The Vault Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/archives/the-vault/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:24:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.3 https://motorcyclemojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/favicon.png The Vault Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/archives/the-vault/ 32 32 Ultrasonic Cleaner https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/08/ultrasonic-cleaner/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:06:43 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65356 An efficient tool to clean plugged carburetor internals, as well as other small parts A friend of mine recently got a great deal on two motorcycles as the result of an estate sale: a 2003 Harley...

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]]> New Age of Motorcycle Breakdowns https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/08/new-age-of-motorcycle-breakdowns/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:05:21 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65353 I suppose not everything can work perfectly all the time; things tend to break — even new things.  Glenn and I were returning from the Horizons Unlimited CanWest meet in Nakusp, B.C. We had...

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]]> The EV’s Future https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/08/the-evs-future/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:03:55 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65351 Did Donald Trump just kill the electric motorcycle That’s not a rhetorical question. Or even, believe it or not, an inflammatory one. It’s a serious question for which — loyal readers prepare...

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]]> Instrument Panels https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/07/instrument-panels/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:41:38 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65231 Most modern systems are a distraction to the two- and four-wheeled vehicle’s operator  Once upon a time, motorcycles had the simplest of instruments, providing a rider with only pertinent...

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]]> Zen and the Art of Bailing: The Reprise https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/07/zen-and-the-art-of-bailing-the-reprise/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:40:50 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65227 I should’ve carried a four-leaf clover, knocked on wood, or at least had my lucky rabbit’s foot with me on my enduro ride just after writing “Zen and the Art of Bailing” in the May issue of...

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]]> A Milestone Like No Other https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/07/a-milestone-like-no-other/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:40:05 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65225 A few days before I wrote this column in late May, Honda announced it had built its 500 millionth motorcycle. Yes, half a billion bikes. That’s five followed by eight zeros, with a bunch of commas...

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]]> Road Trip https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/05/road-trip/ Thu, 29 May 2025 13:45:20 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65095 A never-ending quest to fill the stable. Carl and I met in the mid 1980s due to our common interest in motorcycles, and we’ve remained friends ever since. He road raced in the ’80s and ’90s,...

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]]> Perseverance Pays Off https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/05/perseverance-pays-off/ Thu, 29 May 2025 13:40:16 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65056 Over these past two years, I’ve spent a lot of time on the trials bike. When I first took up the sport, I didn’t expect it to consume my life; I merely expected it to allow me to better my riding...

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]]> OCD to the Rescue https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/05/ocd-to-the-rescue/ Thu, 29 May 2025 13:38:47 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65054 You don’t find many true motorcycle artisans anymore. Oh, Alan Millyard can seemingly craft a V12 superbike out of some junkyard 50-cc minibike engines and there are countless East Indian YouTube...

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]]> What’s Next? https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/04/whats-next/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:58:42 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64900 If you’ve read The Last Word at all lately, you’re probably aware that electric motorcycles have been an unmitigated failure so far. Unlike the auto industry, where the EVs have established...

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