July 2020

Riverglades on a Barn Find
Many surprising things can happen on a trip from Ontario to New Brunswick. I’d just returned from a great ride in Nova Scotia when I sat down to check my Facebook account. The first thing I saw was...
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Seal Mate
This inexpensive tool could save you hundreds of dollars. Seal Mate is, without a doubt, the most cost-effective tool in all of motorcycling. This seemingly innocuous little piece of plastic will fix...
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Freedom of Conscience (and Camping)
These former original New England colonies have long and varied histories. With my front wheel pointed toward Rhode Island, the smallest of the U.S. states, I found myself stopping in Fall River,...
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Shift Quickly
A quick shifter is essential when time or momentum is critically important. One feature that has been appearing more and more often on motorcycles is the quick shifter. In reviews, a quick shifter is...
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Crossing Paths with Hemingway
An impromptu detour to northern Michigan leads to some worthwhile riding. A factoid buried deep in the crevices of my mind, probably gleaned from a previous adventure in Key West, Fla., is that...
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Race Across the Great Divide: How the 1970s Transformed Aussie Motorcycle Racing
A history of Australian Superbike racing in the 1970s and the world-class racers it produced. The much spoken-of but still undiscovered Australian Rider Factory must surely exist somewhere in the...
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Adventures Closer to Home
Everyone has a backyard to play in, no matter where they live. For those of us who like taking the roads less travelled, we dream about exotic adventures such as riding the Baja, exploring...
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Accessible Adventurer
A smaller-displacement, full-size adventure bike for the masses. Since KTM began production back in 2011 of its smaller Duke models, no fewer than 515,000...
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