April 2013 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

ISDE, A Canadian Perspective

As the morning mist burned off the trees outside the castle wall of the hotel in Chemnitz, Germany, last September, it was tough to tell what Mother Nature was conjuring up for the start of the Red...

Taking on the Dirty Oval

Dust, exhaust fumes and the din of open-piped, flat-track motorcycles charged the cool, crisp evening air. You could cut the atmosphere that hung over the Paris Fairgrounds dirt oval with a knife....

A Collection of Stuff

In impractical things (as defined by my wife), I am a fairly practical man. When I wanted to restore an old car, it had to be a Corvette, because its dimensions fit my workspace. When I wanted to go...

A Near North Experience

I had borrowed a K1600GT sport tourer from BMW for only a week, and needed a direction to aim it. I was itching to get some kilometres on it, but work wasn’t allowing me time off without a good...

My Mistress

When Sean MacLennan asked his parents for a trailbike after taking his first spin on a friend’s Yamaha DT80, his parents knew enough about his character to say no. Sean, like most rambunctious...

Trailblazer

On December 2, 2012, motorcycling legend Mary McGee stepped into the international spotlight at the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) Gala in Monaco, to present the Woman of the Year...

A Jewel in the Rough

Honda has a 40-year history of building 250 cc, off-road motorcycles, and all of that knowledge comes to the forefront in the new CRF250L for more fun on the pavement, gravel and trails. Is it really...

Roadster Refined

Triumph’s 675 cc, inline-triple is one of my favourite motorcycle engines. It has big, V-twin–like mid-range torque, power pulses as smooth as a four, and its power band is wide enough that it...

The Next Step in World Travel

A driveline design that stems back 90 years gets a major overhaul, and the 32-year-old icon of world motorcycle travel gets a few sweeping changes as well. BMW’s 2013 R1200GS traces its roots to a...

Looking for That Gem

Sunshine and melting snow this coming spring might prompt some of you to go shopping for a new motorcycle. If you’re like me, quite often this might mean looking for a used bike. There are several...