Poster – Winterization 10

The OHSS continues with the next event scheduled for September 12. This is a race through the bush with man-made obstacles combined with natural obstacles to ensure a challenge for riders and entertainment for spectators. Becker Mountain in Vernon will host the next event and for complete directions or more information about the OHSS visit their website at www.ohssracing.com

Innovative Motorsports played host to veteran motorcycle mechanic, Bernie Ryan, Tuesday night and to a group of eager ladies that wanted to further their education about their bikes.

Motorcycle Mechanics 101 was an informative 4 hour session that explained not only the simple maintenance aspects of looking after  your bike but also explanation of mechanical parts, how they work, what they do and the proper settings to customize them to suit the rider.

This was a small class offered to ladies so we could ask all the questions we wanted. The class was so well received and filled up so quickly that Ryan will be offering another class in the very  near future as well as a Motorcycle Mechanics 202. Stay tuned to Motorcygalz as we will bring you the updated information as soon as it becomes available. Thank you to Kent and Sean at Innovative and to Bernie for a great night!

Riding with Rotary “End Polio Now” campaign.

The Rotary Clubs of Kelowna Capri and Lake Country have partnered to host this year’s second annual motorcycle rally tomorrow.

This Year’s Ride to the Rock will start at 9:00 AM for registration at the Kelowna Curling Club (coffee will be available) located at Recreation Avenue in Kelowna.

The registration fee to participate is $25 plus a donation per rider.

Proceeds from Ride to the Rock will support Rotary’s End Polio Now  - the last hurdle campaign.

Registration fee includes: Ride to the Rock kit and a BBQ dinner on Saturday evening.  Join us for a fun filled weekend – all motorcycle riders welcome

Riders are encourage to use Richter Street for departure and access to the Kelowna Curling Club, as Ellis Street and the north side of Recreation Avenue are closed for the Apple Triathlon.

Riding through beautiful Okanagan Valley, the Ride to the Rock will provide a day long journey that twists through sub-alpine hills, along vineyard and orchard vistas skirting the beautiful valley bottom lakes.

The ride starting at the Kelowna Curling club and will take motorcycle riders through the Okanagan Valley to the Ridge Brew Pub in Osoyoos, over to Rock Creek, through Beaverdel and back to Kelowna on scenic Hwy 33.

At day’s end, riders and friends will finish back at the Kelowna Curling Club to relax to an informal dinner and an evening of fellowship the Kelowna Capri and Lake Country Rotary club members. A poker run with a $1,000 top prize will provide for additional activities in the day’s schedule.

Rotary is an international service organization made-up of business and community leaders who are passionate about making our community and world a better place. To those of you who are not Rotarian’s, we invite you to explore the world of Rotary.

The Ride for Rotary motorcycle ride focuses on fellowship and fun – and an opportunity to contribute towards making the world polio free.

www.ridetotherock.ca

Agenda

 9 AM

Registration at Kelowna Curling Club (Recreation Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7V5)

10 AM

Staggered Start

12:00 – 1:30 PM

Lunch at the West Ridge Pub in Osoyoos (Hwy. 3 & 97, Osoyoos, BC). Lunch cost not included in registration fee

5 – 7 PM

- BBQ Dinner at Kelowna Curling Club

- All entries for the poker must be returned to the registration table by 6:30pm to qualify

- 50/50 draw and poker results announced at 7pm

Bernie Ryan offers a pleasant, relaxed 4 hour course, where he shows you what you should and need to know about maintaining your modern motorcycle.

All the questions you were too afraid or embarrassed to ask the service manager!

Some of what he will cover;

Basic maintenance of your tires, chain and sprockets, battery, cables, carburetors, etc.

Adjustment of drive chain, cables, levers, suspension and foot controls.

How to ‘boost’ a battery safely, change bulbs, check your oil, and change your oil, etc.

How to store your bike to avoid the springtime nightmare.

And much more.

He will go from the tires to the brake lever, and everything in between.

It is a basic course, for those who aren’t sure how to care for their motorcycles, or would just like to learn more.

He doesn’t teach you how to do a tune-up, but you will find it interesting.

Bernie has been teaching this course for 12 years, riding for 28 years, a licensed mechanic for 20 years, and involved in racing for 25 years.

The class is relaxed, fun, and informative.

The students are allowed to laugh at him, but not each other!

The cost is a donation to Power 104’s Kids Care.

