The final gasp of the Canadian riding season is a sure indicator of two things: the onset of truly cold weather, and the beginning of the annual motorcycle show season. As always, the Motorcycle Mojo Magazine crew have prepared themselves for another nationwide blitz and will be attending more shows than any other publication. (more…)

The early release game has intensified. Barely a few weeks into 2012, Victory has already announced a new 2013 model that has been authoritatively named the Judge. (more…)

Canadian John K. Lehman, the founder and Director of Lehman Trikes, tragically passed away on January 5, 2012 in Arizona at the age of 60. (more…)

More from Hogtunes: The Canadian motorcycle audio manufacturer has released four new Rev Series products, all of which are headlined by the new Hogtunes NCA 70.2 amplifier. (more…)

Hogtunes Inc. has announced the appointment of John Welch as the company’s new Head of Electronics Engineering. (more…)

Harley-Davidson has partnered with 11 independent tour operators to provide adventurous riders with more than 150 distinct global touring opportunities that include destinations in North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia. (more…)

The Metzeler Classics Calendar has long been a sought after memento in the two-wheel world. More than just a practical wall calendar, the exclusive photo essay is made even valuable as only a few will be able to hang one on their walls. (more…)

Unveiled for the first time at the recent EICMA International Motorcycle Show in Italy, Ducati has confirmed that their new 1199 Panigale superbike will also showcase the manufacturer’s display during the upcoming Canadian motorcycle show season. (more…)

The Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada (MCC) has elected Kellee Irwin as their next Chairperson. Irwin, who is a Vice President for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, will serve a two-year term that terminates in 2013. She replaces Liz Jansen, who will remain on the Board as Past-Chair. (more…)

The Progressive International Motorcycle Show being held this weekend (9 – 11 Dec. 2011) at the Long Beach Convention Centre in California will be a busy event for Victory Motorcycles. Along with the unveiling of a Klock Werks Kustom that was based on one of their motorcycles, the American manufacturer will also introduce an entirely new model.

Typical of teaser tactics, the only thing we can show you of the new Victory is a portion of its front wheel that we snipped from their teaser video titled Some Lines Are Meant To Be Crossed.

The inaugural Las Vegas Premier Motorcycle Auction, which will be held on January 12, 2012, will showcase a radical, alternative fuel motorcycle as part of the over 400 collectible bikes that will be open to bidding. (more…)

The latest model to bust loose from Kawasaki’s production line is the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX‐14R, the next generation version of its flagship hyper-everything motorcycle. The new über-motorcycle joins Suzuki’s Hayabusa in an ultra-exclusive class of obscenely powered gentlemen rockets that elevate Gran Turismo riding to an incomprehensible level of acceleration and speed. Yet, despite its purely performance driven design, it’s still odd that the ZX‐14R carries Ninja badging; it might be deadly fast, but the ZX‐14R is about as stealthy looking as an oil freighter moored at a cottage country marina. (more…)

Wrapping up Triumph’s 2012 trifecta is an upgraded version of its iconic Speed Triple, which sports ‘R’ badging, Triumph’s indication that it’s a performance enhanced model. (more…)

Triumph will be celebrating its 110th anniversary in 2012 on the heels of a record sales year in 2011. To usher in the milestone year, the company says it will have its strongest ever model range, which will include three new models. Spearheading the new model introductions is the biggest and baddest adventure-touring rig that Triumph has ever built, the aptly named Tiger Explorer. (more…)

Triumph has jumped the fence with a Bonneville T100 that commemorates actor Steve McQueen’s relationship with the British manufacturer and will be limited to a global production run of only 1,100 units. (more…)

BMW officially announced the details of its next generation S1000RR today, only two years after the initial introduction of its first Superbike to the world. (more…)

Global demand for motorcycles that use internal combustion engines will increase by 7 percent annually through to 2015 and reach an annual production of 124 million units, according to a recent report by the The Freedonia Group, a business research company that is based in the United States. (more…)

Yamaha Motor Company announced yesterday that it has decided to transfer all financial shares of Yamaha Motor Canada to its United States based subsidiary. The decision will give Yamaha Motor U.S.A. full financial responsibility for all of North America, and means that it will be providing financial reports for all of Yamaha’s North American operations, a similar set-up to those of Yamaha Europe, Yamaha South America and Yamaha Asia. (more…)

The self-described Leader of the Three World now has even more to boast about. A recent series of runs by Bill Chambers at the Bonneville Salt Flats has resulted in a new speed record for Lehman Trikes. (more…)

Harold Cole bought his first motorcycle at the age of 15 – then immediately took his newly acquired machine to a race track that very same day. Even though the Exhibition Oval in Toronto had turned away the young man and his 4 hp Yale, Cole’s brazen attempt turned out to be a seminal moment in the life of a Canadian racer. (more…)