The Last Word Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/archives/the-vault/the-last-word/ 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 Last Word Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/archives/the-vault/the-last-word/ 32 32 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> What’s Become of MotoGP? https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/11/whats-become-of-motogp/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:35:56 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64211 MotoGP has become as boring as snot. An even worse insult: it’s become as boring as Formula 1. The recent Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi — a hard-braking track normally noted for exciting passing...

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]]> Increase Your Riding Time https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/09/increase-your-riding-time/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:31:34 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=63939 I think I’ve hit the trifecta. No, not the horses. Nor have I surreptitiously won the MotoGP championship, the WSBK title and Daytona 200. I’m a never-was when it comes to racing and I’d sooner...

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]]> BMW in MotoGP https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/07/bmw-in-motogp/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:52:57 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=63279 As MotoGP “silly seasons” go, the last few days before we went to press have been the silliest we’ve seen in some time. Jorge Martin, fed up with Ducati’s dithering about who will join Pecco...

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