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Adventure, Italian-Style

Big on power, design and long-distance comfort. Ducati recently launched the latest Multistrada in the town of Gubbio, Italy. The mountains surrounding this...

Our U.S.A. Bucket List Detour

Exploring the wonders of the American Canyonlands. You just don’t leave an item on your bucket list when you have a chance to cross it off, do you The...

Pressurized Engines

Big power from small displacement. Just over four decades ago, Japanese motorcycle manufacturers began experimenting with forced induction. Honda was first to hit the market with a forced-induction...

Going the Distance with the GSX-S1000 GX

A long-term test ride of Suzuki’s newest Sport Touring machine. Maybe you’ve heard of Nick Sanders, who rode his sport bike (a Yamaha R1) around the world, or Ed March who did the same (albeit...

Baggage, Bye-Bye

Gone are the days of luxurious air travel; the days when flying was enjoyable. These days, flying feels more like a Russian roulette of issues: take your chances and wait to see what problem will...

Clutch Evolution

We motorcyclists seem to be on a quest for the perfect clutch. At least that’s the lesson I’m gleaning from the spate of (semi) automatic gearboxes that have been unleashed these last few years....

Fire & Ice

In a land of volcanoes and glaciers comes astounding beauty around every corner, in every valley and on every mountaintop. Grey. I waited and waited but all I saw was grey. We descended into...

How Not to Spend Your Vacation Time

Not all motorcycle trips have a happy ending. Some trips are more memorable than others. Some trips you’d rather forget, and there’s that other category of trips that end before they begin. This...

Adirondack Mountain Adventure

The Adirondack region is rife with rollercoaster roads that twist and turn, scenic mountain look-offs and quaint villages that beckon stops for lunch In the flickering blue light of a darkened room...

The Fish & Chips Tour

A long-awaited bucket-list trip to the Scottish Highlands. I often find myself reading a travel article in Mojo, thinking “OMG, I wish I could do that!” And now I can say I have, with a...

Scottoiler xSystem

The time you save with automated chain maintenance might be used for cleaning up The other part of my master plan was, if I couldn’t completely eliminate the routine of caring for a chain, I might...

Saving fuel with your right hand

I recently took part in BMW’s ADV-X, a five-day adventure ride along logging roads, dirt roads and trails in beautiful British Columbia. I split my time aboard the new BMW R1300GS and the F900GS....