June 2026
We ride the 2026 Kawasaki KLE500, in addition to travel and educational features. Buy the issue...
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Adventure - Dual-sportIntroduction to Adventure
A non-intimidating ADV bike for those ready to try something a little different. Adventure riding is very gratifying, but for many riders it can also be...
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FeaturesA Lifelong Dream Accomplished
The Baja Rally’s finish wasn’t without mental and physical anguish. Stage five promised a mix of fast, flowy and technical riding, with some tough navigation, and single track. And it was a...
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June 2026My Favourite Sportster Generation
Harley-Davidson Sportsters are among my favourite motorcycles. They’re simple, slender, easy to maintain, and, for the most part, they look great. There have been many generations since their...
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June 2026A South African Motorcycle Camping Adventure
A three-week motorcycle trip from Cape Town to Durban burns indelible memories into the mind. Devouring my first kudu burger in Mossel Bay — the western...
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June 2026Life Lessons
The things you learn on the road that were never taught in school. Back in school, our teacher loved to re-focus our scattered attention by exploding gas-filled balloons in the name of science. If he...
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June 2026All Aboard the Northern Adventure
Escaping the dry heat of the Okanagan for the chilly rain of Haida Gwaii. It’s 6 a.m. The rain has stopped and it’s 13 C in Prince Rupert, B.C. I’m packing away a very wet tent and making a cup...
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Brappy ThoughtsProgress At Your Own Pace
Humans are interesting creatures. We strive and push ourselves independently, while consistently comparing ourselves to others. It’s instinctive: we look at others around us and consider whether...
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June 2026Leatt ADV 8.5 Hydradri Boots
Heavy-duty boots for heavy-duty abuse and protection. There isn’t much arguing with the fact that ADV touring bikes are the de facto standard genre of...
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Despite The Hurdles
Two months ago, Kayla Yaakov became the first woman ever to earn a podium finish at Daytona’s famed Speedway, putting her Rahal Ducati Panigale V2 behind only Josh Herrin and Tyler Scott in the...
Thunderbird
Thor manufactured motorcycles for only a few years, making those that remain very rare indeed The pioneer years of American motorcycling from 1901 to 1916 saw almost 300 different manufacturers —...
Introduction to Adventure
A non-intimidating ADV bike for those ready to try something a little different. Adventure riding is very gratifying, but for many riders it can also be...
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Bike ReviewsRider Focused Roadster
A less aggressive riding position and a sweet, very competent inline triple that is built for the masses. Triumph’s first triple, the Trident 750, appeared the year before Honda’s legend-ary...
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Bike ReviewsTwo Bonnevilles, Two Personalities
A pair of British cruisers with unique attributes and distinctly different characters. Bobbers were initially conceived in the mid-20th century. They were originally stripped-to-bare-bones hard-tail...
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Bike ReviewsClean Sheet Brutale
Riding the prototype promises a more refined and accessible customer version. Mind-Blowing! That’s the expression that the marketing mob at MV Agusta has designated as the one they’d like to pass...
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A South African Motorcycle Camping Adventure
A three-week motorcycle trip from Cape Town to Durban burns indelible memories into the mind. Devouring my first kudu burger in Mossel Bay — the western...
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TravelLife Lessons
The things you learn on the road that were never taught in school. Back in school, our teacher loved to re-focus our scattered attention by exploding gas-filled balloons in the name of science. If he...
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TravelAll Aboard the Northern Adventure
Escaping the dry heat of the Okanagan for the chilly rain of Haida Gwaii. It’s 6 a.m. The rain has stopped and it’s 13 C in Prince Rupert, B.C. I’m packing away a very wet tent and making a cup...
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TravelSolo in the American West
The famous twisty canyon roads of California prove addictive. “Are you OK” came the question, from below my feet. The words weren’t coming from the ground though: I was lying on the ground, in...
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Leatt ADV 8.5 Hydradri Boots
Heavy-duty boots for heavy-duty abuse and protection. There isn’t much arguing with the fact that ADV touring bikes are the de facto standard genre of...
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Product ReviewsFive HG3 EVO WP Heated Gloves
These heated gloves check all the boxes — well, almost all the boxes. There must be something in the human genome that causes us all, somewhere around the age of 60, to suddenly develop a complete...
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Product ReviewsDucati Bevel-Drive 1970-1974
Ducati guru Alan Cathcart releases his newest volume on the company’s legendary bevel-drive V-twins. The creation of the Ducati bevel-drive V-twins, and the early days of their quixotic evolution...
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Product ReviewsPirelli Scorpion Trail 3
Longevity and handling, what more do you need You know a motojournalist likes something when he pays for it rather than trying to describe it as a “test” product. And if, for instance, said...
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