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OPINION: LET’S SUPPORT LOCAL

Dustin Woods — Wed, 13 May 2020 20:49:53 +0000

I long for the day when I can craft a news piece, review or editorial commentary that doesn’t have anything to do with COVID-19. Alas, these are the days we’re living in. Every aspect of the motorcycle industry has been hit by the pandemic. Production stopped, sales ground to a halt, and shops were forced to close their doors. As government relief increases and restrictions start to lift…

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FOUR YEARS LATER

Dustin Woods — Thu, 07 May 2020 21:39:48 +0000

Much has been written about our late fearless leader, Rob Harris (aka Editor ‘Arris). Mark painfully reflected on the events of that fateful day and its aftermath on the first anniversary of his passing. He’ll once again be returning to the scene of the collision this Saturday May 9th. Every year in May on the Saturday prior (Rob was killed on Friday the 14th), Mark visits the site.

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AAAAAND WE’RE BACK!

Dustin Woods — Wed, 06 May 2020 22:11:39 +0000

We let you know earlier this week that we were making some changes to Canada Moto Guide and that the site would be Under Construction. As many of you have experienced and expressed (some more politely than others), the old platform was showing its age and causing no shortage of problems. Security certificates and add-ons were outdated, and the original architecture held together with bubble gum…

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Opinion: Get yourself ready to ride

Mark Richardson — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:00:11 +0000

If there’s just one thing that can be good about frickin’ COVID-19, it’s that riding your motorcycle is now seen as a healthy activity. Out on the road, you’re several metres from any other riders, and if you’re All The Gear All The Time, then you’re wearing gloves and your full-face helmet has a built-in splash guard. Hey – the glass is half full, right? You’re probably not worried about the…

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Opinion: Hitting a milestone

Mark Richardson — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Costa’s preview of the new BMW F900, posted Monday afternoon, was an achievement of sorts for Canada Moto Guide: It was the 10,000th story we’ve published since going online in 1996. It seems kind of fitting really, since the very first story for which we have a record is a preview of BMW’s 1997 models. Actually, when you go back that far into CMG’s history, everything gets kind of murky.

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Opinion: Building a bike

Mark Richardson — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:00:54 +0000

It’s finally March, and there’s just another month to go in Canada for winter. Most of Canada will be able to ride again safely sometime in April, so we’re starting to think about the warmer weather that will soon be with us. Here in southern Ontario today, the temperature’s a mild 6 degrees above, and although there’s still salt on the roads and snow on the ground, we know that riding season is…

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Opinion: Dumb Corvette drivers

Mark Richardson — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:00:17 +0000

NOTE: Since publication of this column, I heard back from Motard.Tony who shot the video, who confirmed it happened on Sunday, Feb. 16. This means the person driving the car was not a journalist but either a GM staffer or a photographer. It’s likely the incident occurred immediately prior to taking the drone photo seen at the bottom of the column. In any case, the point is not to lay blame on an…

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Opinion: The Motorcycle Show

Mark Richardson — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:00:54 +0000

We’re lucky in Toronto, compared to the rest of Canada, because we have three full-fledged motorcycle shows every winter. They’re evenly spaced, about six weeks apart, and they fill that period of bad riding nicely. The next Toronto show is this weekend, held downtown at the Enercare Centre in Exhibition Place. This is the show that’s run by the manufacturers themselves, so it’s the place to get…

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