Brappy Thoughts Archives - Page 3 of 4

Running A Rally

Motorcycle events are no doubt something our community thrives on. Of course, these past few years, events have been put on hold, but this year’s events seem to be bigger than ever. The motorcycle...

Humble Pie

We can always learn from each other, no matter how much experience we have. It’s a humbling moment when another person teaches you something new about the sport you love. Recently, I tried my hand...

Taking a Little Off the Top

I have found over my years of riding bikes that getting on and off them with short legs are two very different things. I can tell you I’ve fallen more times stopping and starting a dirtbike than...

Reconnecting the Community

It’s often easier to forget about the things you miss rather than dwell on them. During winter, we neglect the urge to ride and tuck it away in a far corner of our brain. We do the same to the...

Rolling with the Seasons

As the icicles on the trees — and, inevitably, in our nostrils start to melt — it can only mean that summer grows closer by the day. The weather is warming, the days are getting longer, and...

Getting Past the Starting Line

Last summer I decided to start off-road racing. Growing up, I had always wanted to race, but as I got older, the desire I had to race turned, in a sense, into fear of having my riding ability defined...

It’s about the ride!

I’ve spent the past week filtering through our archived magazines to try to find some of Motorcycle Mojo’s most memorable moments, slowly strolling down the proverbial memory lane. My job was to...

The Song Remains the Same

Things got weird over these past couple years, there’s no questioning that. Borders have closed, travel has become restricted, living expenses have skyrocketed and, in a world that was on a...

Another One Bites the Dust

I never thought it would happen again. Probability would state that the odds were in my favour that I wouldn’t hit a deer by motorcycle more than once. I still remember the first time, which...

Restoring the Past

About a year ago, I purchased a 1985 Suzuki FA50, an adorable and quirky-looking little red scooter often referred to as the Shuttle. It has 14-inch wheels, a rack on the back and produces around two...

A Compromise of Love

Life is full of sacrifices, carrying the burden of others for the greater good, and ensuring our loved ones are taken care of before ourselves. So this year, when my partner had to leave for work, I...

Ten Years Gone

Ten years ago, around this time of year, I was hiking through the rugged northern B.C. terrain, keeping one eye on a bear in the distance while rooting through dirt along forested hillsides trying to...