Feature Stories

Have you ever sat down and looked back at your motorcycle journey from where it started to where you are now? Motorcycle enthusiasm is unique, something which in most cases is shaped into a person through interaction and coaching from more experienced individuals. It’s a rare occasion that someone comes to love motorcycling without being...

Austin Texas, ranked as number 1 on the Cities of the Future list by Forbes and recognized as the most rapidly rising American city, also known for its friendly people, live music and ‘weirdness’, was the perfect media launch location to introduce Yamaha’s newest release from the Masters of Torque (MT) family; the Yamaha MT-03....

With spring weather continuing to play a game of hide-and-seek here in Canada, an invitation to travel south to the United States last week to test out the latest offerings from BMW Motorrad was just what the doctor ordered. Leaving behind the snow-covered streets of Calgary, I was greeted in California by Santa Barbara’s more...

Press launches take a lot of planning by the manufacturer and as you can imagine there are more than a few variables involved in the process. Bikes, personnel, journalists, tires, pit garage set ups, etc. These are all pieces of the puzzle that need to be transported to the event. The couple of pieces that...

Algarve International Circuit, Portimao, Portugal – Coming off the final corner with the throttle wide open in fourth gear, you click the bike into fifth as you clear the rise onto the main straight. Part way down the one-kilometre straight with the throttle wide open, you steal a glance at the speedometer as you move...

Earlier this year, IM’s Brett McCormick travelled to Jerez, Spain to test the all-new 2020 Yamaha YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M. In case you missed it you can click here to read Brett’s first impressions of these new bikes and check out some great onboard video as Brett takes us along for a ride around the Jerez...

Bicycles, bicycles everywhere. If you spend any amount of time riding in or near an urban centre, chances are you’re familiar with the various forms of bicycling infrastructure being deployed in cities across Canada. Depending on where you live, you may encounter bicycle lanes delineated by simple pavement markings all the way up to physically...

The Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival (TMFF) has quickly become a "must attend" event for motorcyclists and film enthusiasts alike. Screening the best motorcycle movies from around the globe every fall, the festival celebrated its third anniversary in 2019. With the 2019 edition now complete, it seemed like a perfect time to pose Five Questions to...

A look through Jason Chinnock’s resume can leave your head spinning. Whether it is serving in the military, touring with a musical act or his current position as CEO Ducati North America, Jason has literally seen it all. With the recent unveiling of Ducati’s 2020 lineup, the timing couldn’t be better to pose five questions...

Outside of travelling in an airplane, very few of us will ever have the experience of hitting 200 mph, let alone accomplishing this feat within a quarter mile from a standing start. For Canadian Pro Street motorcycle drag racer Ethan Barkley, this milestone became a reality in August when he officially joined the “six-second club”...

The return of the Low Rider S moniker to the Harley-Davidson stable represents another step along the company’s ‘More Roads to Harley-Davidson’ initiative and the introduction of 100 new models during the decade ending 2027. A comprehensive review of this latest HD offering is scheduled for an upcoming issue of Inside Motorcycles, but we simply...

With latest iteration of BMW's large displacemant adventurer, the 2019 R 1250 GS, gracing the cover of the December 2019 issue of Inside Motorcycles, it seemed like an opportune time to dig into the IM archives and have a look back at Senior Editor Jason Thorpe's thoughts about the 2011 R 1200 GS that served...