Articles in the Editorials Category
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.
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.
Press Releases are an editorial dilemma, especially when they transcend information, and become blatant advertising backed by a promoters sense of entitlement.
By commenting on Motorcycle.com’s “leak” of the Multistrada 1200 this week, formerly known to the public as the Strada Aperta or Cayenne, we’ve been assailed by a storm of Internet traffic. So much so we’ve had to install a caching system to keep http://OneWheelDrive.Net up, running and vaguely responsive. This has me thinking about notoriety, the Internet and integrity.
The print motorcycle magazine industry is not a healthy thing. British magazines like Bike and TWO (now VisorDown taking the name of the magazines website) have developed content bulimia, shedding pages on a free-fall purge, …
Harley-Davidson has discontinued Buell and is divesting itself of MV Agusta, the Italian sport bike company it purchased last year. In doing so did Harley-Davidson just throw away its future?
How quickly do we forget what it’s like to be a new rider? The accumulation of experience can eventually drown out the novelty of riding and wonder of what a motorcycle can do and …
A Globe and Mail article on the health benefits of Dirt Riding leads to a thread of comments underlying the prejudices of self-propelled trail users against responsible motorcyclists. We think the solution may start with being better ambassadors while on our workouts.
On June 4th, 2009 the Amaury Sport Organization, or ASO, the organizers of the “South American Dakar“ changed the face of the rally by announcing from 2010 onwards motorcycle’s would be capped at 450cc displacement. A mandate that forces KTM out of the Dakar and has financial consequences for teams and privateers alike.
Interactive maps for rides, travels and adventures, more room for pictures, better display of videos, better navigation, new ways to discover articles… Meet the new OneWheelDrive.Net!
It wasn’t a small undertaking, with over 400 pertinent articles …
There’s a lot of buzz about Ducati’s upcoming Adventure oriented Multistrada replacement, but do we really have to wait? We at OneWheelDrive.Net have gotten impatient. Well, that and our 640 Adventure is waiting for parts, so can our long term loaner Hypermotard stand in?
People have been asking what’s a Konker 200SM, for reference here’s a quick snap courtesy of photographer Kevin Miklossy…
An RCMP officer, Cpl. Benjamin Robinson, accused of killing a motorcyclist and then fled the scene has failed to have a driving ban lifted. As always, of late, when dealing with the RCMP there is …
We’ve been testing the Xingyue XY400Y-2 and a few folks following us on twitter have asked us the question, “What does it look like?”
Faced with an economic downturn what would the motorcycling industry do for the tech-meme popularity of boomshine or Hunted Forever? Where is the Honda branded Ride Red Forever? Or KTM’s Bleed Orange Rally? How many …
Loafing along through Ontario’s cottage country I have a Stuart MacLean moment. There are a lot more Canadian flags here, displayed on flagpoles sprouting from houses or springing from lawns like an outgrowth of nationalism. …
It’s a moment that I wish we’d had a film crew for. The Monster 696 is alongside the 848 and the Hypermotard on a vacant cul-de-sac by the airport. Jets pass overhead as we take …
Sometimes I wonder if I’ve bitten off more that I can chew. For our Monster 696 review, we’re attempting to do a proper video review. We’re not talking some guy who brings his helmet cam …
