Innholdsfortegnelse for January/February 2021 i Motorcycle Mojo Magazine

We are now in our 20th year of publishing Motorcycle Mojo, and this issue is our 150th issue. I know some of you are thinking that the simple math just doesn’t add up – 10 issues per year times 19 years; shouldn’t this be 190 issues, not 150? We began publishing Motorcycle Mojo as a digest-sized magazine with a frequency of only four times per year. Then many of our subscribers told us that they needed more. As time and finances permitted, we grew incrementally to five issues per year in 2004, having added a summer Special Edition issue. That eventually turned into six issues annually. That sustained growth continued to eight issues per year and, finally, 10 issues per year in 2011. We still hear from our long-time subscribers…

As a kid, I lived a long bicycle ride away from the closest motorcycle shop. So, when my dirt bike broke, I didn’t have the option of going to a dealership for parts. I also didn’t have the cash. To keep riding my motorcycles – which to me was as important as eating – I had to come up with another way of fixing them. My father drove big trucks for long hours in another city, so we would often say goodbye to him on Sunday night before bed and not see again him until the following Friday night. With such little time at home, my dad just couldn’t run me around looking for motorcycle parts, and my mother didn’t drive. My first few very used dirt bikes cost next…

LIST PRICE $20,895 WARRANTY 3 years, unlimited mileage CONTACT bmw-motorrad.ca ENGINE TYPE Air- and oil-cooled boxer engine DISPLACEMENT 1,802 cc POWER 91 hp (68 kW) at 4,750 rpm TORQUE 116.5 ft-lb (158 Nm) at 3,000 rpm BORE AND STROKE 107/100 mm COMPRESSION RATIO 9.6:1 FUEL DELIVERY Electronic intake pipe fuel injection TRANSMISSION 6-speed FINAL DRIVE TYPE Shaft FRONT SUSPENSION Telescopic fork REAR SUSPENSION Single shock, adjustable preload WHEEL TRAVEL Front: 120 mm (4.7 in.) Rear: 90 mm (3.5 in.) BRAKES Front: Dual 300 mm, 4-piston calipers Rear: 300 mm, 4-piston caliper, partially integrated ABS WHEELBASE 1,731 mm (68 in.) RAKE AND TRAIL 32.7 degrees/150 mm TIRES Front: 120/70R19 Rear: 180/65 B16 WEIGHT (WET) 345 kg (761 lb) SEAT HEIGHT 690 mm (27.2 in.) FUEL CAPACITY 16 litres FUEL ECO NOMY…

Joan Mir is the 2020 MotoGP world champion, Suzuki’s first since 2000, when Kenny Roberts Junior followed Senior’s footsteps to become MotoGP’s only father/son world champions. And, just so you know it wasn’t a fluke, it looks like (God and Alex Rins willing) the gang from Hammamatsu will also win the team and constructor’s championships as well. That’s a remarkable turnaround for a team that was, until three years ago, perennial backmarkers. Congratulations, Suzuki! But – and let us not forget this – this was as much about Yamaha losing a championship as Suzuki winning it. Indeed, at the beginning of the season, a Yamaha triumph seemed almost inevitable. Their main obstacle, Marc Marquez, was out of the running since crashing out spectacularly during the first race. His heir apparent,…

Got a favourite restaurant or pub? Send us an email to editor@motorcyclemojo.com and tell us why. From Christopher Thiessen Water Valley Saloon One of my favourite places to eat is the Water Valley Saloon at 5210 Main St. on Hwy 579 in Water Valley, Alta. I rode to this saloon with friends on a group ride recently. The food was really good and the building’s country / farm atmosphere is really authentic. Many cattle brands from local ranchers are burned into the wood walls. The Biker Burger is one of the specials, and I highly recommend ordering it. You can take the paved road or the gravel roads northwest of Calgary to get there. The scenery in the area is beautiful, with lots of trees and views of the Rocky…

I’ve been drawn to adventure bikes over the years, shifting from dirt bikes to big ADV touring machines because of the latter’s versatility on- and off-road. This past summer, I began to realize I might be missing out on what had initially hooked me on the sport of motorcycling. I had been riding my 450 street-legal dirt bike and became comfortable with the idea that I couldn’t push myself too much because my dirt bike was just too big. I became complacent in my riding skills and pushed aside my thirst to challenge and improve my skills. We get comfortable with our bikes and the terrain that we can comfortably handle during a short or long trip. Falling into a rut is easy, as is thinking that you’re “good enough.”…

