Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2020 i Motorcycle Mojo Magazine

Way back in 2004 we ran a story on the then-new Triumph Rocket III. In that article we mentioned that you had better hold on tight because even at just 1,500 rpm, the massive torque from that engine will try to rip your arms out of their sockets. I questioned that and was assured it wasn’t a typo. A couple years later, I was excited to have a demo Rocket III for a week and I can attest to the remarks made about the torque that the bike’s 2,294 cc engine generated. Claimed horsepower was 140 and torque was a whopping 147.5 ft-lb at just 2,500 rpm. Those were astounding numbers for a production motorcycle back then, and still are even by today’s standards. In this issue you’ll find an…

Klim has announced the release of its 2020 lineup with the Ai-1 airbag vest at the forefront. The new autonomous Ai-1 airbag vest was made in partnership with In&motion, a France-based company. The Ai-1 vest is equipped with an “In&box” (the brain of the vest), which links to your phone – meaning that the vest is able to update your system continuously as each software algorithm update comes out. The In&box continuously records your riding information and can transmit your riding information, such as lean angle, speed and distance, to the main database to improve customized updates to its algorithm for your vest. The airbag vest’s crash detection and inflation happens in less than 60 milliseconds. To put that into perspective, the blink of an eye lasts for about 100…

Oh, the title is just to get you interested. But it is relevant. Once again, the past couple of months have seen me on the motorcycle show circuit here in Canada and dreaming of warm weather. I know, I sound like a broken record. With people coming out in droves to see the new models and look for everything they need for the season ahead, a motorcycle show is the ideal place for riders or potential riders to check out, touch, feel and sit on the motorcycles of their dreams. At these shows, though, or at a dealership, the fantasy will sometimes get slapped by reality. For example, you may find out that what you thought was the ideal motorcycle for you may not meet your expectations. Let’s chat about…

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BMW once made a cruiser, the R1200C, but abandoned the design in 2004 after seven years of production. The Germany-based company hasn’t produced a cruiser since, although that will change next year with the introduction of the R18. It’s a cruiser that harks back to simpler mechanical times, paying homage to BMW’s early boxer-powered motorcycles. The R18’s Big Boxer engine is designed to emulate the art deco styling of the 1936 R5 boxer engine, but with modern internals. BMW offered an exclusive look at the R18 engine and chassis at the firm’s well-guarded Miramas Proving Grounds, located in the south of France. This facility in Miramas is used to perform testing and data-gathering on BMW motorcycles and cars. Aside from the R18’s engine’s smooth, rounded crankcase, gearbox and engine covers,…

It may take a village to raise a child, but if the past 18 months of scrounging for parts is any indication, it takes an entire planet to rebuild a 1982 Honda CB1100R. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Christ, Dave, of course you’re lost in a metaphorical wilderness – all my scouring of the globe was, of course, done on the internet – you can’t even get the basics down pat: Honda didn’t make a CB1100 in 1982. It was an ’83 model. Well, actually, our Canadian CB1100Fs were the cast-offs Honda sent to our shores as a poor man’s cousin to Europe’s and Australia’s all-conquering CB1100R. The first big-bore production racer from a Japanese manufacturer – what, you thought that was Suzuki’s GSX-R750? – was the 1981 CB1100R,…

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Damon Motorcycles, based in Vancouver, launched its flagship Hypersport electric motorcycle at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in early January. The CES showcases the latest technological advances in a broad range of fields, including transportation. Damon claims the Hypersport will be the safest motorcycle available, and the company backs that claim with an impressive suite of technology, including the CoPilot advance warning system. This Blackberry QNX-enabled rider aid combines cameras, radar and sensors to detect up to 64 moving objects within a 360-degree safety zone around the bike, then alerts the rider to potential threats. The Hypersport offers 4G internet connectivity and enables wireless updates, but not before the ebike’s owner approves said updates. The Hypersport also includes Shift, a feature that electrically alters the riding position…

