Friday, December 11, 2009
Vancouver, BC, Canada
 
Canadian Olympian Dylan Armstrong came by for a visit to GIO.  Standing at 6 feet 4 inches and 320 lbs, Dylan is the 5 time Canadian Champion in shot put and the hammerthrow, he is also Canada's National record holder for the sport. Dylan placed 1st at the Pan-American Games and 4th place at the Summer Olympics in Bejing, he is now training for London 2012.


Dylan loves the outdoors and ATVing, so he took the 300cc GIO Bear for a test drive.
 

 Here is a short interview we had with Dylan, after the ride, over lunch:
1. How long have you been involved to ATVing and how did you get into the sport ?I have been ATving for about 3 years now, its a great way for...

 
Thursday, December 10, 2009Vancouver, BC, Canada
GIO is proud to announce an exclusive partnership between Xgroup Corporation and GIO of the entire line up of Xmotos dirt bikes in the Canadian market starting in 2010. . Xmotos is a well known brand for quality off road dirt bikes, and is the biggest in China. "This alliance is consistent with our long term strategy to provide Canadians with the best brand quality off road products for very affordable prices" , says David Macht, president and CEO of Parnus Global Trading Corporation that owns the GIO Brand "In this difficult economic environment many customers look for quality and value and this partnership will provide both. We are very excited about this opportunity"....

James is test driving the GIO Lambo around the parking lot on a beautiful Vancouver day.

 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

We had a chance to take our GIO 300cc Bear for a test run around the parking lot. It would have been nice to test drive the Bear in its' natural habitat, but around the lot was also nice. Enjoy the photos !