Mojo, Author at Motorcycle Mojo

Tuktoyaktuk

Hard to spell, wonderful to get to. A chance placement beside the Northwest Territories tourism department at the 2010 Edmonton motorcycle show allowed me and Merven Gruben, the mayor of Tuktoyaktuk,...

Panhead Perfection

An exceptional finished product for a first-time build In a moment of weakness, Dale Marchand hit the “bid” button on an eBay auction for a pallet of parts, including a 1957 Harley-Davidson...

Unfinished Travels

Sometimes it just isn’t in the cards to finish a ride, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get back on the road a few years later. Like many, when I vacation by motorcycle, I look forward to...

Smooth Operator

Yamaha upgrades its midsize triple into a well-equipped and comfortable sport-touring machine. There was a time when most bikes coming out of the Yamaha factory had inline four-cylinder engines or...

Everyone’s Invited

A monthly motorcycle social event that’s spreading to all the coolest cities. On a warm August night in Vancouver, I back my bike against the curb by an ice cream shop and shut down the engine. I...

Jordan Szoke signs deal with Canadian Kawasaki Motors and Blackfoot Motosports

On December 13, it was announced that Jordan Szoke, the winningest racer in National Canadian Superbike history signed a two-year deal supporting his Mopar Express Lane backed Superbike...

KTM 790 Adventure R and 790 Duke will be unveiled at the 2019 MMIC Motorcycle Shows

KTM Canada is excited to announce for the first time in North America, the highly-anticipated 2019 790 ADVENTURE R and 790 Duke. Both the 790 Duke and 790 Adventure R will be on display at the...

Fuel Solutions

It’s better to plan ahead to ensure you don’t get caught with an empty fuel tank. I’ve only ever once run out of gas on a motorcycle, and it happened on a 1986 BMW R80 G/S Paris-Dakar that had...

Beyond Expectations

Spain’s diversity offers magical moments to the motorcycle adventurist Some things in life are meant to go together – a crisp glass of wine with a delicious meal, a chunk of hard cheese with...

Altitude & Adrenaline in the Cordillera Blanca

After dodging chaotic traffic in Lima, it didn’t take long for this pair of travellers to head for the mountains, literally I squinted in disbelief. On a grinding wheel of terror, a whole city’s...

The Land of the Long White Cloud

It took decades for this rider to get to these islands of jagged mountains, fjords, tropical forests, sandy beaches and the largest hot springs in the world Over 30 years ago, I set my heart on...

Israel at 70

The author and a few of his riding buddies take in an important celebration half a world away Some of the members of my Jewish motorcycle club, the YOW (Yidden on Wheels), from Toronto decided to...