June 2011 - Motorcycle Mojo

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Florida can be a very dangerous place. The south-eastern state has the largest variety of snakes in the United States, contains properties that are guarded by alligators, and is home to the annoying...

Suzuki teases new Adventure-Tourer

For some time now Suzuki Canada and the global Suzuki website have been running a teaser campaign for their new – yet to be released – mid-size adventure-touring machine. The sketched outlines...

New Harley-Davidson product gives burnt rubber the boot

A new addition to the Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories catalogue is Boot Mark remover, a product that claims to remove those unsightly globs of burnt plastic stuck to your expensive chromed...

2012 BeeWee moves to four-stroke power

Yamaha Canada claims that their BW’s 50 is the best selling scooter in Canada, so it couldn’t have been without some trepidation that its replacement, the 2012 BW’s 50, was recently...

Ride to Work on June 20, 2011

Barrie, Ontario – home of Motorcycle Mojo Magazine – has joined the list of cities that support the annual Ride to Work day, which this year falls on Monday, June...

Travel Photo Contest sponsored by Best Western

In celebration of Best Western’s 65th birthday and to help kick-off the 2011 riding season, the hotel chain has announced a photo contest that is to be hosted on their Facebook page and is only...

The Sunshine Coast

The roar of my Street Glide echoes off the rock wall, cut into the steep landscape, where Grouse Mountain’s snowy peaks reach up beyond the clouds. I glance furtively left through tree branches...

The Middle Kingdom Ride

Following a whim can sometimes lead to disastrous consequences, like finding yourself the owner of an uncontrollable puppy named Marley or married to a Las Vegas call girl named Ginger. For two...

Feature Bike – Bobbing Along

Paul Morton began riding minibikes around the tender age of ten, and later moved on to riding trials bikes with the help of a champion trials rider that his dad worked with. Since Paul’s early...

2010 Adventure – Touring Group Test

Ducati Multistrada 1200S Touring vs KTM 990 Supermoto T vs Triumph Tiger 1050 SE While it may be difficult to pinpoint the exact origin of the adventure-touring motorcycle, or identify the...

Honda’s 2011 CBR250R – The Game Changer

Honda calls it the Game Changer. The bravado used to describe the 2011 Honda CBR250R makes reference to the reason behind all the hand-wringing going on at motorcycle manufacturers right now. The...

MMIC attempting to drag Provincial Helmet Laws into the 21st Century

The Motorcycle & Moped Industry Council (MMIC) is lobbying each province and territory to approve the use of helmets that conform to the Economic Community of Europe safety standard ECE...