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Automatics

The technology is here to encourage more people to get into riding. Automatic motorcycles — or at least, motorcycles that don’t have a clutch lever — are more prevalent now than at any other...

More Than Miles: What Five Years On a Bike Gave Me

Recounting the wisdom earned from the ups and downs of life on the road. Before I understood what life on the road could offer, my first big ride was all about indulging in the pull of vast...

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...

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...

Weekend Getaway

Making the most of a two-day ride. Two days — that’s usually all we get. I’d wager most people reading this work full-time and only get two days off a week to do with as they please. This might...

Road Trip

A never-ending quest to fill the stable. Carl and I met in the mid 1980s due to our common interest in motorcycles, and we’ve remained friends ever since. He road raced in the ’80s and ’90s,...

Land of the Delta Blues

Discovering the birthplace of America’s music. To be fair, my ignorance of the blues was at least partially systemic. Despite emancipation and federally legislated integration for African...

Highway Healing

The restorative powers of motorcycle riding. It’s easy for the uninitiated to see motorcyclists as nothing but thrill-seeking adrenaline-junkies scooting around the world on perilous machines....

Perseverance Pays Off

Over these past two years, I’ve spent a lot of time on the trials bike. When I first took up the sport, I didn’t expect it to consume my life; I merely expected it to allow me to better my riding...

The Inertial Measurement Unit

This modern wizardry helps to keep your bike upright, and you off the pavement. Rider assist systems like ABS and traction control have become almost universal in motorcycles. ABS itself has been...

May Angels Bring You Home

How a tragic crash made a doctor think twice about motorcycles, but ultimately reaffirmed his decision to keep riding. Soccer Saturday. We were all packed into the minivan driving north on the...

Zen and the Art of Bailing

Although no rider ever wants to find themselves getting intimate with the dirt, knowing how to fall is one of the most unspoken and inevitably important skills you can learn if you plan on riding...