November/December 2008 Archives

Mike and Al’s Big Adventure – Destination Alaska Part Two

Back in the beginning of June 2008, I went on a two-week ride from St. Albert, Alberta to Anchorage, Alaska and back again. The ride to Alaska, called Mike and Al’s Big Adventure, was the 2008...

105 Years in the Making: The Harley-Davidson Museum

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, best known for beer, bratwurst, baseball and, of course, bikes. Harley-Davidson bikes to be exact. The city that played host to hundreds of thousands of Harley riders from...

Harley-Davidson Introduces the Tri Glide for 2009

Harley-Davidson brings original equipment design, quality, and service to the three-wheel motorcycle segment with the introduction of the 2009 Tri GlideTM Ultra Classic® motorcycle. Based on a new...

Mendocino Soft Science

“This is your journey This is your story Ride hard my friend And be safe Every corner has a lesson for you Every weather system Will peel away a layer that is no longer needed Ride with it Not...

Resurrection Part 1.1(b)

As mentioned some time ago in this column, I began my foray into restoration last year with a modest project involving a small displacement motocrosser from the early 1980s. After hours (spanning...

Atlanticade 2008

The second year of the five-day Atlanticade Motorcycle Rally started on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 with smokin’ hot weather, but after only one day into the festival, the weather turned wet for rally...

The Best Ways to Travel

The old man cleaning out the garbage containers in the parking lot was obviously employed by the fast food joint where we’d stopped for a morning coffee break. As he neared the receptacle where my...

Family Jewels

This picture was taken in Coderre, Saskatchewan about 60 miles southwest of Moose Jaw in 1946. This is my Uncle Prof. (short for Professor), he got his nickname because of the suit and glasses...

2009 Yamaha VMAX

Think about the bad mistake you could make seeing an Olympic shot put contestant in casual clothes at the bar. Looking big, bulky, and decidedly un-agile, you wouldn’t think he could do too much...

The Custom Painting Idea Book

The Custom Painting Idea Book by renowned custom painter JoAnn Bortles, may just be the most comprehensive guide to custom painting on bookshelves today. This book is written for both novices and...

Let’s Ride!

There was a time in Mojo history when we used to regularly insert a photo of our daughter, Emily, in the magazine. We were approached by many readers at bike shows telling us they would scour through...

Destination Vernon: Riding the Dirt Trails – A Weekend Off

People always ask me, “what are you doing this weekend”—and I think to myself, a weekend; wouldn’t it be nice to just have a weekend to do regular things like go to a lake, go camping, visit...