July/August 2025 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/issues/july-august-2025/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:53:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.3 https://motorcyclemojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/favicon.png July/August 2025 Archives - Motorcycle Mojo https://motorcyclemojo.com/category/issues/july-august-2025/ 32 32 Scooter on Steroids https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/07/scooter-on-steroids/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:47:58 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65269 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...

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]]> Roadskin Munro Motorcycle Shirt https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/07/roadskin-munro-motorcycle-shirt/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:45:14 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65264 When style meets protection. Back when I started riding, there weren’t a lot of options available for protection. ATGATT wasn’t yet an invented acronym, or...

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]]> Ogio ONU-26 Suitcase https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/07/ogio-onu-26-suitcase/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:44:35 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65260 As we all know, travelling these days can be stressful when taking into account delays, cancellations and the dreaded lost luggage that happens all too often. Recently that lost luggage happened,...

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]]> Ogio Excelsior Backpack https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/07/ogio-excelsior-backpack/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:43:43 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65257 Being a fan of Ogio bags,  I chose the company’s Excelsior backpack for my travel carry on. It has several pockets for quick and easy access during travel. My laptop or iPad is safely tucked...

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]]> The Ozarks Best Kept Secrets https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/07/the-ozarks-best-kept-secrets/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:42:41 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65236 Carving the hill country of Arkansas and Missouri. They had ridden their sport-touring machines from all over the southwest to gather in Hot Springs, AR. It was a semi-annual tradition among friends,...

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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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]]> Rewriting Preconceptions https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/07/rewriting-preconceptions/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:39:09 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65203 Spending time in Colombia changed the views of the country for this writer. Somehow “Colombia” almost had a negative connotation for me. Cocaine and cartel-related crime instantly sprung to mind,...

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]]> Triple Threat https://motorcyclemojo.com/2025/07/triple-threat/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:38:07 +0000 https://motorcyclemojo.com/?p=65191 Taking on all other engine configurations, Italian-Style. Twins, goes traditional lore, are torque monsters of motorcycling. Four-cylinder bikes, meanwhile, rev to the moon. Never mind that many a...

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