motorcycle riding

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...

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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,...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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