November/December 2023 Archives

Black Doves Tank Graphic

Just follow the guidelines and some common sense and it might look better than new. It turns out the Twaron — i.e. ballistic Kevlar — in my favourite PMJ single-layer riding jeans is good for...

Quadlock

Secure your phone with just a quarter turn and you’re ready to ride Let’s face it: Your smartphone is one of your most versatile and expensive personal devices: internet, email, camera, calendar,...

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...

A Rocky Adventure

Exploring the wonder of Southeastern British Columbia. It came out of nowhere. Dusk was falling and thick alders crowded the narrow gravel road. Traction was adequate, but when a grizzly bolted from...

Riding the Northern Florida Wilderness

In search of the wild saw palmetto berry. A planned ride along the Blue Ridge Parkway morphed into a southern detour after an invitation to follow the backstory of the elusive saw palmetto berry —...

Winter Storage

Follow a few simple guidelines for a trouble-free spring start For many across the country, the time is coming to put the motorcycle away for the winter season. If you want a trouble-free start...

Kawasaki 2023 ZX-4RR Review

This more than adequate street bike really shines on the track. Only a handful of 400-cc fours have trickled into Canada over the last few decades, from Honda (CB400F Super Sport, CB1), Suzuki...

Riding the Ice Roads in Alberta and NWT

Experiencing the far north to help the SPCA, in winter, on motorcycles It was all awash of grey. I could only see the periodic wispy red glow of the taillight ahead of me letting me know we were...

To See, or Not to See.

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...

Out With The Old, In With The New?

It turns out that middleweight sport bikes didn’t die. They just got boring. To those of us bikers long in our years, one of the most glaring changes — besides the advent of 170-horsepower dirt...

Ducati Superbike 2002-2018

The second Ducati Superbike coffee table book by this renown author As the name suggests, this new book is a follow-up to Alan Cathcart’s first Ducati Superbike book on the factory’s desmo V-twin...