790 Adventure / 790 Adventure R LIST PRICE $13,499 / 14,599 WARRANTY 24 months, 20,000 km / 12 months, 20,000 km CONTACT ktm.com ENGINE TYPE Parallel twin DISPLACEMENT 799 cc POWER 95 hp (71 kW) at 8,000 rpm TORQUE 65 ft-lb (88 Nm) at 6,600 rpm BORE AND STROKE 88 x 65.7 mm COMPRESSION RATIO 12.7:1 FUEL DELIVERY Fuel injection TRANSMISSION 6-speed FINAL DRIVE TYPE Chain FRONT SUSPENSION 43 mm / 48 mm fork; adjustable compression, rebound, preload REAR SUSPENSION Single shock, adj. preload / Single shock, adj. compression, rebound, preload WHEEL TRAVEL Front: 200 mm (7.9 in.) / 240 mm (9.4 in.) Rear: 200 mm (7.9 in.) / 240 mm (9.4 in.) BRAKES Front: Dual 320 mm discs, 4-piston radially mounted calipers Rear: 260 mm disc, 2-piston floating caliper,…

THE AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHY OF JASON SPAFFORD Jason Spafford and Lisa Morris left their home in England for an extended motorcycle trip that began in Ushuaia, Argentina, and finished several years later in Deadhorse, Alaska. Spafford is a professional photographer who documented the couple’s multi-year ride in hundreds of stunning photographs. If you believe that a picture tells a thousand words, you won’t want to miss this. JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE Whether Keith Jared Baric was seeking deeper meaning in the world around him or just needed an excuse for a multi-day ride, he departed from his home in the Okanagan Valley in the interior of B.C. and rode to an area called the Centre of the Universe, a place of spiritual and earthly significance. During his travels…

5/23 May 23 is the new date for the 2021 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR). The organizers of the DGR changed the date from the last Sunday of September to ensure that more people, especially in Canada and the northern hemisphere at large, can ride for the cause. 6 The number of Canadian MMIC motorcycle shows that have been cancelled in 2021 due to Covid-19. Don’t fret, as show organizers have already set dates in hopes of running in 2022. 150 The approximate number of motorcycles owned by Mark Lane, founder of Dreamcycle Motorcycle Museum in Sorento, B.C. 4 The number of years Triumph has worked to bring the Trident 660 Triple project to life. After a long wait, the Trident is expected to be available in 2021. 349 The number…

One of the best ways to avoid a crash is to learn what may cause that kind of crash in the first place. A long-time subscriber of Motorcycle Mojo recently wrote us, asking about causes of a lowside crash. First of all, what is a lowside? A low side crash is when the front or rear tire loses grip while you are leaned over in a turn, which causes the bike to fall over. The opposite of a lowside, and typically much more violent, is a highside crash. This is when rear grip is lost while you are leaned over, causing the rear of the bike to slide out as before, but then grip is regained momentarily, which causes the bike to stand up violently and flip onto its other…

Ever since BMW released tidbits of information and prototype images of the R18, there is no question that the company’s new cruiser has been a hot topic of discussion among cruiser riders and those who just like the look of a classically styled motorcycle. After all, you have to admit that the R18 checks off a lot of boxes in the style department and the physical size of that engine looks as good as it is big – the engine is certainly the bike’s centre of attention. With the release of the R nineT a few years ago, BMW is no stranger to retrostyled motorcycles. However, the R18 harkens back to almost the company’s beginning. In 1923, BMW produced the R32, its first motorcycle, and its first flat-twin boxer engine:…

I’ve often joked with Motorcycle Mojo editor Glenn Roberts that I should refrain from perusing online classified ads because, as I wrote in a recent column, “it’s something I do regularly that ends up costing me money and garage space.” Well, I did it again. However, my most recent purchase, a 2003 Harley-Davidson XLH 883 Custom, differs from any other motorcycle purchase I’ve made in the past. I bought this one so that I could flip it; in other words, I bought it with the intention of selling it for a profit. First, the backstory: I was sitting at my computer with my morning coffee, when I came across the Kijiji ad for the 2003 Sporty. The ad having been posted less than 11 minutes prior, it appeared near the…