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Win a GoPro Camera: The BC Weekend Projects GoPro Photo & Video Challenge

As part of Weekend Projects, we’re going to be hosting a GoPro Photo & Video Challenge. Every week for the next 8 weeks we’re going to award a GoPro camera to the best submission we receive...

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CROIG X BC Motorcycle Giveaway for Charity

The motorcycle industry and community are both diverse and fairly small, but we can sure as hell band together for a cause and make a big difference. We’ve just teamed up with Riders for Health, a...

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Hare & Hound Races and Hare Scrambles

Hare & hound races were some of the most popular off-road races back in the good ol’ days of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. They were also some of the most competitive, as it wasn’t uncommon for more than...

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The Pioneer: Bud Ekins

Bud Ekins was nothing short of a legend in motorcycling, earning a Triple Crown of the lifestyle: he was one of the most accomplished off-road racers ever; an extremely successful Hollywood motorcycle...

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RIDER PROFILE | MARIE KIFA

Marie Kifa, known as @marie_vill on Instagram, started riding in the Philippines when she was 19. Now 35, she’s a cross-country touring, adventure seeking rider and active member of the DC MotorBabes....

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RIDER PROFILE | KIKI AZIM

Kiki Azim grew up with an appreciation for heritage motorcycles and cars. Her father was a high ranking fighter pilot, and had a passion for collecting classic cars. Her uncle was the president of a...

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No Turning Back: An Interview with Liz Horton

Liz Horton (@deathroddixie) is an icon of the new heritage lifestyle. Based out of Denver, Liz only started riding a handful of years ago, but she’s come a long way in that short time. She wrenches as...

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DESIGNER PROFILE | JEREMY LACY

Photo credit: Enrique Parrilla @eparrillaphotos Jeremy Lacy’s love for motorcycles started when he worked on his grandfather’s farm in Nebraska as a kid, riding his grandfather’s three-wheelers and...

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The Father of the Motorcycle Lifestyle: Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen is the man largely responsible for creating the motorcycle lifestyle as it is now known. Before him, motorcycling was typically thought of as an outlaws-only type deal and was generally...

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The Last Gladiator: Evel Knievel

The legend of Evel Knievel, as do many legends, began with humble roots. Robert Craig Knievel was born in the copper mining town of Butte, Montana, in 1938. He was raised by his grandparents from the...

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Where Legends Were Forged: Ascot Park

It was said that “you can’t say you’re a motorcycle racer until you’ve ridden Ascot, and you can’t say you’re a champion motorcycle rider until you’ve conquered it.” Ascot Park was home to one of the...

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Motor Man: Karl Krohn

Karl Krohn is one of the unsung heroes of motorcycling. While he was a racer and member of the infamous Checkers MC, his major contribution to the community comes from his work as a tuner. While the...

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A Man Who Loves Dirt Track: Ted Hubbard

Ted Hubbard is a long-time rider who discovered flat tracking later in life, but is so passionate about it that he was awarded a placard by Eddie Mulder that reads, “To a man who loves dirt track: Big...

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Checkered Past: The Notorious Checkers MC

The Checkers Motorcycle Club has been accused of many things in the decades since its founding in 1950, but one thing cannot be denied: they are the winningest club in off-road motorcycle racing. The...

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The Triple Crown’s Jewel: The Ascot TT

The Ascot TT was one of the most challenging and respected races in the heyday of motorcycle racing. Held at the legendary Ascot Park in Gardena, California, the Ascot TT was a 50-lap endurance race...

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The Midwest’s Great Race: The Peoria TT

The Peoria TT is one of the classic American motorcycle races, and was part of the revered Grand National Championship Triple Crown: the Peoria TT, the Castle Rock TT, and the Ascot TT. The Peoria TT...

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Revived: The Castle Rock TT

The Castle Rock TT was one of the most prestigious races in the AMA back in the heyday of flat track racing, and was part of the Triple Crown: the Peoria TT, the Castle Rock TT, and the Ascot TT. To...

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Calling Out the Mountain: Pikes Peak International Hillclimb

In 1916, entrepreneur and philanthropist Spencer Penrose hosted a “Race to the Clouds” along a newly widened carriage road called Pikes Peak Highway to attract tourists to the area. Little did he know...

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The Original Iron Man: Ed Kretz, Sr.

Ed “Iron Man” Kretz was indisputably the greatest motorcycle racer of his day, and the first major star of AMA Class C racing. Kretz was born in 1911 in San Diego, California. Unlike most highly...

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The Escape Artist: An Interview with Hill Hudson of The Escape Collective

Hill Hudson is a herald of the New Heritage lifestyle. Hudson is a custom vintage motorcycle builder based out of Portland, OR, who works with the same tools his Brooklynite grandfather used in his...

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