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Sometimes a Third Wheel can be a Good Thing

Changing it up in order to stay in the wind. Riding a motorcycle is a thrill. It’s all about balance and power and requires a special skillset. With the proper training, enthusiasts new to...

The Motorcycle Wave

Just follow a few rules to be uber cool. I’d just bought my first motorcycle and was riding it home, exhilarated. Ever since catching the “two-wheeled fever” riding around on my dad’s dirt...

Moto-Multiplier

Calculating the costs and benefits of having more than one bike. Okay, I’ll admit I watch a lot of motorcycle review and repair videos on YouTube, and obviously there are many riders out there that...

Moto Giro Superhero

The little bike continues to deliver, even after decades of adverse conditions. When I first laid eyes on this bike it really needed help. It wasn’t even a motorcycle anymore; it was simply a very...

It’s a Loaded Question

How much weight can your motorcycle handle Whether you’re off to local events or heading across the country for a huge rally, we all know how good it feels to put our faces into the breeze and hit...

Indian’s Superbagger

Trying to understand an improbable race bike that wasn’t meant to race in an equally improbable, but highly popular, race series. No doubt about it: Over the years I’ve been invited to track test...

Barbie the Welder

From poverty to success through courage and determination. Rise Up is an inspirational and impressive metal sculpture of a female form with the tail of a phoenix, created by a woman who has risen,...

Lament for the Sport Touring Motorcycle

Are motorcycle manufacturers forgetting about a whole demographic of consumers In the last decade, we have seen sport touring motorcycle offerings decline and the adventure bike market explode....

What New Riders Need to Know

Listen to good advice from someone who knows and understands. Motorcycles can be a practical form of transportation but overall, they are fun toys for big boys and girls. For most new riders, getting...

Vintage Endurance Race

Small displacement engines and shift patterns be damned, a day on the track is still a ton of fun. Three nights before the VRRA endurance race at Calabogie, Alan Burns texted me a photo of a bike...

Lucifer’s Hammer, Custom HD XR1000R

From concept to development to winning its debut race in just 60 days. Harley-Davidson is celebrating its 120th corporate birthday in 2023 — but the 81st running of the Daytona 200 on March 11 also...

Racing in the Land Before Time

Canadian enduro hits the big time with inclusion into the FIM race schedule. After competing in the 2021 Red Bull Outliers race, I wrote about this first of its kind race with a focus on achieving...