Kid’s Care purpose is, “to benefit children of the Central Okanagan by identifying their special needs and requirements and then developing plans and programs to meet them.”    Kids Care is operated as a public service by radio station Power 104 and area TD Canada Trust Bank branches.  As a result there are no operating costs associated to the charity—the partners pay all costs.  Every dollar raised for Kids Care goes directly to the designated project.  A volunteer advisory council takes responsibility for the success of Kids Care.  Kids Care began operations on May 5, 1995.  Since then, the organization has raised about $1.4 million in support of children in the Okanagan.

The class is limited to just 10 women at a time…so register ASAP.

To reserve your spot, call Kathy, Sean or Kent at

Innovative Motorsports

#12 727 Stremel Rd

Kelowna, BC V1X 5E6

Phone: 250-765-9457

P.S. You don’t need a bike, be an expert with a wrench, and there’s no test!

Tuesday August 24th

5:30 to 9:30 pm

Rotarians, Riders, Friends – you are invited by your friends at the Kelowna Capri and the Lake Country Rotary Clubs to join fellow Riders from across Western Canada and the U-S.

They will be rallying in Kelowna, B-C on August 21st to Ride the Rock – treating motorcycle riders to a journey through the volcanic formed, glacier carved Okanagan Valley.

Hosted in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, the Ride to the Rock will provide a day long journey that twists through sub-alpine hills, along vineyard and orchard vistas skirting the beautiful valley bottom lakes.

This Year’s Ride to the Rock will start Saturday morning at 9 AM for registration at the Kelowna Curling Club (coffee will be available) – afterward riders will saddle-up for a staggered start.

At day’s end, riders and friends will finish back at the Kelowna Curling Club to relax to an informal dinner and an evening of fellowship.

Join them for a fun filled weekend.

Registration Fee:

$25 single / $50 rider w. passenger.

$25 – dinner only

Proceeds from Ride to the Rock will support Rotary’s End Polio Now – the last hurdle campaign

Registration Fee includes: Ride to the Rock kit and a BBQ dinner on Saturday evening.

The 10th Anniversary Motorcycle Ride for Dad’s Celebration Tour is a once-in-a-lifetime national event that links the Military Families Fund and Motorcycle Ride for Dad, a grass-roots national movement of people who have a shared passion for motorcycling and prostate cancer awareness.

Starting in windswept St. John’s Newfoundland on August 1st and finishing in Victoria on August 29th, an Army of Chrome and leather will weave its way through the Canadian heartland spreading the twin messages of Prostate Cancer awareness and Support for our Troops.

Some riders will be doing the whole trip, some will join for the local segment.

The Mountain Stage is the seventh and final stage of the Tour across Canada to celebrate the Motorcycle Ride for Dad’s ten year fight against prostate cancer.

A Tour that also highlighted the support of all Canadians for our troops.

It begins in Edmonton.

Before they tackle the mountains, they will leave Edmonton, the City of Champions and head straight south to the Stampede City, Calgary.

They will meet with our Calgary Chapter before heading on to Banff for the night.

The Mountain Stage is 8 days of what arguably could be the most beautiful scenery in Canada.

They head into the foothills from Calgary, and swing north west through Banff and the famous Lake Louise before heading west into the Rogers Pass through the Selkirk Mountains to Revelstoke.

They turn south and follow the course of the beautiful Columbia River, crossing Upper Arrow Lake on a ferry and swinging south east across the Central Kootneys to the Slocan River valley and on to Nelson.

They travel further south and west across the top of the US border before swing back north up the West Kettle River valley to Kelowna and a meet with the Okanagan Chapter.

They travel north up the Okanagan valley to rejoin Hwy.#1 at Salmon Arm and a swing west into Kamloops.

Leaving Kamloops traveling west they swing south down the Thompson & Fraser River Valleys to Hope, and then south west to Chilliwack for a lunchtime meet with the Westcoast Chapter.

They continue west from there to Delta.

On the last day they head north from Delta through Vancouver to the ferry at Horseshoe Bay, and crossing to Vancouver Island at Nanaimo.

Finally they travel south down the island on Hwy.#1 Langford and a parade into CFB Esquimalt for the End of Tour Celebration.

Hockey ikon Don Cherry and retired General Rick Hillier are co-chairs of the ride.

Donate at www.ridefordadcanada.org

Thanks to Wendy Dyck for sending us these photos.

