November/December 2025 Archives

Roadlok Motorcycle Disc Lock

This disc lock might be the best security for your motorcycle. Little can put as big a hole in your day like exiting your favourite restaurant, pub or your girlfriend’s house only to find the spot...

Ethanol Fuel Woes

Well, it looks like we’ve been thrown a curveball in Quebec. As of last August 14, the province has approved 15 per cent ethanol (E15) gasoline as it works toward a mandatory minimum ethanol...

Northern Ontario Beckoned: Old Men Answered the Call

Taking in the sights and roads of Manitoulin Island and the eastern shore of Lake Superior. We are getting old and maybe a little decrepit, but like all motorcyclists, we want to keep experiencing...

Through a Beginner’s Perspective

It’s easy to forget the challenges facing a beginner rider: remembering every step while starting a motorcycle; struggling with smooth gear shifts; braking without stalling; and maintaining focus...

Riding in Italy

As you can see from that incredible Bimota on the cover, I spent some time in Italy this summer. Actually, truth be told, I spend some time every summer in Italy and it’s specifically because of...

Across Canada on a Budget Motorcycle

Based on the price of soft-sided panniers, this writer set a challenge for himself. The long Canadian winter is a very favourable time to go over piles of bike magazines, read travel stories, and...

On Point for the Road

The Ibex 800 E makes a very good travel bike. In case you haven’t noticed, Chinese motorcycles are here to stay, but not in the form in which they were first introduced to Canada. In the early...

A Resurection of the Beginning

A skunkworks project that inadvertently established a new genre of motorcycling. Like so many great discoveries — penicillin, Velcro and, yes, Viagra — BMW’s GS was an accident. Okay, not quite...

Italian Ingenuity

The Tesi H2 Tera uses an unconventional centre-hub and swingarm steering system. Where to start is my big question. Do I lead with the fact that the new Bimota Tesi H2 Tera is a supercharged...

Braving Patagonia

The highlights outweigh any disappointments. This was it, we had finally reached Patagonia. Time to face my biggest fear of our entire Canada to Argentina journey: the notorious winds. Back on Route...