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New Age of Motorcycle Breakdowns

I suppose not everything can work perfectly all the time; things tend to break — even new things. Glenn and I were returning from the Horizons Unlimited CanWest meet in Nakusp, B.C. We had...

The EV’s Future

Did Donald Trump just kill the electric motorcycle That’s not a rhetorical question. Or even, believe it or not, an inflammatory one. It’s a serious question for which — loyal readers prepare...

Getting Dirty on Three Wheels

The three-wheeled ADV solution Everybody likes the idea of adventure travel on motorcycles, even non-riding normies (as I write this, Itchy Boots’ book is on the bestseller list and Ewan McGregor...

Touring Excellence

Meet the most advanced touring motorcycle on the planet. Every generation of Bayerische Motoren Werke’s RT — and there have been at least six major revisions — brings with it trepidation....

A Class of One

In the power cruiser segment, the XDiavel stands alone. There was once a time when a single bike fit into many categories. The UJM (universal Japanese motorcycle for those who haven’t yet greyed)...

Scooter on Steroids

This touring maxi-scooter is comfortable, practical and, most of all, fun. “Bob, what are doing riding this scooter” I asked my friend in Victoria, B.C., in 2006. At 65, Bob said that the...

Roadskin Munro Motorcycle Shirt

When style meets protection. Back when I started riding, there weren’t a lot of options available for protection. ATGATT wasn’t yet an invented acronym, or at least it wasn’t in my neck of the...

Ogio ONU-26 Suitcase

As we all know, travelling these days can be stressful when taking into account delays, cancellations and the dreaded lost luggage that happens all too often. Recently that lost luggage happened,...

Ogio Excelsior Backpack

Being a fan of Ogio bags, I chose the company’s Excelsior backpack for my travel carry on. It has several pockets for quick and easy access during travel. My laptop or iPad is safely tucked...

The Ozarks Best Kept Secrets

Carving the hill country of Arkansas and Missouri. They had ridden their sport-touring machines from all over the southwest to gather in Hot Springs, AR. It was a semi-annual tradition among friends,...

Instrument Panels

Most modern systems are a distraction to the two- and four-wheeled vehicle’s operator Once upon a time, motorcycles had the simplest of instruments, providing a rider with only pertinent...

Zen and the Art of Bailing: The Reprise

I should’ve carried a four-leaf clover, knocked on wood, or at least had my lucky rabbit’s foot with me on my enduro ride just after writing “Zen and the Art of Bailing” in the May issue of...