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Rolling with the Seasons

As the icicles on the trees — and, inevitably, in our nostrils start to melt — it can only mean that summer grows closer by the day. The weather is warming, the days are getting longer, and...

Getting Past the Starting Line

Last summer I decided to start off-road racing. Growing up, I had always wanted to race, but as I got older, the desire I had to race turned, in a sense, into fear of having my riding ability defined...

It’s about the ride!

I’ve spent the past week filtering through our archived magazines to try to find some of Motorcycle Mojo’s most memorable moments, slowly strolling down the proverbial memory lane. My job was to...

The Song Remains the Same

Things got weird over these past couple years, there’s no questioning that. Borders have closed, travel has become restricted, living expenses have skyrocketed and, in a world that was on a...

Another One Bites the Dust

I never thought it would happen again. Probability would state that the odds were in my favour that I wouldn’t hit a deer by motorcycle more than once. I still remember the first time, which...

Restoring the Past

About a year ago, I purchased a 1985 Suzuki FA50, an adorable and quirky-looking little red scooter often referred to as the Shuttle. It has 14-inch wheels, a rack on the back and produces around two...

A Compromise of Love

Life is full of sacrifices, carrying the burden of others for the greater good, and ensuring our loved ones are taken care of before ourselves. So this year, when my partner had to leave for work, I...

Ten Years Gone

Ten years ago, around this time of year, I was hiking through the rugged northern B.C. terrain, keeping one eye on a bear in the distance while rooting through dirt along forested hillsides trying to...

Making Up For Lost Time

There have been countless times throughout my years when I’ve cursed at myself for not taking the time to learn about my bike before setting out on a ride. Or when I found out there was an...

Changing the Perception of Cool

It has dawned on me that every core value I have about wearing gear while riding motorcycles was formed during my younger years, whether that was from teaching students, dirt biking or hearing news...

For the Love of Print

Recently, we received the last-ever print issue of Cycle World. We suspected the day was coming, but it didn’t make us any less sad to see another great motorcycle publication end its print career...

Learning to Let Go of Love

It’s easy…no…practically inevitable that we fall in love with the bikes we own. We experience some of our greatest and most profound moments while riding them. After all, we bought them in...