UP EVERY ROAD
Vancouver Island is a Mecca for dual-purpose riding adventures. I know that because my sister Summer and her boyfriend, Kevin, have become somewhat experts on the subject. Having only been riding for a few short years, they have logged upwards of 10,000 km on their matching Yamaha XT250s. They have also seen stunning, rugged scenery, spectacular giant trees, unique plane wrecks, lonely rural towns, and pristine twisty paved roads. They are known on local social media as “The XT Twins”.
Despite my extensive career in riding, the two of them introduced me to my first-ever dual-purpose ride, and have also taken me on a few exceptionally beautiful rides. It’s such a treat to show up at their place, hop on a motorcycle, and in five minutes be led up some fun logging roads to breathtaking viewpoints where the vast
