April 2019 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

Race Academy

Even a professional race instructor can learn a few new tricks when she becomes a student again During an incredibly amazing Leod Escapes international tour with track time through the Spanish...

Compression Ratio

It can be a complicated process to determine a compression ratio. Power transfers to the rear wheel of a motorcycle by burning an air/fuel mixture in the combustion chamber of a cylinder, and the...

Period Correct

A mean, green racing machine left its impression on this builder. Steve Willgoose was 17 when Kawasaki launched its KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica in 1982, and he never forgot the first one he saw....

Wally Klammer

Remembering a man who dedicated his life to promoting the sport he loved I first met Wally Klammer at the Greater Vancouver Motorcycle Club (GVMC). I had just finished an evening talk at the...

Arkansas Adventure

A persistent invitation leads to a trip to the Ozark Mountains and some really good riding. “If you come to Arkansas in May,” he cautioned, “just be flexible with your schedule. It’s tornado...

Motorcycle Meditation

Sometimes the best medicine is to just get away and think about life. Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A guy walks into a doctor’s office, and the doctor says to him, “I’m sorry, you have...

A Name Worthy of its Past

It could be the ideal Triumph if the Thruxton’s riding position is too aggressive and the Street Twin is too mild-mannered Triumph’s modern classics — all of the Bonneville-based bikes — are...