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Scooter on Steroids

This touring maxi-scooter is comfortable, practical and, most of all, fun. “Bob, what are doing riding this scooter” I asked my friend in Victoria, B.C., in 2006. At 65, Bob said that the...

Flathead Favourite

Harley-Davidson’s VL line arguably rescued the Motor Company from the wrath of the Great Depression. Everything’s relative. Right now, Harley-Davidson is fighting to sustain its share of...

Thinking Inside the Box

It’s rare to find a brand-new bike in a crate. If you do, you’d better jump on it. I was browsing the motorcycle classifieds online when I came across an ad for a blue 2004 Yamaha R1. This R1...

Highway Healing

The restorative powers of motorcycle riding. It’s easy for the uninitiated to see motorcyclists as nothing but thrill-seeking adrenaline-junkies scooting around the world on perilous machines....

Experience the Wilds of British Columbia

From gravel roads to logging roads, to spectacular mountain vistas and luxury accommodations, this rally has it all. Exploring off-road is at the top of many adventure riders’ lists. Many of us...

Getting Your Bike Out of Storage

Performing that initial spring check-over is important, and also not complicated. By the time you read this, you may already have your bike out and may have pounded a few hundred kilometres on it, as...

May Angels Bring You Home

How a tragic crash made a doctor think twice about motorcycles, but ultimately reaffirmed his decision to keep riding. Soccer Saturday. We were all packed into the minivan driving north on the...

Why I Ride

When life throws you a curve (ball), get out there and ride it. I recently came across an old photograph of my grandmother when she was about 14 or 15 years old. In the picture, she was sitting on a...

Riding on History

It takes a special type of person to restore, maintain and ride an antique motorcycle. What possesses us to ride cranky, noisy, smelly, oil-spitting motorcycles that are older than we are It’s...

Get Lost…Find Yourself

Sometimes a dualsport motorcycle campout to clear your head is exactly what the doctor ordered. To truly find yourself again, sometimes you just need to get lost in the rugged wilderness of Northern...

A Sporting Chance

Before getting insurance on some models, it’s best to do your research and gain experience. After working the big motorcycle shows in Ontario and Alberta earlier this year, I can confirm that the...

How Not to Spend Your Vacation Time

Not all motorcycle trips have a happy ending. Some trips are more memorable than others. Some trips you’d rather forget, and there’s that other category of trips that end before they begin. This...