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Why I Ride

When life throws you a curve (ball), get out there and ride it. I recently came across an old photograph of my grandmother when she was about 14 or 15 years old. In the picture, she was sitting on a...

Get Lost…Find Yourself

Sometimes a dualsport motorcycle campout to clear your head is exactly what the doctor ordered. To truly find yourself again, sometimes you just need to get lost in the rugged wilderness of Northern...

Ye Old Family Reunion

I started going to motorcycle shows when I was eight years old. Gwen and Glenn had just started Mojo and we soon found ourselves travelling across Ontario for the then-many regional shows, and soon...

Motorcycling Becoming More Niche

While at the Vancouver Motorcycle Show this year, I found myself conversing about how to entice younger generations to get into motorcycling. Of course, there are a few hurdles, such as money,...

Saving fuel with your right hand

I recently took part in BMW’s ADV-X, a five-day adventure ride along logging roads, dirt roads and trails in beautiful British Columbia. I split my time aboard the new BMW R1300GS and the F900GS....

Don’t Let Ego Get in the Way

Ever since I was a kid, I always look forward to January. Sure, new year, new beginnings, blah, blah, blah. What really got me excited was the anticipation for the Dakar Rally. Reading news and...

Taking Safety Into Your Own Hands

In the January/February 2024 issue of Motorcycle Mojo, I wrote a column titled “Organized Chaos.” I was surprised to see the heightened response in readers. Thank you to everyone who wrote in and...

Embrace Safety Technology

We motorcyclists are a hoary old lot. Oh, we revel in the latest outrageous designs and, my God, some of the graphics on helmets these days are worthy of George Clinton, funk impresario...

Last of its Species

This first-generation Porcupine will remain in the history books forever. The 500-cc parallel-twin AJS E90 Porcupine is the rarest and most exotic factory road racer ever entered by a British factory...

The Shows Must Go On

It’s that time of year again: the snow slowly dissipates from the earth to reveal a glimpse of what summer will hold (at least in the parts of Canada that received snowfall this year). But before...

Why I Ride

Don’t overthink it, just do it because it’s what you enjoy. Not too long ago, we were limited to travelling only as far as a horse or the wind on a sail could take us. Along came steam powered...

Organized Chaos

One thing I’ve learned this past year with humility is how driving in North America is different to everywhere else in the world, and not necessarily for the better. I used to think it was great: a...