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Another One Bites the Dust

I never thought it would happen again. Probability would state that the odds were in my favour that I wouldn’t hit a deer by motorcycle more than once. I still remember the first time, which...

Restoring the Past

About a year ago, I purchased a 1985 Suzuki FA50, an adorable and quirky-looking little red scooter often referred to as the Shuttle. It has 14-inch wheels, a rack on the back and produces around two...

A Compromise of Love

Life is full of sacrifices, carrying the burden of others for the greater good, and ensuring our loved ones are taken care of before ourselves. So this year, when my partner had to leave for work, I...

Ten Years Gone

Ten years ago, around this time of year, I was hiking through the rugged northern B.C. terrain, keeping one eye on a bear in the distance while rooting through dirt along forested hillsides trying to...

Making Up For Lost Time

There have been countless times throughout my years when I’ve cursed at myself for not taking the time to learn about my bike before setting out on a ride. Or when I found out there was an...

Changing the Perception of Cool

It has dawned on me that every core value I have about wearing gear while riding motorcycles was formed during my younger years, whether that was from teaching students, dirt biking or hearing news...

For the Love of Print

Recently, we received the last-ever print issue of Cycle World. We suspected the day was coming, but it didn’t make us any less sad to see another great motorcycle publication end its print career...

Learning to Let Go of Love

It’s easy…no…practically inevitable that we fall in love with the bikes we own. We experience some of our greatest and most profound moments while riding them. After all, we bought them in...

Adding to Your Skill Set

I’ve been drawn to adventure bikes over the years, shifting from dirt bikes to big ADV touring machines because of the latter’s versatility on- and off-road. This past summer, I began to realize...

The Perfect Vessel for Adventure

Trips don’t always go as planned. I’ve always found that the more you plan, the more things will go awry. It’s one of my simple laws of physics: if you build something up too much, it is bound...

Reviving our Community

There’s no doubt that things have been a little different this year. As much as we enjoy our “alone time,” many of us still crave the sense of community that motorcycling gives us....

Fundamentals of Adventure

Recently, a reader sent in a comment about the KTM 390 Adventure, questioning the direction in which motorcycle manufacturers seem to be going in the adventure-touring world. I felt he brought up...