May/June 2008 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

Some Roads to Check Out

This map was carefully drawn out and hand delivered to our booth at the Toronto International Supershow in January by long time subscriber Dave Cox. Dave’s map indicates some of his favourite, and...

Jesse James Comes to Canada

The King of Customs Motorcycle Show, being held in Calgary, Alberta during the May long weekend, will feature none other than builder extraordinaire, Jesse James. Unless you have been living under a...

Northern Stars of Newfoundland and Labrador Cruise-In – “The Rock” 2008

The Northern Stars of Newfoundland and Labrador are very excited to be hosting the Northern Stars Cruise-In for 2008. The city of Corner Brook will be a buzz of motorcycle activities for three days...

New Liskeard Bikers Reunion

Outstanding is the first word that comes to mind describing The New Liskeard, Ontario Bikers Reunion. The motocross and free-style bikes, strongman competitions, vendors with motorcycle gear...

Getting your bike out of storage …WHAT NOW?

By the time some of you read this, you may already have your bike out and have pounded a few hundred kilometers on it, much like my neighbour Adam. Depending on which part of the country you call...

Dynaballs – The Ultimate Wheel Balancing System

For ten years the Counteract company has been providing transport truck fleets internationally with patented wheel balancing technology and they report major fuel savings of (9%) and extended tire...

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Motorcycles, Fourth Edition

Do you remember receiving advice from ‘experienced’ riders when starting to ride My personal experience has shown that a good portion of such advice can be quite sketchy and in other cases down...

The New ‘Female Rider’

Folks, I’m entering uncharted waters here so please, cut me some slack…I want to kick around a few thoughts about the new ‘female’ rider. This is a title that I’m not completely comfortable...

Two Wheels Through Terror

Author: Glen Heggstad In the James Bond movie Casino Royal there’s a scene where the heroine directs James to a tailor made dinner jacket, the sultry line goes something like this: “James, there...

Daytona Bike Week 2008 A Motor-Blowing Experience

Daytona Bike Week is one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the world and is held annually during the first full week in March. As many as 500,000 people visit the Daytona Beach, Florida area...

Troy’s Story

Narrated by Ewan McGregor, this high-speed documentary tells the story of Troy Bayliss’s rise from a car painter and part-time amateur road racer in Australia to one of the premier professional...

More Motorcycle Maintenance than Zen

Reviving a beast that was left-for-dead 28 years ago, to have it roar underneath you, really is kind of a romantic notion that I’ve read about and have seen on television, but never thought I’d...