April 2022

Observations of a Minimalist Motorcycle Camper
Lessons learned to make the most of remote motorcycle travel. As one who has read many articles on motorcycle camping, I know that, in doing so, you can find yourself inundated with myriad ideas and...
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Away with the Ferries
Every ride needs a plan, and this one involved as many water crossings as possible. Benjamin Franklin summed it up: Three may keep a secret, he said, if two of them are dead. With confidentiality...
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An Up-and-Coming Game Changer?
I don’t know if the future of motorcycles will be as battery-powered as many pundits claim. Lacking Nostradamus’ vision into the future, I cannot begin to predict what might happen 30 years...
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Rolling with the Seasons
As the icicles on the trees — and, inevitably, in our nostrils start to melt — it can only mean that summer grows closer by the day. The weather is warming, the days are getting longer, and...
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Dude! Seriously?
My name is Costa, and I have a motorcycle problem. Ugh. My apologies to our regular readers, but here’s another column about another bike I recently acquired. Actually, it’s a pair of bikes. You...
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Exploring the Eastern Townships
No need to fear a language barrier in this triangle-shaped piece of colourful paradise. I’m not proud of this: My sixth-grade classmates and I thought we had really accomplished something when our...
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To Hell and Back
If you look hard enough, you can find weird and wonderful destinations in your own backyard. Unique times create unique opportunities. The plague that has paralyzed the world has left two-wheeled...
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Café Racer Perfected
This Triumph is built for the real-world road rider, with exceptional electronic suspension and the most powerful Triumph triple to date. For the past 32 years, ever since John Bloor relaunched...
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Up Every Road
It’s not surprising the travels you can find with a new moto passion and a highly detailed map. Vancouver Island is a Mecca for dual-purpose riding adventures. I know that because my sister Summer...
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Encounters of a Wild Kind
Meeting up with wildlife on the road might scare some people, but not everyone. I want to see Yellowstone: this has been my dream since I was a child,” I said during the bucket lists discussion...
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