July 2013 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

Engine Cycles 101

Two men can be credited with inventing the internal combustion engine in the nineteenth century: Frenchman Alphonse Beau de Rochas and German Nikolaus August Otto. The former came up with the...

Ride into History

Our intrepid traveller Ron Keys, with his trusty Wing, takes flight to explore some of Maryland’s Appalachian Mountains and to satisfy his penchant for history by visiting a few of the state’s...

Speed Demon

Curtis Beck has built around 20 bikes over the past several years – most of them streetbikes. He has also been an avid drag racer since 1991, and has purpose-built a couple of bikes for the drag...

An Eclectic World of its Own

A quick trip from Central Alberta to Vancouver Island reveals some amazing motorcycles roads and some premium island time. Vancouver Island, known to many in western Canada simply as “the...

Saddle Time Tease

Honda offered us a few short rides on their new 2013 models once the snow stopped flying. It left me with a desire for more time in the saddle on all of the models. Late last fall, Honda Canada...

Ducati Panigale R

The inexperienced or timid need not apply. Ducati’s new Panigale R has a power-to-weight ratio that approaches real superbike levels. Ducati once produced what I consider to be among the most...

Yamaha Bolt

Based on the “less is more” theory, Yamaha took their 950 V-Star engine and loaded it into a compact frame to challenge tradition with their take on a modern bobber. Throughout history, it’s a...