July 2021 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

I’ll Take My Chances

If you are looking for a good read during lockdown, or this summer beside the pool, consider Gary Turner’s trilogy I’ll Take My Chances. Turner began his writing career here in the pages of...

Riding into the Sunset

After major modifications, this vintage BMW was transformed into the ultimate long-distance traveller. Lawyer Moe Warren tells a joke about how he got involved in his law career, and it includes his...

This Revolution is Just Getting Started

Harley-Davidson introduces a completely new motorcycle and a brand-new engine to a genre the company has never ventured into before. Here’s a hard, cold fact for Harley-Davidson management: You...

Circle Around Alberta

Travel restrictions forced this trio to explore their own province on a five-day, 2,700 km loop. Keith Tully, John Ritz and I have been doing an annual bike tour for many years now. We plan a trip at...

Gentleman’s Express

Even 90 years after its introduction, the Ariel Square Four is still a well-respected machine. It’s become a cliché to describe MV Agusta as the Ferrari of two wheels, with each marque dominant in...

The Mother of All Brake Pad Reviews

For obvious reasons, dragging brake pads can be bad for fuel economy and pad longevity. To find the problem, it helps to have an obsessive-compulsive personality. Trust me when I tell you that this...

Change is Hard to Deal With

Valentino Rossi should retire. In fact, he probably should have retired last year. I say that as a lifelong fan who still views 2015 as an injustice that has gone too long unpunished. Nonetheless,...

Ten Years Gone

Ten years ago, around this time of year, I was hiking through the rugged northern B.C. terrain, keeping one eye on a bear in the distance while rooting through dirt along forested hillsides trying to...

Recycle Your Used Oil

It doesn’t take much effort to do the right thing Motorcycle-related online web forums run ablaze when someone asks what kind of oil they should use in their motorcycle. Opinions vary widely, as do...

A Sublime Loop in the Southwest States

In just a few days, this couple rode from the heat of the desert to the cold and snow of mountaintops more than 3,350 metres high. Wheeling up on my BMW F650GS to the U.S. border at Tecate on the...