Next event is Sept 12th at Becker Mountain in Vernon.

Directions to the race site will be posted two weeks prior to the race on their website.

www.ohssracing.com

From July 20th to 24th, 2010 the British Motorcycle Owners Association (BMOC) Okanagan Chapter, along with the Vancouver Chapter, is hosting the International Norton Owners Association (INOA) annual motorcycle rally in Lumby.  The public is invited on Saturday, July 24 at 11 a.m. in Lumby City Park. Come and participate in vintage Norton motorcyle games and then take in a Norton vintage bike show.

The new 2010 Norton 961 Sport will be on hand for viewing. This is the first production Norton motorcyle since the 1970’s. Check it out online at www.nortoncanada.ca

Peter Howes, president of Norton Canada, says the new Norton 961 arrives in Toronto July 14 and he will personally transport it directly for unveiling at the Nortoroius Rally in Lumby before touring BC and Alberta with the new machine.

There are currently 150 registered from all over the globe and at least 300 participants are expected.

Visit the event site at www.bmoc.ca/Nortorious or click nortonSchedule for a schedule of events.

Saturday, July 10^th and Sunday July 11th O’Keefe Ranch will be welcoming back the Vintage Motorcycle Rally  Since their last appearance in 2006,  a new race track has been put to good use in preparation for the event.

The Okanagan Flattrackers Group has been working hard towards putting on this popular event.  Art Gavel, a motorcycle veteran who has been riding since 1947, says “We are happy to be back at O’Keefe Ranch, and encouraged that the new management saw the benefit of this event and pursued the new track and also brought back the Rally.  We hope the public will come out and support this event.”

The weekend will be filled with Vintage Bikes on display throughout Saturday and Sunday.  From 10 a.m. to noon there will be racing practices with time trials from 1 – 3 p.m.  At 5 p.m. there will be Vintage Flat Track Racing with the flaming board wall crash to follow, a crowd favourite.  The weekend will continue on Sunday with a memorial ride to Armstrong at 9:30 a.m., and more vintage bikes on display with the awards taking place at 2 p.m.

Free tractor rides for the entire family, as well as the Ranch will be offering family friendly rates for the day of only $20.00 per family (school aged children) and $6.00 per adult.

For more information about entering your bike for the event, please contact Art Gavel at 250-545-0163 or for general information please call O’Keefe Ranch 250-542-7868 or visit okeeferanch.ca.

Demelo Poster

Track is located at 5293 Camp McKinney Road toward Mt. Baldy. There are very rustic camping sites available. The track is open from 10 – 4 both days to riders. At 6 p.m. professional freestyle motocross rider Kyle Demelo will show his stuff.

There is a concession and on Saturday night a baron of beef dinner. Donations are being requested of $35 for riders and $15 for spectators for the day.

Call Kim 250-498-7639

Just wanted to give you a bit of an update.

Innovative Motor Sports has added another bike to the list of what you can ride…

The Suzuki DRZ 400 SuperMoto!!!

The gang at Innovative have also extended the demo hours from noon to 7pm for Thursday June 24th.

Call to book a demo ride 250-765-9457

There will also be a BBQ with proceeds going to Power 104’s Kid’s Care!!!

International Ride-to-Work Day (RTW), held annually on the third Monday of June. 

RTW focuses attention on the benefits inherent in using a motorcycle or scooter as transportation has less impact on infrastructure; less parking space; less fuel used, fewer greenhouse gas emissions and MORE FUN!

Show that you are part of the motorcycling community on June 21, 2010, and be on your motorcycle or scooter!

Ride your motorcycle or scooter on this day to demonstrate:

•  The number of motorcyclists to the general public and to politicians.

•  That motorcyclists are from all occupations and all walks of life.

•  That motorcyclists can reduce traffic and parking congestion in large cities.

•  That motorcycles are part of the solution to reducing fuel consumption, and reducing greenhouse gases

•  That motorcycles are for transportation as well as recreation.

•  That motorcycling is a social good.

MCC is an official supporter of Ride to Work Day.

Details on the organization and its history can be found at www.ridetowork.org

The drone of the mufflers could be heard from across the lake as the procession of bikes first appeared on the William R. Bennett bridge on the second annual Okanagan chapter of Ride for Dad. With a police escort clearing the way for the 400+ riders taking part, it took approximately 5 minutes for the parade of chrome to cross the bridge.

