February 2023 - Motorcycle Mojo

Start Simple

The riders of yesteryear had to deal with arduous and finicky starting procedures. Riders today have it easy. There was a time when riding a motorcycle was much more demanding; a time when the rider...

Long Ride, One Mission

Waiting 19 years for new riding gear was well worth the wait. In 2003, on a ride from Ottawa to Saskatoon for a family reunion, I made a point to stop in the town of Duluth, and its fabled Aerostich...

A Most Logical Adventurer

The new 890 Adventure handles pavement as well as it tackles the rough stuff. For the longest time I used to think that, if you wanted a hardcore adventure bike for serious off-roading, KTM’s R...

Saloonatic

Built as a nod to pre-war bikes and slapstick comedy. Growing up, John Kerfoot was surrounded by old British machines. “My dad was a mechanic in the British army during the Second World War,” he...

Epic Roads that Stir the Soul

Here I am once again thinking about how fortunate we are to be able to escape the winter in Cape Breton, NS, and feel the warm rays of a southern sun as we experience the freedom of riding a...

New to the Scene

Over these past three years, the bike industry has seen an influx of new motorcycle riders, but it’s hard to put it in perspective until you see it in person. Recently, at the International...

The New Parallel-Twin

Somewhere between the time Honda introduced its torsion springed CB450 in 1965 and when the last Triumph Bonneville rolled off the Meriden production line in 1983, the parallel-twin became...

Dainese Delivers a Better Airbag

Protection doesn’t have to be bulky and hot. If you’ve been a loyal Mojo subscriber lo these last few years, you’ll know that I’m a little conflicted when it comes to airbag jackets. Oh, of...

Adventures on the Alcan

Meeting people and experiencing places along the Alaska Highway. Caution: Caribou Migration in Progress. It was a road sign I had never seen before, so I was on high alert. I counted six white-tailed...

Adventure on the Horizon

Overall updates and an increased engine size make the new Africa Twin a desirable bike by anybody’s standards. Honda’s CRF1000, when it was originally launched six years ago, was a bit of a...

Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasm Shines in the Okanagan

Visiting a vintage motorcycle show is good place to learn more about the classics. To many, a show bike means a motorcycle that was either top-of-the-line fresh off the showroom floor, or a...

The National Motorcycle Museum will be Closing its Doors

Located in eastern Iowa in the small town of Anamosa, the National Motorcycle Museum has been home to over 500 motorcycles, a great bicycle collection and thousands of pieces of memorabilia. After 22...