March/April 2008 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

Hogtunes Cranks It Up Again

How many times have you noticed when carrying a passenger on the back of your FLH with rear speakers that you can no longer hear them The passenger simply blocks the sound from reaching your ears. To...

Say What?

Hey Glenn, I just finished leaving the Harley Dealership. I tried Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, the only bike to match my short ass (with comfort and trade-in value) were the Honda 750 Spirit or the Harley...

Diamond in the Rough

The Hope Diamond is probably the most famous piece of bling known and it looks kinda sharp, but it isn’t something that really turns my crank. I put much more value on human gems because that’s...

To Dakar and Back – 21 Days Across North Africa by Motorcycle

Lawrence Hacking, co-written with motorsport journalist Wil De Clercq. “The Paris-Dakar Rally is without question the most arduous and notorious off-road motorsports event on the planet,” said...

Stickers: A Critical Analysis

It’s been said in so many ways, that it’s the little things that matter; not as in bacteria, but more like stopping to smell the roses, that kind of cliché fluff. Finding the sublime in the most...

Stinger Trailer Adds the ‘Trekker’

Stinger Trailer Canada Limited is pleased to announce a new product in their line-up. There is a new aerodynamic, distinctive and attractive motorcycle cargo trailer on the road! The style, the shape...

Summer 2008…Booked

Most feel winter is a time to tinker around in the garage on your bike and share a few cold ones with friends. I regret sometimes that I don’t have time for either, however we do manage to share a...

Nitrogen? You’re Filling My Tires With What?

Tires are arguably one of the most important items on your motorcycle. Those two little contact patches, smaller than the size of your palm, are the only thing between you and the road. An...

Donny’s Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson 1936-2008 Volume I: The Twin Cam

Donny Petersen, founder of well-known Heavy Duty Cycles in Toronto, ON, has begun an ambitious project by releasing his first of twelve technical books that will cover all things in the...

Remembering Iron Chief Charlie

I don’t suppose that in 1935, when teenager Charlie Mahoney decided to buy a motorcycle, that he ever thought that it would make him a celebrity. That first bike, a 6 year-old 1929 Indian in-line...

Vladimir Update

February 6, 2008 Hi Gwen and Glenn Just a little note from the sunny south. We have received two messages from Vladimir in the past two weeks. He went to Taiwan (not sure how) and is now back in Hong...

Road Guardians

Heaven sent. Hell bent. – Anonymous I have an old Viking biker poet friend named Carl Nelson. He lives up in Sointula, a small Viking settlement on Malcolm Island off the Northern tip of...