The Vault Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/archives/the-vault/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://motorcyclemojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/favicon.png The Vault Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/archives/the-vault/ 32 32 Custom Tailoring your Bike https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/03/custom-tailoring-your-bike/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:02:20 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64754 Simple adjustments can make a big difference to your riding comfort. All too often, people ride for years without ever adjusting their bikes for a proper fit. However, adjusting the controls and the...

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]]> Ye Old Family Reunion https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/03/ye-old-family-reunion/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:58:31 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64730 I started going to motorcycle shows when I was eight years old. Gwen and Glenn had just started Mojo and we soon found ourselves travelling across Ontario for the then-many regional shows, and soon...

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]]> Motorcycle Subscription Model https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/03/motorcycle-subscription-model/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:56:43 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64727 Whether we like it or not, modernity is coming for motorcycles. You can curse Gen Z’s addiction to all things cellular and deride anyone who needs an iPhone while riding as less than a...

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]]> Unscientific Ethanol Test https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/02/unscientific-ethanol-test/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:00:12 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64637 Last year, I wrote a couple of columns about gasoline, one explaining that octane prevents engine knock; the other that ethanol is used primarily to replace lead as an octane booster. However,...

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]]> Motorcycling Becoming More Niche https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/02/motorcycling-becoming-more-niche/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:58:36 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64605 While at the Vancouver Motorcycle Show this year, I found myself conversing about how to entice younger generations to get into motorcycling. Of course, there are a few hurdles, such as money,...

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]]> Energy Density Fail https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/02/energy-density-fail/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:57:19 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64603 I’ve made much of late of the fact that electric motorcycles don’t work very well for serious motorcyclists. Oh, electric scooters are most assuredly a good idea, especially if they’re built...

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]]> Pressurized Engines https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/12/pressurized-engines/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:37:02 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64357 Big power from small displacement. Just over four decades ago, Japanese motorcycle manufacturers began experimenting with forced induction. Honda was first to hit the market with a forced-induction...

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]]> Baggage, Bye-Bye https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/12/baggage-bye-bye/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:34:43 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64405 Gone are the days of luxurious air travel; the days when flying was enjoyable. These days, flying feels more like a Russian roulette of issues: take your chances and wait to see what problem will...

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]]> Clutch Evolution https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/12/clutch-evolution/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:33:55 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64408 We motorcyclists seem to be on a quest for the perfect clutch. At least that’s the lesson I’m gleaning from the spate of (semi) automatic gearboxes that have been unleashed these last few years....

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]]> Saving fuel with your right hand https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/11/saving-fuel-with-your-right-hand/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:35:59 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64229 I recently took part in BMW’s ADV-X, a five-day adventure ride along logging roads, dirt roads and trails in beautiful British Columbia. I split my time aboard the new BMW R1300GS and the F900GS....

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