Sometimes a dream spins rampant in your head. Riding European MotoGP circuits is one of mine. How many of you dream of checking off one, two or more of these incredible tracks on your bucket list? What if you could do that, enjoy some regular touristy exploration and ride two-up with two-time World Superbike champion Troy Corser? It’s easier than you think! Racing School Europe (RSE; racing-school-europe.com) offers on-track instruction using 2019 BMW S1000RR M Package motorcycles equipped with Metzeler tires on a variety of European racetracks (including Mugello, Jerez and Brno). The school also provides riding gear, food, water and snacks. The process is so simple: fly to Europe, show up and ride! I chose to try out the beautiful, fast and flowing Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, a 4.5-km, 13-turn…

editor@motorcyclemojo.com WELL, IT IS BOOTH AFTER ALL… On page 68 of your January/February 2020 edition, David Booth commented on the state of Harley-Davidson, dropping the word “Trumptard.” Hmmm. I respect Mr. Booth’s editorial freedom, and I’m certainly not going to be losing any sleep over his choice of phrasing, but I found it to be in poor taste nevertheless. Surely he could have wrestled another word out of the limitlessly expressive English language. A rare blemish on your otherwise fine publication. LORNE STAFFORD VIA EMAIL DARIEN GAP I’m digging into the December 2019 issue and just started on “Mind the Gap,” which gave me pause. Specifically, the statement, “There’s a reason no one has done it before.” Perhaps I’m missing a nuance, but it seems that there are those who…

A distant relative of mine was hung for stealing a horse. The year before the trap door opened beneath his feet, he was the mayor of Shrewsbury, England. That was in the 1500s. The love of horses is in my family’s DNA. My grandfather made a living training horses and hounds for the gentry’s fox hunts. Apparently he was amazing with animals and had a pet fox that sat beneath his stool at the pub. My father loved horses, and I rode a lot as a child – until, that is, I discovered two wheels with an engine. You may sometimes encounter equine folk in the forest and on back roads when you are riding, and we have always taught motorcycle riders some basic horse etiquette. When approaching a horse,…

Mark Kruger has the nickname Kramer for a reason: tall, lanky and quirky – he describes himself as a “scrawny guy, a little bit crazy with an ego.” I used to race with Kramer back in the day – not against each other, as we were in different classes, but I knew him from the track as an eight-time Supersport Champion. Now he runs a successful rider-training program called Pacific Riding School (pacificridingschool.com) in Surrey, B.C., where he and his staff teach first-time riders. New riders take a program certified by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia to obtain their Class 6 licences, ensuring they are safe and well prepared for all road-riding situations. Kramer is also a BMW Motorrad Certified International Instructor (enduro) and offers beginner and advanced off-road…

I guess that most of us have mile-stones in our lives pinpointing significant times of excitement or happiness. The arrival of my Uncle Harold into my life was just such a time for me. He was my dad’s younger brother and only 11 years older than me, so the gap between us was not too much so as to get in the way of our mutual interest – motorcycles! They had always fascinated me, and this probably came from getting rides on my dad’s Ariel Red Hunter when I was two years old. When Harold first came to stay with us, he was about 21 years old and the proud owner of a brand-new Velocette LE (manufactured by U.K.-based Veloce Ltd.). This was his daily transport to and from his…

Three genuine Italian motorcycle racing icons comprise the latest releases of titles in the catalogue of The Motorcycle Files, the range of ebooks written by Alan Cathcart and published by BRG Multimedia. Those bikes are the legendary Moto Guzzi V8, the Moto Guzzi Bicilindrica V-twin (from the same factory) and the four-cylinder 350 that was the final Grand Prix racing motorcycle from MV Agusta. Moto Guzzi was the dominant manufacturer in the 350 cc class of Grand Prix racing in the mid-1950s and the sensational V8 was the weapon the company made in an effort to take the premier 500 cc category from Gilera and MV Agusta. The Moto Guzzi V8 is still the only eight-cylinder motorcycle ever raced, but it had not reached its full potential when the company…