July 2009 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo

Just a Few Friends…He Said – and 158 Motorcycles

There are scumbags in every walk of life I suppose. In fact, the scumbags I refer to here may not even belong to a culture, or sub-culture, since I don’t think anyone would have them. The unknown...

Horizons Unlimited Four Part DVD Series ‘The Achievable Dream – The Motorcycle Adventure Travel Guide’

Many of us have the dream to travel the world on two wheels. DVDs like Long Way Round (LWR) and Long Way Down (LWD) have lit a flame of adventure for many. Those videos show riding around the world...

The Flight of Pegasus – Part 1 – Landing in North America

Similarly, the way that I managed to get Peggy, my Aprilia Pegaso 650, to Southampton, UK in time to catch the boat to Halifax NS, ensured that my adventure was to remain exactly that—an adventure....

Re-Commissioned

Ted Wilkins is no stranger to building a bike, rebuilding it, and then rebuilding some more. When Ted was a young lad, there was no way his parents would let him have a motorcycle, so he did what he...

Girls, Just Ride!

Ride Hard Wear Lipgloss! – Fireweed Before the automobile there was the motorcycle, its history as intriguing as the machine itself. For motorcyclists, riding is excitement, vitality...

Touring Algoma Country

I awoke early and jumped out of bed with all the vigour of a small child on Christmas. This kind of excitement this early in the morning is normally as uncommon for me as attending an art gallery,...

The Motorcycle and Sidecar

These days the sight of a motorcycle fitted with a sidecar is somewhat of a rarity, but there was a time when the motorcycle-sidecar ‘combination’ was highly popular with private enthusiasts, as...

Getting Lost is Half the Fun

It’s something you hear from ‘rugged individualists’ or those that want you to think they are when the topic of GPS for motorcycles comes up. Still, while the rugged individualists are still...

Flirting with Big Rigs

As you’re reading this article right now, I ask you to do something for a moment. Take a look around you. Everything in your home was brought to you in some manner by a truck and the professional...

New England, Motorcycle Heaven

“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” -Robert Burns I had made extensive plans and had every detail worked out for our two-week vacation. The planned destinations were to be Prince...

Here’s to You, Mr. Robinson

If asked for an opinion on the most versatile fastening method for all purpose, emergency, or untimely fixes, most among the general populace would likely point to that ubiquitous silver/grey roll of...

Café Racer – The Motorcycle Featherbeds, Clip-Ons, Rear sets, and the Making of Ton-Up Boy

The whole café racer scene is nothing new and closely coincides, timing wise, with the American chopper phase. Men were returning from the Second World War, trying to fit into boring civilian life...