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It’s become an annual event. Larryfest is the last distance test ride of the year and occurs in October. Actually, this was only our second year, but both years to date have seen idyllic weather and taken place out of Larry’s farmhouse in eastern Ontario. Which, as good fortune would have it, is also the ideal launching point for the best twisties you can find in Ontario.

After a long wait at the hands of Transport Canada, at last we are allowed to sample KTM’s range of LC4 bikes.

The Kawasaki termed ‘Operation Phoenix’ was meant to introduce the totally revamped ZX6/9R to the Canadian press, but the first day was proving more of an introduction to Mr. Coronary and Mrs. Fat Bastard.

A bent frame on a car, which in most cases these days is of the Unibody design, usually spells out death for the vehicle. The same medical condition on a bike however may not have the same end result.

The setting was perfect for one of those bad '80's horror films. An empty summer camp, a violent thunderstorm, and three unsuspecting motorcyclists. We were just outside Parry Sound, racing against the storm, trying to find the damn camp that I could have sworn I once saw the sign for and Editor 'arris could have sworn he'd once been to.

Christmas comes but once a year. So do birthdays, but you can sod 'em both when it comes to a BMW press launch. It's like Christmas, Birthday and the annual vacation all at once, except that it's not freezing, sad or money consuming. It's a lot of fun, comes with all expenses paid and you get to ride a bike to boot.

Reader and CMG Reviewer, Ferris Argyle originally wrote this piece for our long lost print arm, OMG, back in August '98. Appologies for the time that it's taken to get to CMG, but it's still very relevent .. except for that fact that his GSXR750 was stolen this summer by some scumbag.

How does Sonic pass the winter? With a wrench in hand ...

It's February of 1998 and Team FLD has run out of time. The Yamaha B-Whiz has been ridden on several frozen lakes, every team member has had at least 5 minutes on board and all that's left is to get out to Fairview Alberta and race the thing around Hay lake for 24 hours ...

Returning to the land I'd given up just a few years ago in favour of my new home, Canada, I was given a typical English summer greeting of low overcast clouds and a chilly nine degrees Celsius as the plane descended from its sunny domain at 30,000 feet.