November/December 2008 Archives - Page 2 of 2

2009 Cross Bones – Take a Ride on the Dark Side

The Cross Bones takes you back to another time, another place; when motorcycles were minimalistic and meant only to carry you from point A to point B. A time when life seemed to stand still if judged...

Say What?

Glenn, Super Magazine! I am 66-years-old and started riding only last year. I’ve just returned from Calgary and Edmonton with friends on a 7800 km bike ride. Garnett Birney Hi Folks, Bigger...

Rolling with the Piano Man

The day started like most others… I rolled into the station, killed the motor on my Road King and coasted down the series of ramps to the underground parking area. I do this so...

50 Years of Triumph Vertical Twins

The Great Depression drove numerous motorcycle companies to the brink of collapse. Falling sales, incomes and share values, combined with tight credit, spelled the end for a number of bike builders...

Warbird

More than 60-years-ago, the skies over European and Pacific battlefields thundered to the bellow of thousands of engines in bombers, fighters and transport aircraft. During the Second World War, the...

Groundhog Day

I know you are going to say that I wasn’t paying attention, but I was scanning the road back and forth and checking my mirrors. It moved right out in front of me. It was big for a ground hog. I was...

2008 Honda Varadero

We asked Honda Canada if we could test ride the new ’08 Varadero and this is how the conversation sort of went: MMM: We would like to road test your new Honda Varadero. Honda Canada: “Sure,...

Goldammer takes on the World and is Crowned World Champion for the Third Time

After three and a half days of competition the AMD Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building in the Champions Hall in the heart of Sturgis, South Dakota, the winner of the best Freestyle...

Bionic Motorcycle Gloves

When I first opened the package, pulled out the Bionic Motorcycle Gloves and tried them on, I was impressed with how soft they were. Undoubtedly they were the softest riding gloves I have ever worn....

The Brother and Sisterhood of Riders

There are many modes of mechanized transportation in both first and third world countries. If one was to research which mode of transport affects the most people you would find that the common...

“Where in the world is Paddy?”

In our September/October 2008 issue we introduced you to Paddy Tyson who we met in Moncton, New Brunswick at Atlanticade. Upon his arrival in Ontario, Paddy stayed with us for four days. We...