Come Get Twisted at Twisted Throttle Open House & 10th Anniversary – May 19th, 2012
Tue, 15/05/12 – 11:10 | Comment

Ten year in the motorcycle industry is no small feat, so Rhode Island’s Twisted Throttle has good reason to celebrate. Join the accessory specialists at their new location in Exeter for a celebration featuring touring and adventure talks, a “Teach” McNeil Stunt show, dyno, tours of the company’s new 27,000 foot facility, a little Canadian content in the form of Dakar racer Patrick Trahan, and a chance to get your bike all twisted up.

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Triumph Announces Canadian Pricing for Tiger 800
Thursday, 2 Dec, 2010 – 13:38 | Comment
Triumph Announces Canadian Pricing for Tiger 800

Triumph has announced pricing and specifications for the new Tiger 800 adventure bike. The bike comes in four specifications, with or without ABS and in Street or XC (Cross Country) forms.
The MSRP and bike …

Jonah Street and GYTR team up for 2011 Dakar
Sunday, 31 Oct, 2010 – 15:47 | 2 Comments
Jonah Street and GYTR team up for 2011 Dakar

American Dakar Rally hopeful Jonah Street has teamed up with GYTR (Genuine Yamaha Technology & Racing) and Yamaha to take on the world’s finest at the 2011 Dakar Rally in Argentina and Chile from January …

BMW S1000RR Table Cloth Pull Myth Busted by a Buell
Thursday, 28 Oct, 2010 – 11:46 | One Comment
BMW S1000RR Table Cloth Pull Myth Busted by a Buell

With over 3,700,000 viewers BMW’s tablecloth trick, using the S1000RR to whip the tablecloth out from underneath a fully set banquet table without knocking anything over, has been an internet marketing home run for the German bike brand, but is the spot truth in advertising? The folks at Myth Busters set out to find out, and the result is…

Honda’s CBR250R is coming to North America
Wednesday, 27 Oct, 2010 – 22:08 | 4 Comments
Honda’s CBR250R is coming to North America

Honda will be bringing its CBR250R to North America, giving Canadian riders a natural progression when they out grow Big Red’s CBR125R starter bike. US riders, it appears, will have to start with the quarter-litre single with looks directly cribbed from Honda’s VFR1200.

Triumph Tiger 800XC Photos “Leaked”
Thursday, 21 Oct, 2010 – 10:57 | 10 Comments
Triumph Tiger 800XC Photos “Leaked”

OneWheelDrive.Net reader D. Cadavid has tipped us off the mother load of Triumph Tiger 800 XC photos on the Italian site MotoBlog.it. Full details of the bike are visible, right down to the vibration damping rubber insert in the serrated foot-pegs, and the Triumph is looking every bit the lightweight adventure tourer we could hope for.

2011 KTM 250 SX-F and 350 SX-F Demo Ride in Nanaimo
Friday, 15 Oct, 2010 – 7:52 | Comment
2011 KTM 250 SX-F and 350 SX-F Demo Ride in Nanaimo

KTM Canada and Spunky’s Motorcycle Shop are inviting riders to try the new 2011 KTM 250 SX-F and 2011 KTM 350 SX-F. The test rides of these exciting new KTM Motocross models will be …

Ducati to unveil Diavel “Power Cruiser” in Milan
Tuesday, 12 Oct, 2010 – 10:14 | 2 Comments
Ducati to unveil Diavel “Power Cruiser” in Milan

Ducati has announced that the new Diavel will make its first public appearance at the EICMA International Motorcycle Show this coming November. Actually given the number of spy shots flying around, let’s say it’s …

Video: Triumph Speed Triple and Triumph Tiger 800
Tuesday, 12 Oct, 2010 – 9:58 | Comment
Video: Triumph Speed Triple and Triumph Tiger 800

Triumph has released a new promo video for its 2011 range. The Speed Triple plays the star, grabbing the most lens time, but there are some tantalizing shots of the Tiger 800 adventure bike and its XC variant. For those who last past that, there’s also a number of cruisers featured.

