Glenn Roberts, Author at Motorcycle Mojo

Saddle Time Tease

Honda offered us a few short rides on their new 2013 models once the snow stopped flying. It left me with a desire for more time in the saddle on all of the models. Late last fall, Honda Canada...

Yamaha Bolt

Based on the “less is more” theory, Yamaha took their 950 V-Star engine and loaded it into a compact frame to challenge tradition with their take on a modern bobber. Throughout history, it’s a...

La Rata

As I enter through the front door of Julio Mena’s shop, I realize just how resourceful and self-sufficient this artist is. A milling machine is on my left, and a large steel bench resides in the...

Lucid CB450

Lucid Kustoms began like so many other shops, as a hobby in a garage. Some hobbyists expand by continually building a larger customer base; some are content puttering away in the garage; while others...

Silver Bullet

While the updates aren’t groundbreaking, the new FJR incorporates some pretty significant changes that bring it up to speed in the modern era of sport-touring motorcycles. The leaves had changed to...

A Near North Experience

I had borrowed a K1600GT sport tourer from BMW for only a week, and needed a direction to aim it. I was itching to get some kilometres on it, but work wasn’t allowing me time off without a good...

My Mistress

When Sean MacLennan asked his parents for a trailbike after taking his first spin on a friend’s Yamaha DT80, his parents knew enough about his character to say no. Sean, like most rambunctious...

A Jewel in the Rough

Honda has a 40-year history of building 250 cc, off-road motorcycles, and all of that knowledge comes to the forefront in the new CRF250L for more fun on the pavement, gravel and trails. Is it really...

The Rooke Bike

As I pull into Dave Germaine’s driveway, I notice the exterior of his shop is painted in earth colours so as to better blend in with the grey leafless hardwood forest that surrounds his house and a...

Along Came a New Spyder

BRP found a hole in their web so they designed a Spyder to fill it. It’s no secret that BRP is a progressive and fast-moving company in the world of personal motorsports. Beginning in 1958,...

Black Panther

It is rare for a bike that has survived for 60 years to have been kept in its original, pristine condition. The more often a motorcycles changes hands, the more it gets modified, as each owner wants...

Old Skool Attitude

Harley-Davidson rips a page from the So-Cal history books to create this chopperesque Sportster. Parked on a downtown street at night, the bike catches the glint of lights from nearby bars and...