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Frid’Eh Update #1 Presented by KTM Canada

Frid’Eh Update #1 Presented by KTM Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to another #1 here at Direct Motocross. We’ve been doing these Frid’Eh Updates for quite a few years now, but only a select few riders get to grace the lead photo and lead interview as #1. We like to think it’s a big deal. So, here’s DMX Frid’Eh Update #1 Presented by KTM Canada. Having said

John Hinz Appointed as President of KTM North America, Inc.

JOHN HINZ APPOINTED AS PRESIDENT OF KTM NORTH AMERICA, INC. COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT KTM-Press_John Hinz   MURRIETA, Calif. – KTM North America Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of John Hinz as its new President, effective January 1, 2017. As President, Hinz will assume responsibility for the North American subsidiary to include the KTM Group brands KTM, Husqvarna Motorcycles and WP in the U.S. and Canada. Hinz will work closely

25 Days of Christmas | Day 6 | Red Bull KTM Teamwear Collection

25 Days of Christmas | Day 6 | Red Bull KTM Teamwear Collection By Billy Rainford After a long night of delivering toys around the world, this year, Santa Claus will throw on one of his new Red Bull KTM Teamwear tee shirts and head over to the nearest mall and brave the Boxing Day crowd in style. You’d think Mrs. Claus would get it right, but Santa always finds himself

KTM ANNOUNCES 2017 FACTORY EDITION MODELS

  KTM ANNOUNCES 2017 FACTORY EDITION MODELS NEW MODELS – 250 & 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION Champions demand the very best equipment in order to get the job done on the race track and this is why the 2017 KTM FACTORY EDITION models are the weapon of choice for KTM’s Factory Racing Teams around the world. The 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION has led Ryan Dungey to a successful racing campaign

2017 KTM Off-Road Ride Day | Cochrane’s MX Park

2017 KTM Off-Road Ride Day | Cochrane’s MX Park By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford We were invited out to Cochrane’s MX Park east of Toronto to ride the new line-up of 2017 KTM 250cc Off-Road bikes. The guys at KTM Canada got there the day before and marked out a great course that would take us ‘gently’ through most of the terrain riders would experience when they purchased one

Frid’Eh Update #44 Presented by KTM Canada

Frid’Eh Update #44 Presented by KTM Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the 44th week of 2017 and the DMX Frid’Eh Update, this week presented by KTM Canada. BC’s Jake Streichert was the rider who earned #44 for 2016 but we never got to see him line up with it last summer. The last time we did see the likeable rider on the rise was at Gopher

WASP Cam: 1 Lap on the 2017 KTM Off Road 250’s

WASP Cam: 1 Lap on the 2017 KTM Off Road 250’s Ride along with Peter Marcelli for a lap as he follows Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford around the KTM Canada trail loop at Cochrane’s MX Park while testing out the 2017 KTM Off Road 250cc line up. (I feel I should explain that it’s much more ‘off-cambered’ than the video show…honest!)

2017 KTM Canada Off-Road Ride Day

2017 KTM Canada Off-Road Ride Day By Billy Rainford Jeff McConkey and I got the invite to test out some of the 2017 KTM Canada Off-Road 250cc line-up at Cochrane’s MX Park in Cramahe, Ontario, about and hour east of Toronto. Neither of us is the most experienced enduro rider, but when we got the chance to put in a day on two wheels we, of course, jumped at it.

Shawn Maffenbeier and Josh Snider | Gully Mor 2016

Shawn Maffenbeier and Josh Snider | Gully Mor 2016 Shawn Maffenbeier wanted to get some more seat time in before heading over to Italy to represent Canada at the 2016 Monster Energy MXON in Maggiora so he and Josh Snider loaded up and headed southwest of London, Ontario, to Gully Mor Moto for an afternoon of riding. I tagged along and put together this little edit.