The Vallee Report

Nicknames are part of our culture and I can only imagine they have been around since the beginning of time. Sometimes cool and sometimes cruel, many times they are made up because of a flaw or mistake that your buddies happened to catch out of the corner of their eye. Many times they are badass,...

For those of you keeping track, there is a Supercross competitor in the 250 class that seems to have gained some new fans. This rider isn’t on top of the podium every week and in fact he has only qualified for one main event in four tries so far. The reason Gared Steinke is gaining...

The text came from Brent Thompson shortly after my latest blog was posted. My blog had mentioned how winter now had us firmly in its grip and after reading it Thompson suggested he had a good idea for my next writing assignment. Now I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer but I am...

It seems like just a few weeks ago I was putting my bike away for the winter season. I remember at the time wondering if I should wait one more week in case I could get a couple of more rides in before ultimately deciding that the timing was right for throwing the cover on...

With the 2022 AFT season fast approaching, the powers that be have made some changes to the rulebook with many of them changing in the hopes of possibly making the field of bikes in the SuperTwins class a little more even. With the Indian FTR750 enjoying total dominance in the class for the past several...

We’ve all heard that song declaring that this is the most wonderful time of the year. Trees, lights, presents, visions of sugar plums (whatever they are) and so on as we prepare for that magical day on the 25th. While I do enjoy Christmas, I am a bit conflicted when it comes to the most...

After spending the past decade or so as possibly the fan favourite in the AFT series, Shayna Texter Bauman has now caused quite a stir in the off-season. On November 12th Texter Bauman got tongues wagging when the Red Bull Factory KTM Racing Team announced that she was leaving after a successful three year relationship....

Many times in this space I have spoken about the freedom that two wheels and the open road provide. Nothing compares to a beautiful summer evening, a twisty road just ahead, and the roar from your bike as you twist the throttle just a bit more. Of course the freedom experienced on your bike would...

They say that rules are made to be broken and of course that applies in the racing world as well. As long as there have been two or more machines willing to do battle in a contest of speed, there has always been the chance that one or more of the competitors weren’t exactly playing...

The Charlotte half mile played host to the final event of the 2021 AFT season and pre-race excitement was high as the championship was on the line in the Mission SuperTwins class. After a year which saw JD Beach hold the points lead briefly and championship contenders Sammy Halbert and Brandon Robinson have their once...

I have to admit after so many years of not riding on the road, I am really enjoying the feeling of freedom that heading out for a cruise on two wheels gives you. There is a totally different feeling however when riding alone as opposed to in a group or with a few buddies. While...

Can you put a price on loyalty? Do motorcycle shops have an actual price tag attached to potential customers for the next 10, 20 or even 30 years? I guess what I am trying to say is when you are in a shop looking to spend money, do shop owners think of the potential income...