Standing Illegal: BC’s New Motorcycle Safety Laws and Re-emphasized Flaws
Thu, 3/05/12 – 11:31 | 2 Comments

Amongst the fanfare of British Columbia Ministry of Justice’s April 30th, 2012 announcing new motorcycling laws requiring DOT, Snell M2005, Snell M2010 or ECE certified helmets are far reaching penalties for being out of the saddle. The release re-emphasizes Motor Vehicle Act Section 55, which sees standing to improve motorcycle control on unpaved surfaces as illegal. Largely rural, a majority of BC’s roads are unpaved and by the letter this law does endanger, if not make outlaws of, responsible dual sport, adventure and supermoto riders.

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Laguna Seca MotoGP – Behind the Paddock’s Curtain
Wednesday, 26 Jul, 2006 – 7:59 | Comment
Laguna Seca MotoGP – Behind the Paddock’s Curtain

After 40 minutes of ruthless 40C sun I’m moto-journalist jerky as I play tabloid photographer waiting to grab shots of MotoGP riding royalty.  Without media accreditation I’m as close as the paddock pass begged from …

Another Perspective – Photos By Justin Mastine-Frost
Wednesday, 1 Feb, 2006 – 17:58 | Comment
Another Perspective – Photos By Justin Mastine-Frost

Above the fog’s ceiling the weather is crisp, cold and clean, a pure reward for those braving November’s inclement assaults on the west coast’s concept of winter. The Multistrada 620′s engine thrums in the …

West Coast Superbike School Reviewed
Wednesday, 4 May, 2005 – 16:49 | Comment
West Coast Superbike School Reviewed

Track aficionados might turn their noses up at doing an Advanced Rider Training course in a convention centre parking lot… and that would be their loss.

National Motorsports Leads the Hyosung Charge
Monday, 31 Jan, 2005 – 16:44 | Comment
National Motorsports Leads the Hyosung Charge

We’ve been hearing the cry for a while now, “The Koreans are coming! The Koreans are coming!” This spring, National Motorsports is leading the charge in Canada, bringing the Hyosung mark to our …

Interview: Dan Fischer on the MRX 650
Wednesday, 15 Dec, 2004 – 20:56 | Comment
Interview: Dan Fischer on the MRX 650

We took the time to speak with Dan Fischer about his dream, the Fischer MRX 650, an American Sportbike. The Fischer MRX has been a while in coming, but word is that the bike …

Moto Art – Beautiful Precision
Saturday, 2 Oct, 2004 – 12:58 | Comment
Moto Art – Beautiful Precision

Vancouverite Thierry Tanguy’s Moto Art brings something new to the motorcycle enthusiast, shots of beautiful precision that take the mechanical design elements of both present day and historic motorcycles and elevates them into the realm …

The NCR Millona – Quicksilver Beauty at a Standstill
Wednesday, 18 Aug, 2004 – 2:18 | One Comment
The NCR Millona – Quicksilver Beauty at a Standstill

It’s sublime. Even standing still it has the look of mercury in motion. At its heart a Ducati engine, the 1000 DS to be precise, the same engine that motivates the Multi-Strada, and …

Ducati 999 – Learning Curve
Tuesday, 17 Aug, 2004 – 0:45 | Comment
Ducati 999 – Learning Curve

I’m getting to live a dream, and at the moment it doesn’t matter.  Why?  Because when I last looked I was going 270kph down the front straightaway of Portland International Raceway.  And I, being a …

DNW2004 – A Day of Pompone and House
Monday, 16 Aug, 2004 – 2:07 | Comment
DNW2004 – A Day of Pompone and House

Dance and house music pump out across the vendor area, and in that alone you know this is a different type of motorcycle gathering.  Then, it starts, what was house is given a new beat, …

Fischer MRX 650 American Superbike
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2004 – 18:10 | Comment
Fischer MRX 650 American Superbike

It wasn’t a big booth, but it contained a testament to what giving up 3 years of your life to a passion and vision can do. It’s Dan Fischer’s dream: the Fischer MRX 650, …

Paul Smart recalls the 1972 Imola 200
Saturday, 31 Jan, 2004 – 16:53 | One Comment
Paul Smart recalls the 1972 Imola 200

In 1972 Paul Smart met his new mount the Ducati 750 that he would race at the Imola 200.  Courtesy of Ducati, this is his recollection of that first meeting and the race that followed.

Dakar – Unfinished business in Africa
Friday, 16 Jan, 2004 – 13:46 | Comment
Dakar – Unfinished business in Africa

Thanks for following my progress in the Dakar rally. I was certainly thinking of all of you watching on the web and on TV when I was out there. Here’s the short version of …