May/June 2008 Archives - Page 2 of 3

1923 Model J Harley-Davidson

We’ve all heard the stories claiming that a friend of a friend, who knew another guy that knew your fifth cousin twice-removed, was looking through the buy and sell paper and stumbled on an ad that...

Should Be Riding Soon

Is it just me, or is this winter dragging on longer than any other winter in recent memory Just getting back into the groove after the National Motorcycle Show in Toronto and as usual, speaking with...

Bernie’s Ninth Annual Daytona Party

It’s that time of year again – the beer is flowing, the raffle tickets flying, the buzz clippers shaving heads, the big screen TV covering the Daytona Races and a whole whack of Vancouver...

Say What?

About Ken’s sticker article Hi Ken, I’ve just finished reading your Stickers article in the March/April edition of Motorcycle Mojo and it has prompted me to do something I have never...

Hi, My Name is Suzanne …and I’m a Motorcyclist

To say that I’m an addict is somewhat of an understatement. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want a bike. As a little girl, I remember my excitement every time we went to visit my Uncle...

Long Way Down – John O’Groats to Capetown

Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman A good book can always help fill the void when Mother Nature says ‘nada’ to Canadian motorcycle freedom. In this case, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman come...

Run Whatcha Brung

Victory takes 1st place in the Canadian Drag Series. One man’s need for speed bags him a first place finish. Do you love to ride Do you love to go fast If you answered yes, then you...

Atlanticade

As I write this it’s late March and the snow is finally gone. Well, at least most of it. After a good ol’ fashion maritime winter which saw record snowfalls in Moncton, the streets are more than...

Practicing Crashing

Could a motorcycle rider practice crash causing riding techniques to prevent crashing What I mean is, if traction loss on a wet or gravel road is the cause of a crash—could practicing sliding the...

Seven Turns

It’s March 15, and I’m once again at the airport, heading to Vancouver. We just had another blast of winter which crippled Toronto Pearson Airport two days earlier. Luckily today is cold but...

The Uno – It’s Unique – but can it Pop a Wheelie?

The 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto has always been heavily influenced by the American V-twin crowd and highlights some of the area’s top custom builders who have on display a fine array...

Mike and Al’s Big Adventure

I figure that once a guy’s odometer rolls over fifty, he gets the chance to become somewhat philosophical about the passions in his life. I have three; a hand-crafted guitar and the wonderful...