Mojo Garage Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/archives/the-vault/mojo-garage/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:06:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.3 https://motorcyclemojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/favicon.png Mojo Garage Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/archives/the-vault/mojo-garage/ 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> The Inertial Measurement Unit https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/04/the-inertial-measurement-unit/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:57:16 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=64930 This modern wizardry helps to keep your bike upright, and you off the pavement. Rider assist systems like ABS and traction control have become almost universal in motorcycles. ABS itself has been...

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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> Shop Disasters https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/09/shop-disasters/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:42:00 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=63954 Whether accidents are slightly humourous or of grave concern, great care must be taken with things that spark. There are chemicals used regularly in a bike shop that are combustible, corrosive, and...

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]]> Continuously Variable Transmission https://motorcyclemojo.com/2024/07/continuously-variable-transmission/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:03:01 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=63032 An efficient drive system, but it lacks rider interaction with the machine. Unless you ride a scooter, your bike doesn’t have a CVT. A CVT, or continuously variable transmission, changes ratios...

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