Brappy Thoughts Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/archives/the-vault/brappy-thoughts/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:05:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://motorcyclemojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/favicon.png Brappy Thoughts Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/archives/the-vault/brappy-thoughts/ 32 32 Mighty Max https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/09/mighty-max/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:35:06 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=63941 I want to preface this column by saying this is meant to convey a happy realization rather than a morbid understanding. Some of you may be familiar with Max Burns, writer and long-time journalist for...

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]]> Beware: The Common Tourist https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/07/beware-the-common-tourist/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:36:17 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=63179 There’s nothing quite like exploring the wilds of North America. Peaks that reach the sky, decorated with trees older than the creatures that call them home. And, as summer ascends the snow-capped...

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]]> A Juxtaposition https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/07/a-juxtaposition/ https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/07/a-juxtaposition/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:29:04 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=62506 It’s funny how when you’re immersed in an industry you may not see just how much something might be wrong; maybe you’re too close to the picture to understand what it looks like. Recently I...

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]]> https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/07/a-juxtaposition/feed/ 0 Taking Safety Into Your Own Hands https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/04/taking-safety-into-your-own-hands/ https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/04/taking-safety-into-your-own-hands/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:49:18 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=62298 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...

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]]> https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/04/taking-safety-into-your-own-hands/feed/ 0 The Shows Must Go On https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/03/the-shows-must-go-on/ https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/03/the-shows-must-go-on/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:12:16 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=62157 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...

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]]> https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/03/the-shows-must-go-on/feed/ 0 A Reflection of Self https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/02/a-reflection-of-self/ https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/02/a-reflection-of-self/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:05:18 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=61991 Do you ever catch a glimpse of your motorcycle and see yourself embodied by the machine I do, and I’m happy that we still have an emotional connection to the bikes that we ride — we thrive when...

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]]> https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/02/a-reflection-of-self/feed/ 0 Organized Chaos https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/12/organized-chaos/ https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/12/organized-chaos/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:36:28 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=61584 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...

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]]> https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/12/organized-chaos/feed/ 0 To See, or Not to See. https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/10/to-see-or-not-to-see/ https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/10/to-see-or-not-to-see/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:53:29 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=61270 Ahh, but what would I be doing if I didn’t spend as much time as possible trying to hurt myself I, of course, would then have no words of wisdom to pass on to you fine readers. I wouldn’t be able...

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]]> https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/10/to-see-or-not-to-see/feed/ 0 Healing Pains https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/08/healing-pains/ https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/08/healing-pains/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:59:05 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=61050 I am sitting here on the couch with my arm in a sling while writing today. I’m specifically reminded of my very first column in Motorcycle Mojo, “Life After an Injury” (August 2020). In my...

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]]> https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/08/healing-pains/feed/ 0 Don’t Wait to See the World https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/07/dont-wait-to-see-the-world/ https://motorcyclemojo.com/2023/07/dont-wait-to-see-the-world/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 13:48:27 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=60761 As I sit here in Mozambique soaking in the salt water from the Indian Ocean, I’m contemplating how to get back here on my own bike. It’s becoming more and more apparent why tour companies are so...

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