Frid’Eh Update #28 Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford It’s week #28 here at DMX for the Frid’Eh Update Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada. Week #28 goes out to the hard-working, no-nonsense rider from Calgary, Alberta – Keylan Meston. Keylan was #60 in MX2 in 2012 and finished 15th overall. Three summers ago, in 2013, Keylan raced the first 4 rounds out west in the
YAMAHA ADDS TO 2017 MOTORCYCLE LINEUP ________________________________________________________________ All-New SCR950 blends vintage style with modern day technology. June 8, 2016 (Toronto, ON) –Yamaha is not slowing down with new motorcycle releases for 2017. Earlier this year, the head-turning FZ-10 was launched to widespread acclaim. Now, Yamaha bolsters the 2017 lineup with the all-new rugged SCR950 which blurs the lines between past and present. Fitted with a flangeless teardrop
On the Radar: Mitchell Frank By Jeff McConkey Name: Mitchell Frank Age: 14 Hometown: Haliburton, Ontario School and Grade: Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, Grade 9 Number: 279 Bike: 2016 Yamaha YZ250F Race Club: MMRS Classes: 250 Open, 250 C How did you get started in racing? I bought a YZ85 and just used it on trails like a pit bike. We have a cottage friend that races at MMRS and
MX1 Champion Matt Goerke PODCAST By Billy Rainford We got in touch with MX1 Champion Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke last week and recorded a lengthy podcast with the Florida native who now calls Temecula, California, home. We included the podcast in Frid’Eh Update #1 last Friday but wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to listen to what he had to say about his latest injury that
25 Days of Christmas: Day 21 – 2016 Yamaha PW50 Santa Claus is willing to bet this is where it all started for an awful lot of you. If you look back at almost any home movies from current and past motocross champions, most of them are of riding around the yard on a Yamaha PW50 while parents scream into the camera’s mic. It’s probably THE best place to start.
25 Days of Christmas: Day 14 – Yamaha TT-R50E Yes, this is another ‘big ticket’ item, but if you’re planning on getting a youngster into riding, it’s tough to find a better place to start. Or, this thing will fit into anyone’s trailer as the perfect little bike to get around once you get to the track. Santa Claus is old school and has bumper brackets on the back of
25 Days of Christmas – Day 2: Yamaha EF2600C Generator How do you think Santa will be charging his smartphone, tablet, and laptop while he flies all over the place this Christmas? You know he’s going to need the quietness of the Yamaha EF2600C generator to be sure he’s not spotted going roof to roof this year. Not only does it run nice and quiet, but it is made to
#TBT 2012 Video Interview with Bobby Kiniry With Bobby Kiniry recently announcing his intention to go Pro Bass fishing in the next chapter of his competitive life, it seemed appropriate to dig up an old interview with the long-time Canadian Nationals competitor from New York State. Kyle Carruthers caught up with him at the 2012 Yamaha Press Ride Day up at Motopark. Thanks for all the great memories, Bobby. The
2016 Yamaha Off-Road Press Day at Motopark By Billy Rainford One of the many cool things about working in the moto industry is getting the opportunity to ride brand new bikes when they become available. There was a time when every brand would bring out their new line-up and the media would get the chance to ride them all back to back to compare. That was back in the ‘Shootout’