September/October 2023 Archives

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...

Ton of Fun

Many new components, a willing engine and attention to detail makes the new Super Meteor 650 a pleasure to ride. Royal Enfield has launched the first spinoff models in its best-selling range of 650...

ewool Heated Clothing

Testing out heated gear while riding in the middle of winter I’ve never been one to wear heated gear. Sure, I hate the cold, and yes, when I see others with a heated vest on a cold day I can’t...

My Dinner with Jupiter

Catching up with the grandfather of motorcycle travel 50 years after the start of his four-year around the world journey. Few books match Ted Simon’s Jupiter’s Travels in vulnerability, wit, and...

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...

New Bike Woes

Sometimes problems aren’t as straightforward as they seem You’ll remember that, in the April issue, I had written about choosing a new motorcycle. Well, I now own a brand-new 2022 Triumph Speed...

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...

2023 Honda Transalp Review

The return of the prodigal son does not disappoint. Once again, I must salute the esprit de corps of the good folks at Sondrio, Italy’s, Stilmoto Honda dealership. No sooner had I entered the shop...

Healing Pains

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...

Morality Play

So sorry to do this to you, but this month’s column will be a morality play. Like so much of today’s politics, sports are being divided by conflicting calls for equality and equity. Now, one...

Lone Rider by Elspeth Beard

RTW before RTW was cool. Pioneers and trailblazers are seldom recognized in their time. How many great minds, for example, are only revered posthumously For Elspeth Beard, it has only taken 35 years....

Dear Mom, Dad, Sis & Cat – My Motorcycle Trip – 1964/65

I suppose it happens to everyone at some point, to varying degrees: That stage in life when you just need to get away from the regular day-to-day of growing up, and into the stage of adulthood that...