnect with their place of birth. Reconnecting with Canada is a weekly web series starting June 8, 2010.

Klim Adventure Rally Suit – Video Preview

The Klim Adventure Rally Suit is the off-road and snowmobile gear manufacturer’s first foray into a serious adventure rider’s suit. The jacket and pants boast a feature list longer than some modern cars, and some of the highest tech materials we’ve seen here on OWD.

Great Roads: The Salmon Glacier

A short ride out of Stewart and you encounter one of the most jaw dropping landscapes the Province of British Columbia has to offer – the Salmon Glacier. Undoubtably, this is a destination worthy of member of OneWheelDrive.Net’s Great Roads collection.

Flora Lloyd Interviews ‘Round the World Traveler Rene Cormier

OneWheelDrive.Net’s Flora Lloyd interviews ’round the world traveler Rene Cormier about his over five year motorcycle adventure around the world and his book The University of Gravel Roads. At the Kelowna, BC stop of his cross Canada talk tour of BMW dealerships.

The Fowler Formula

Tom Parker, presents a 11-minute video documentary on how the tiny Honda CB160s became a big racing phenomenon in the Pacific Northwest.

Great Roads: Top of the World

OneWheelDrive.Net rides the Top of the World Highway: Running between Dawson, Yukon and Poker, Alaska (the north-most land border crossing in North America) the Top of the World Highway is a blend of fabulous riding, sweeping and expansive views and history. This is a must visit destination road for anyone traveling the Yukon or Alaska.

Reconnecting With Canada Announced

Curbsyde Productions and OneWheelDrive.Net are pleased to announce production on their new feature series “Reconnecting with Canada” (RWC) Reconnecting with Canada is a feature series showcasing Joe & Flora Lloyd: expat Canadians returning home after 8 years. RWC promises to be larger, deeper, and more connected than Curbsyde’s previous successful feature series “Australia Inside Out”…

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Icon Variant Helmet Baja Review – Adventurous as You Want to Be

Icon’s latest Halo-as-you-want-to-be “Urban Assault Helmet” offering, the Variant, is targeting the street market, but adventure riders looking at this lid will recognize cues from the Arai XD and Shoei Hornet DS. So taking the Icon Variant beyond the urban, how does it measure up? Over 8000kms of adventure riding from Northern California to the southern tip of the Baja and back is provides the answers.

Gonzaga – Friends in Far Places

Vince, a dirt and adventure rider from San Diego, issues a warm welcome, “Welcome to Gonzaga!”

Curiosity has brought him over from his encampment with six or so dirt riding buddies, to talk to us as Kevin and I decide which Palapa to set up our tent at, “At first I thought your bikes were V-Stroms, but at a distance the front end looked like Goldwings…”

Tropic of Cancer: San(d) Filipe

We take to the pavement, launching across the Valle Santa Clara towards the serrated edges of mountains on the horizon, dusk grows deep and purple as the Varaderos return to what they do best; long stretches of pavement, frequent pulls of the throttle and v-twin torque-laden passes. We roll into the military checkpoint at the junction of Mex 3 and Mex 5 as night falls, and our hopes of a daylight arrival into San Filipe are quelled.

Hard and Soft – Adventure Riding BC’s Sunshine Coast

B.C.’s Sunshine coast is no stranger to riders, so how to spice things up. Great food, great accommodations, a good measure of adventure, and a motorcycling celebrity know for his work on Race to Dakar and Long Way Round. No, not Charley or that other guy.