June 2012

Stage 1 Confusion
Reader Duane Sprague recently inquired about some contradictory information he received from various shops and dealers regarding the installation of a Stage 1 performance kit on his 2009...
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Travel – Ottawa Valley Fall Colour Ride
Day Trip – Ottawa Valley Rays of sunshine trickled through the morning mist as Cathy and I swabbed the dew off the seats and our bike sputtered to life in all her ear-pounding splendour. I...
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Feature Bike – Steel town Scrapper
Dennis Luison was in his early 20s when he bought this 1977 Sportster from Poole’s Harley-Davidson, and while it was purchased as a running bike, a lot of its pieces came in a box. He would never...
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Travel – Ontario to Alaska and Back
Travel Feature – A 22,000 km odyssey Growing up, I always thought the coolest job would be as a waterslide tester, but when I realized that wasn’t a real job, I decided my dream was to...
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Press Launch – Ducati Streetfighter 848
I found it surprising that Ducati would launch their new street-fighting machine in the playground of Hollywood’s elite, Palm Springs, California, a city better suited to gambling and the...
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