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Precision Measuring Tools

Proper care of these items is crucial to retain their accuracy. I once owned several high-quality Starrett measuring instruments, including several micrometers, a dial caliper, snap gauges, small...

Future Technologies

First, a confession of sorts. Back when the world was young and bikes wore carburetors, I wrote my engineering thesis on anti-lock brakes for motorcycles. I was 21 years old and, like all callow...

Everything Before or After is Just Waiting

I’ve been hibernating; winter has helped make this happen. But moreso, I find myself frozen, waiting for the next big ride I’ll have. I had a great year in 2025. Aside from a broken hand in the...

Powerful Innovations

The V3R has landed. Or, at least, has almost landed, with Honda gracing this year’s EICMA show — the most important motorcycle exposition in the world — with a fully finished example of its...

Twenty-Five Years Under the Influence

When my parents first started Motorcycle Mojo Magazine, I didn’t have the wherewithal to understand just how special this publication could be. I had always enjoyed reading magazines and books, but...

Automatics

The technology is here to encourage more people to get into riding. Automatic motorcycles — or at least, motorcycles that don’t have a clutch lever — are more prevalent now than at any other...

Ethanol Fuel Woes

Well, it looks like we’ve been thrown a curveball in Quebec. As of last August 14, the province has approved 15 per cent ethanol (E15) gasoline as it works toward a mandatory minimum ethanol...

Through a Beginner’s Perspective

It’s easy to forget the challenges facing a beginner rider: remembering every step while starting a motorcycle; struggling with smooth gear shifts; braking without stalling; and maintaining focus...

Riding in Italy

As you can see from that incredible Bimota on the cover, I spent some time in Italy this summer. Actually, truth be told, I spend some time every summer in Italy and it’s specifically because of...

Ultrasonic Cleaner

An efficient tool to clean plugged carburetor internals, as well as other small parts A friend of mine recently got a great deal on two motorcycles as the result of an estate sale: a 2003 Harley...

New Age of Motorcycle Breakdowns

I suppose not everything can work perfectly all the time; things tend to break — even new things. Glenn and I were returning from the Horizons Unlimited CanWest meet in Nakusp, B.C. We had...

The EV’s Future

Did Donald Trump just kill the electric motorcycle That’s not a rhetorical question. Or even, believe it or not, an inflammatory one. It’s a serious question for which — loyal readers prepare...