Fri, 5/02/10 – 11:13 | Comment

The OneWheelDrive.Net team has made it to the Dempster, Canada only all season highway to cross the Arctic Circle, on the second to last leg of the Arctic Adventure video series.

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Win an Icon Variant Helmet
Wed, 3/02/10 – 15:40 | Comment

Win an Icon Variant Helmet

We’re off testing the Icon Variant Helmet this February, but early indicators are this is the one to have for those who mix a bit of dirt with their pavement. Even better, Icon’s giving one away. Here’s how to win.

A CAUSE to Ride For
Fri, 29/01/10 – 14:40 | Comment

A CAUSE to Ride For

A letter from CAUSE.ca concerning a motorcycle tour of Sierra Leone, reveals how bikes can better the world by using dual-sport to deliver aid and education.

Canadian Motorcycle Industry and Social Media
Wed, 27/01/10 – 21:20 | Comment

Canadian Motorcycle Industry and Social Media

The social media means as a reader you’ve joined OWD overlooking glaciers, shivering at the Arctic Circle and mid-review of various bikes. Increasingly members of Canada’s motorcycle industry are adopting social media, but there are no guarantees they are using it well. Here’s some help and hearty encouragement.

Arctic Adventure Video: Telegraph Creek
Mon, 25/01/10 – 9:42 | Comment

Arctic Adventure Video: Telegraph Creek

The road to Telegraph Creek is one of British Columbia’s greatest roads, jaw dropping scenery, a hint of danger and a uncertain future. To steal a phrase every visit is potentially a last chance to see this great destination. So the http://OneWheelDrive.Net team takes a two day detour on our way to the Western Canadian Arctic.

NZ: South Island Series – Fiordland
Tue, 19/01/10 – 13:07 | Comment

NZ: South Island Series – Fiordland

Follow Joe & Flora along Milford Road. The scenic and utterly amazing path leading to New Zealand’s tourism crown Jewel; Milford Sound in this fourth episode of the NZ: South Island Series.

NZ: South Island Series – Bluff
Mon, 11/01/10 – 10:36 | Comment

NZ: South Island Series – Bluff

Follow Joe & Flora Lloyd in the third episode of NZ: South Island Series from Scottish inspired Dunedin to the south-most accessible tip of New Zealand. New Zealand’s southland boasts amazing scenery and ample quiet roads to explore.

Dakar 2010: Rally Pan Am Rest Day Press Release
Sat, 9/01/10 – 14:56 | Comment

Dakar 2010: Rally Pan Am Rest Day Press Release

Antofagasta, Chile. January 9, 2010 – After 7 Stages of intense competition, Jonah Street holds the 7th place position in the Dakar Rally. The rally is half-way done. The competitors rest while …

Australia Inside Out – Trailer II
Wed, 6/01/10 – 12:29 | Comment

Australia Inside Out – Trailer II

The Second Trailer for Australia Inside Out – 26,000 kilometers of Australian Highway, sand, mud, and gravel roads. Three months of camping at truck stops, caravan parks, greasy food, unique wildlife and amazing landscapes… and twelve episodes of stunning HD.

Dakar 2010: “White Pit” Eats Canadians, Others Soldier On
Tue, 5/01/10 – 14:05 | Comment

Dakar 2010: “White Pit” Eats Canadians, Others Soldier On

Dakar’s “White Pit” Eats Canadians
Any thoughts that El Dakaro, held in Argentina and Chile, wasn’t as psychopathic a race as the original Dakar should be cast aside. Of the seven Canadians entered in the …

VholdR upgrade makes ContourHD Helmet-cam “Configurable”
Mon, 4/01/10 – 18:51 | Comment

VholdR upgrade makes ContourHD Helmet-cam  “Configurable”

For those who’ve “Fa-la-la-la-la”-ed themselves into some ContourHD Helmet-cam joy this past Christmas, VholdR, the maker of ContourHD Wearable Camcorders, is releasing a firmware update enabling users to configure the camera’s microphone volume, lighting and bit rate.

Roehr Motorcycles to Introduce Electric Bikes
Mon, 4/01/10 – 16:45 | Comment

Roehr Motorcycles to Introduce Electric Bikes

Starting the New Year with a “Roehr”, the maker the 180hp, 1250sc American production sportbike, will introduce a line of electric sport and racing motorcycles in the spring of 2010.

Dakar Stage 1: More Details on Don Hatton’s Time Card Fiasco
Sun, 3/01/10 – 11:25 | Comment

Dakar Stage 1: More Details on Don Hatton’s Time Card Fiasco

Photo Credit: ADVRider Brice
Team Rally Raid Canada webmaster Dave O’Sullivan, who has been writing most of Don’s updates and posting them on the http://www.destinationdakar.ca, has supplied us with more details on Don’s progress in stage …

Dakar Stage 1: Don Hatton Nearly Sent Packing
Sat, 2/01/10 – 23:00 | 3 Comments

Dakar Stage 1: Don Hatton Nearly Sent Packing

It’s a rough start for Vancouver Island’s Don Hatton but he made it through a hot, and longer than expected day, in good spirits and ready to go for tomorrow on the first leg of 2010’s Dakar.

Dakar 2010: Prelude Video
Fri, 1/01/10 – 12:00 | Comment

Dakar 2010: Prelude Video

Buenos Aires – A glimpse into the build up for the 2010 Dakar Rally. The usual suspect, but with the 450cc ruling there is a host of new bikes.

Rally Pan Am Ready to Race
Thu, 31/12/09 – 22:05 | Comment

Rally Pan Am Ready to Race

San Francisco, California based Rally Pan Am team has returned for its 7th Dakar Rally. With the team’s top rider, Jonah Street, is prepared to challenge all other competitors for a podium finish in the 2010 Dakar Rally.

Welcome 2010 and the Age of Adventure
Thu, 31/12/09 – 18:35 | Comment

Welcome 2010 and the Age of Adventure

Near bald, the Hypermotard 1100S’s Pirelli Diablo III is spinning in the damp dirt, while fellow rider Mark pushes it from behind. Despite the enduro looks the Hypermotard was never meant for this, but some thrown dirt, pushing and shoving, the Ducati enters the Kettle Valley Railway (KVR) creating a definitive ride of 2009.

Street heads to South America for 2010 “El Dakaro”
Wed, 30/12/09 – 15:44 | Comment

Street heads to South America for 2010 “El Dakaro”

Jonah StreetAmerican Rider Jonah Street and Team Rally PanAm are flying to Buenos Aires, Argentina for the 2010 running of the Dakar Rally. Street, winner of Stage 5 at the 2009 version of this …

Merry Christmas from OneWheelDrive.Net
Mon, 21/12/09 – 16:10 | Comment

Merry Christmas from OneWheelDrive.Net

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years from the OneWheelDrive.Net team. Kevin Miklossy, Glenn Simmons, Joe and Flora Lloyd, and I, Neil Johnston, would all like to wish you the best of the season. So enjoy a bit of festive cheer and cheese on us, in the form of a video carol. See you in the New Year!

Arctic Challenge Counterpoint: A Personal Evolution of Adventure Riding
Mon, 21/12/09 – 15:46 | 2 Comments

Arctic Challenge Counterpoint: A Personal Evolution of Adventure Riding

In his counter point to the Arctic Challenge, Joe Lloyd argues that in our rush to embrace the bigger is better marketing message, many riders are too quick to overlook the lighter cheaper bikes that hooked us on adventure riding in the first place. Case in point, the Suzuki DR650.