Riders were all smiles, thumbs up and waving as they drove up the hill embarking on their journey for the day. The ride moved the earth as it went through the South Okanagan as the Oliver mud slide occurred 20 minutes after the ride went through and closed the highway.

Thank you to all the organizers, participants and volunteers who helped make this event another huge success.

The 2010 Zero lineup has arrived and you can test it out! The DS – dual sport, the MX – motocross and the S – street bike will be available Sunday (June 13) at the Penticton Speedway starting at 10 a.m. Come and speak to representatives from California about the electric technology and then take a high speed silent ride on a 1/4 mile track.

Bring your licence and your gear and we’ll see  you there.

Thursday, June 24^th

3:00 – 7:00pm!

COME RIDE THE POPULAR SUZUKI MODELS!

• BBQ & Free Hat Giveaway!
• Great deals on all 2010s!
• Gear & Accessories up to 50% Off!

Innovative Motor Sports is located at 727 Stremel Road (1 block east of Hwy 97 behind Kelowna Grand Prix)

 Call: 250-765-9457.

www.innovative-motorsports.ca

Please call ahead to get on the list for the bike you want to ride!

650 V-Strom

M50 Cruiser

650 Gladius

For those about to rock – July 3 is the date to write down!

Two bands, good company, tickets $10, gates open at 6 p.m. and music starts at 7 til 10:30 

www.okanagantrailriders.com

Wednesday nights are a blast up at the Bear Creek trails.

I had a great opportunity to hang out with Terry from Yamaha and he took me out for a bit of a spin on some crazy single track routes.

Who knew you had to be in such good shape to ride a dirtbike…I was sore Thursday…I was really really sore Friday.

The practice was a great warm up for the MX – Ride for the Cure that I did half a week later at the Bear Creek MX track.

2010 Bear Creek OHV Trail System Fund Raiser

La Casa Cottage Resort’s Event Centre

Sunday, June 27 2010

11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Event includes:

Lunch on Zocalos Patio 11:00: – 3:00

Exciting Off-road Bike /ATV movies in the Movie Theatre

Silent Auction with items from hotel/resort vacations to bike and ATV equipment.

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OHV monitors trails to ensure riders are using spark arresters, and ‘stealth’ mufflers.

The system is designed to provide quality trails for motorcycles and ATV’s less than 50” in width.

It will eventually provide loop trails identified by difficulty level (Green, Blue, Black) and user group.

Proceeds from the LCMC hosted fundraiser will go directly to the development of new trails from the main trail system towards La Casa.

Future plans also include mountain bike trails close to La Casa.

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Administered by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, & the Arts, and the Okanagan Trail Riders Association, the 35,000-hectare site is the largest managed recreation site in British Columbia.

It includes many panoramic lookouts over Lake Okanagan and some of the most beautiful riding trails in BC.

The 2010 Monster Energy Motocross Nationals are set to kick off this weekend at Whispering Pines Raceway in Kamloops.

Saturday, June 5th – Local Amateur racing day begins at 10:00am

Sunday, June 6th – Pro MX1 and MX2 racing begins at 10:00am

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Adult – Weekend $40, Sunday – $25

Under 12 – weekend $25, Sunday $15

BC Competitors

Colton Facciotti, Aldergrove – MX1 Series

Dusty Klatt, Campbell Rivers – MX1 Series

Kyle Beaton, Surrey, MX2 Serier

Brock Hoyer, Williams Lake, MX2 Series

click > for   Marc Travers Interview Part 1

click > for   Marc Travers Interview Part 2

Marc Travers

Zero Electric Motorcycles is hosting a demo of their 2010 electric line-up on Sunday, June 13, 2010 at the Penticton Speedway. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. Come try out the quietest ride you will ever experience in the safety of a track. All riders must have a valid motorcycle license, long pants and proper footwear (no sandles). Helmets are available if you do not have one.

Contact Wes Barten of Alternate Sports at wesbarten@gmail.com or (250) 492-3023 to book your demo time.

The Motorcycle Ride for Dad is Canada’s biggest annual motorcycle event dedicated to fighting prostate cancer through research and awareness.

The first Ride for Dad took place in Ottawa in 2000 with 75 riders. This year, the Ride celebrates its 10th anniversary and engines will roar across Canada!

Behind the Motorcycle Ride for Dad is the dedicated National Advisory Board, the many police associations, all the volunteer executive committees in each of the event cities, and last but not least, the thousands of riders who have come back year after year to join the fight against prostate cancer!

