That is the question, or better put, should DualSportBC become the official Provincial Federation for Off-Road Dual Sport and Adventure Motorcycle enthusiasts?
Presently DSBC has supported the British Columbia Off Road Motorcycle Association, with association membership (200.00) and BCORMA Trail Pass sales. The past few years has seen BCORMA become almost exclusively involved in Dirt Bike Single Track. This is understandable as an association like BCORMA can not be all things to all people particularly when money is involved. BCORMA is funded by the Canadian Off Highway Vehicle Association, through the sales of off road RUM bikes, dual sport bikes are considered street motorcycles and thus no funding from the sales of dual sport motorcycles goes to BCORMA so other than the few trail pass sales that go through DSBC, BCORMA does not have a financial interest in issues that concern our particular group.
We recognise that many of the DSBC guys and gals, also ride off road or dirt bikes on single track, but our core has always been the Dual Sport / Adventure, Recreational off road riders. Will there be duplication of representation? Possibly in a few areas, but I don't see this as a big problem as as riders can either pick one association or the other depending on their needs, not to mention many of us can easily afford to support both.
Splitting up the off road motorcycling community? Thats already been done, there was a time that you rode what you drove, dirt bikes had headlights and trials bikes had seats. Now we have an MX association, trials association, several racing associations, amongst these organisations dual sport riders have always been considered, second class, not worthy of being called a dirt biker. Where does DSBC fit into this model?
Finally we have the Natural Resource Road Act, the NRRA that will be introduced in the near future. Gone will be the good old days of FSRs and now industrial roads. How are DSBC members represented on this? This will be a major change for us as off road riders. Issues regarding the NRRA for us, DSBC, we are better represented by the Quading community ATVBC than the Single Track Community BCORMA. Do we let the Quading community decide how the NRRA will affect us? If so we should be throwing a lot of money their direction. Or do we throw a bunch of money at BCORMA with the hopes they take dual sport riding seriously?
If DSBC decides to take a much larger role in the formation of the off road riding community and the NRRA, there will be some fundamental changes that will need to happen. Like mandatory membership fees. The free ride will be coming to an end.
What do you think?
Presently DSBC has supported the British Columbia Off Road Motorcycle Association, with association membership (200.00) and BCORMA Trail Pass sales. The past few years has seen BCORMA become almost exclusively involved in Dirt Bike Single Track. This is understandable as an association like BCORMA can not be all things to all people particularly when money is involved. BCORMA is funded by the Canadian Off Highway Vehicle Association, through the sales of off road RUM bikes, dual sport bikes are considered street motorcycles and thus no funding from the sales of dual sport motorcycles goes to BCORMA so other than the few trail pass sales that go through DSBC, BCORMA does not have a financial interest in issues that concern our particular group.
We recognise that many of the DSBC guys and gals, also ride off road or dirt bikes on single track, but our core has always been the Dual Sport / Adventure, Recreational off road riders. Will there be duplication of representation? Possibly in a few areas, but I don't see this as a big problem as as riders can either pick one association or the other depending on their needs, not to mention many of us can easily afford to support both.
Splitting up the off road motorcycling community? Thats already been done, there was a time that you rode what you drove, dirt bikes had headlights and trials bikes had seats. Now we have an MX association, trials association, several racing associations, amongst these organisations dual sport riders have always been considered, second class, not worthy of being called a dirt biker. Where does DSBC fit into this model?
Finally we have the Natural Resource Road Act, the NRRA that will be introduced in the near future. Gone will be the good old days of FSRs and now industrial roads. How are DSBC members represented on this? This will be a major change for us as off road riders. Issues regarding the NRRA for us, DSBC, we are better represented by the Quading community ATVBC than the Single Track Community BCORMA. Do we let the Quading community decide how the NRRA will affect us? If so we should be throwing a lot of money their direction. Or do we throw a bunch of money at BCORMA with the hopes they take dual sport riding seriously?
If DSBC decides to take a much larger role in the formation of the off road riding community and the NRRA, there will be some fundamental changes that will need to happen. Like mandatory membership fees. The free ride will be coming to an end.
What do you think?
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