November 2018 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

Thread Repair Inserts

Repairing a stripped thread can be a costly endeavour, but an insert can be an inexpensive and easy fix. There are few things that are as frustrating as removing a bolt and finding a little coil of...

Too Much of a Good Thing

With budgets cut, there were only so many ways to make the Manx Norton competitive, albeit unrideable. The Manx Norton has no rivals for the accolade of being the ultimate British racing single in...

A Schoolboy’s Dream

A small boy’s dream evolves into his lifelong love of motorcycles. The bus was stopped at the intersection. A small boy sat on the upper deck at the right front seat, staring at the showroom of...

Move to the Top of the List

A ride on BMW’s most powerful bike to date reveals astonishing acceleration and handling. My first glimpse of the BMW HP4 Race was earlier this year during a California Superbike School (CSS)...

My Stuff is Good Stuff

It’s not really hoarding if everything has a home, is it My wife is often after me to get rid of stuff. My stuff. Not her stuff. For example, cars and motorcycles. I mean actual cars and...

Summer Love

Central Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountain Range takes us by surprise I wasn’t looking for love when I rode up into Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountain Range last summer. I wasn’t looking for late night...

Third Time Lucky

Due to a recurring breakdown, it took years to finally get to their destination. “I’m done. Get. Me. Out. Of. Here.” Naively, I thought you had to see it to believe it. An afternoon on the...

Midsize Maestro

A new urban commuter with a penchant for highway travel It’s been exactly seven years since BMW Motorrad re-entered the personal transportation sector, after coming to the party a bit too early...