Tron Legacy Suit: Geek Leathers Get Cool*
Friday, 8 Oct, 2010 – 10:52 | 4 Comments
Tron Legacy Suit: Geek Leathers Get Cool*

Univeral Designs has just announced its Tron Legacy Limited Edition Sam Flynn Cycle. Now for those of us who remember the first Tron movie, put aside the image of shudder worthy CMC Hockey Helmets …

New Husqvarna 449 and 511 for 2011
Thursday, 7 Oct, 2010 – 8:58 | Comment
New Husqvarna 449 and 511 for 2011

BMW’S owned off-road specialists Husqvarna are offering two new models for 2011, the 449 (introduced in Cologne) and the 511 expected to be unveiled in Milan.
Both the 449 and 511 use BMW’s G 450X engine, …

Ducati Diavel Spotted
Wednesday, 6 Oct, 2010 – 11:24 | 2 Comments
Ducati Diavel Spotted

MotoBlog.it has snapped this picture of the Ducati Diavel in what appears to be in its final production trim in comparison to the previously spotted test mules.

Yamaha Canada Introduces 2011 Stryker & Early Release 2012 Super Ténéré!
Wednesday, 1 Sep, 2010 – 8:37 | 3 Comments
Yamaha Canada Introduces 2011 Stryker & Early Release 2012 Super Ténéré!

Yamaha Motor Canada has announced the launch of two exciting new motorcycles, the 2011 Stryker cruiser and 2012 Super Ténéré adventure tourer. Which do you think OWD is more excited about? These motorcycles complement the FZ8 and Fazer 8 motorcycles previously launched in June.

Honda Announces the Next Big Adventure Winners
Monday, 30 Aug, 2010 – 10:38 | 2 Comments
Honda Announces the Next Big Adventure Winners

Honda has posted the winners of the Next Big Adventure: Expedition Peru contest. The eight lucky riders will be joining Canadian Senior Marketing Manager Warren Millner on an expedition through Peru riding a fleet of Varaderos.

Jonah Street Wins Rally Mongolia & Canadian Mike Buhler Catches a Dream
Tuesday, 17 Aug, 2010 – 9:59 | Comment
Jonah Street Wins Rally Mongolia & Canadian Mike Buhler Catches a Dream

American Rally Ace Jonah Street dominated eight days and 3,700 kilometers of Rally Mongolia navigation racing, taking four-out-of-seven individual stage victories and maintaining more than a three-hour advantage over the nearest bike competitor at the finish… All aboard a borrowed Yamaha WR450.

Triumph Adventure Photos Leaked
Tuesday, 10 Aug, 2010 – 3:20 | Comment
Triumph Adventure Photos Leaked

Images ‘leaked’ from Triumph reveal the Brit firms new 2011 Adventure bike and a fair bit of marketing savvy.
The Adventure is suspected to be an 800cc triple, and obviously is svelter than than Triumph’s current …

An Evening with Simon Pavey
Thursday, 22 Jul, 2010 – 14:10 | Comment
An Evening with Simon Pavey

Duncan Motorsports and Kickstart Coffee are pleased to present “An Evening with Simon Pavey” on Friday July 30, 2010.

Ducati Announces the 848EVO Superbike
Sunday, 18 Jul, 2010 – 12:52 | Comment
Ducati Announces the 848EVO Superbike

Ducati has announced what it claims is the most powerful middleweight sport bike on the market; the 2011 Ducati 848EVO Superbike.

Zero Motorcycles Expands Canadian Operations and Demo Opportunities
Wednesday, 14 Jul, 2010 – 12:52 | 2 Comments
Zero Motorcycles Expands Canadian Operations and Demo Opportunities

Zero Motorcycles today announced the expansion of its Canadian sales and marketing operations with the addition of National Motorsports. Canadians who have been waiting to experience the design and technology that has made Zero Motorcycles the global leader in electric motorcycles will now have more opportunities to demo the entire 2010 motorcycle line.