July 2015 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

Cartridge Forks

The next step to better handling and a smoother ride. In the previous issue, we discussed the damper-rod-type fork and its limitations, mostly caused by the fixed-diameter damping holes, which...

Unobtainium – EMU BSA Empire Twin M46

What Might Have Been A “what if” personal challenge becomes one man’s vision of what the pre-war BSA should have looked like There must be something in the water. How else to explain the fact...

Rocking the Red

A Friendly Competition at Big Red’s Expense Attacking a Gymkhana on a Honda Grom It’s one of the most common phrases in motorcycling: “You meet the nicest people on a Honda.” It isn’t just...

Tigger Goes to Camp

Exhilarating and adrenaline-pumping adventure camp has the author looking for more It was mid-morning on Friday and I was riding in northern Colorado, very cold and very wet. The southwest wind was...

Bonneville Salt Flats

Dance with the Diva Only the Salt has the Final Say It was the third week in August and I was sitting poolside at a cheap hotel in Utah, surrounded by Germans talking motorcycling while they forced...

2015 honda CBR300R

First Steps Whether on the track or on the street, the CBR300R is an ideal place to start Looking at Honda’s entire range of CBRs lined up on the side of an empty racetrack brings out certain base...

Exploring Idaho’s Northwest Passage

A Land of Winding Rivers and Twisting Roads From my vantage point, overlooking Idaho’s Payette Lake, I gazed north across the water at the rugged wilderness I was about to ride through. The...

The Crouching Beast

In the spirit of the GSX-R, this streetfighter is designed for the sport-minded enthusiast looking for a comfortable upright riding position When I was a lad, Japanese bikes were dominant, and fully...