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The Motorcycle Ride for Dad began in Ottawa in 2000. Garry Janz, along with the support of the Ottawa Police Association, the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre Foundation and a handful of volunteers, organized that first Ride.

Since then, the Ride has been raising money for prostate cancer research and education. Men, women and children rally each year to support the Ride in staggering numbers. The event gets even more exciting as new Ride for Dad Chapters continue to join the fight against prostate cancer in other Canadian cities.

The Ride is an event whose time has arrived

•  Boomers are buying motorcycles in unprecedented numbers.

•  More men then ever are being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

•  Public figures and celebrities are admitting they are being treated for prostate cancer.

•  Despite this, little is being done to help this cause in a way which catches public attention like the Motorcycle Ride for Dad!

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Route Information for the 2010 Okanagan Motorcycle Ride for Dad

This year the ride will start from Prospera Place.

Registration will open at 7:30 – come early.

You will have a police escorted ride from Prospera Place (departing at 10:00AM) via Water Street and Abbott Street to the W.R. Bennett bridge. The escorted ride will continue along Highway 97 to Mark’s Work Wearhouse

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www.motorcycleridefordad.org/okanagan

This Saturday is the annual Ride n Rock hosted by Kreater Motorcycles. If you haven’t gotten your ticket yet, stop by Kreater, check out their new digs and pick one up. Each year it is a good ride, good people, good company, mixed with good food and music for the occasion. Remember this is a fundraiser and partial proceeds are being donated to Kids Care charity here in the Okanagan. Hope to see you there!

The 22nd Annual Salmon Arm Summer Stomp is rapidly approaching. This event appears to be a rowdy good time. There is camping available, live  music, a poker run, and even a Wet T Contest (nothing like a hairy man in a wet T-shirt – lol).

Here is the proposed schedule but for all the latest information, go to www.summerstomp.com

Friday July 16, 2010

7:00pm – 7:30pm Welcome and Extreme bike jumping – Kris Garwasiuk’s team

7:30pm – 9:00pm – Budweiser and Miller Sponsorship

9:00pm – 11:00pm – Lucy & Lucky Four

11:00pm – 1:30am – Cropdusters – (Country)

1:45am – 4:00am – Trainwreck

4:15am – Sun-up – Rippin’ Rattlers

Saturday July 17, 2010

Noon SHARP – 4:00pm – Poker Run

11:00am – 4:00pm – NEW Downtown Salmon Arm – Motorcycle appreciation day
• Show & Shine – $500.00 people’s choice prize
• Kris Garwasiuk’s Extreme freestyle motorcycle jumping team
• Local motorcycle Dealerships
• Poker run will pass by at 12:20pm & 3:00pm.

1:30pm – 4:00pm – TBA

4:00pm – 8:30pm – Bike Games

9:00pm – 11:30pm – High Voltage (AC/DC Tribute Band)

11:30pm – 12:45am – Wet T & Buns

1:00am – 3:30am – Trainwreck

3:45am – Sun-up – Rippin’ Rattlers

Sunday July 18, 2010

AM – 2:00pm OUCH – Have a safe ride home. See you next year!!!

3:00pm – 6:00pm – If you’re still hanging out here help tear down and clean-up

Kalamalka Secondary School students were treated to a world class motocross freestyle show today bringing with it the SmartRisk message. Vernon’s own Reagan Seig shared his personal message with students. “I’ve been to Europe 37 times in the last 10 years, lived with Mike Metzger, and worked with Travis Pastrana” said Seig, a Canadian Kawasaki MX Freestyle rider, “making one stupid decision in my Grad year could have ruined that. Grade 12 is a big year, your parents ease up on you, all the parties…. you need to realize that stuff you do now effects the rest of your life!”

SmartRisk is a national charity dedicated to preventing injury and saving lives by focusing on youth and helping them see and manage risk. The SmartRisk message contains five components: Buckle Up; Look First; Wear the Gear; Get Trained and Drive Sober.

George Elliott Secondary Students in Lake Country will be treated to the same event courtesy of Kawasaki and Monster on Thursday, May 20 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

For more photos visit www.shootthebreeze.ca

SouthWest Motorrad

250-807-2697

If you are riding to Kamloops this weekend, Kamloops Harley-Davidson is hosting their Grand Re-Opening and offering some great deals, all day barbeque and live entertainment.