August 2018 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

Importance of Valve Adjustment

Most four-stroke motorcycle engines need occasional valve adjustment, or at least a valve-clearance check. Adjusting the valves means setting the appropriate clearance between the base circle of the...

Shoei Neotec II Helmet

A new modular helmet that has a lot to offer I was excited to hear that Shoei was releasing a new version of the Neotec helmet, and even more excited to see it arrive at our head office. The...

Flying Low

Kawasaki’s new supercharged hypersport tourer hits the highway Even at a standstill, Kawasaki’s new supercharged Ninjas, the H2 SX and especially its sparkly green sibling, the SX SE (Special...

For the Love of Motorcycling

Some fantastic memories were made in a simpler time of motorcycling I thought that a “blast from the past” might hold some interest for Motorcycle Mojo’s older readers, especially those with a...

Spirit of the South

An impromptu gossip fest with coffee shop locals, an apparition in a cemetery and fantastic winding roads make for a great few days in Georgia. The first indication that I was entering the Deep South...

19 Secrets of California’s Southern Pacific Coast Highway

It pays to listen to those who know, and where can you get better advice if not from someone who has visited these secrets locales many times California’s southern Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is as...

Totally Badass Chick

At a time when many women didn’t even ride, Kathy Hubble proved against the odds that she could compete against the boys – and win I met Kathy Hubble in 2003, when we raced against each other in...

America’s GP Racer

We might have seen a twin-cylinder, two-stroke 500 cc race replica from Harley-Davidson on the roads of North America if the timing had been a little different As a home-run two-wheeled Trivial...

Pseudo-Adventure in a Supersport Package

If you find sport bikes uncomfortable but still want the thrill of speed and acceleration, this just might be the bike for you KTM’s latest 1290 Super Adventure S is fittingly named, since it’s...