may 2013 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

Bikers Reunion

A five-hour ride, straight up Yonge Street from Toronto’s waterfront, will set you right in the middle of some beautiful riding country and one of Ontario’s premier motorcycle rallies. Every year...

Saskatchewan Undiscovered

What is your preconception of Saskatchewan Do you think of flat fields, no trees and a really big sky After all, the only rectangular province must be pretty boring, right Preconceptions, like...

Unshackled and Unleashed

The engine screams in protest as its compression tries to hold us back. Taking a firm grip on the handlebars, Tina pushing forward against my back, we descend from Howell Avenue’s heights at what...

Lucid CB450

Lucid Kustoms began like so many other shops, as a hobby in a garage. Some hobbyists expand by continually building a larger customer base; some are content puttering away in the garage; while others...

Patagonian Adventure

It is hard to say what the best part of the 2012 BMW GS Trophy was. Maybe it was getting to know the amazing group of people assembled for this, the third edition of the GS Trophy, held this year in...

Rubbing Salt in the Wounds

Everyone has a skeleton in the closet, and in the case of world-champion, custom bike builder Roger Goldammer, they come in the form of raw metal frames, hand-fabricated gas tanks and engine parts....

Midnight Express

It had been a long time since I’d left home for a ride without taking a map or my GPS, and I have to say, I should do it more often. The opportunity to do so came late last autumn, when Suzuki...

Silver Bullet

While the updates aren’t groundbreaking, the new FJR incorporates some pretty significant changes that bring it up to speed in the modern era of sport-touring motorcycles. The leaves had changed to...

Washing Your Bike

Some people might take it for granted, but washing a motorcycle isn’t as easy as it looks. You can give your bike a quickie wash with soap and a jet of water from a garden hose, or you can perform...