Flirting With Perfections

Motojournalism isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Sure, trying out all the latest machines is cool, but far more time is spent in front of a computer parsing each bike’s pros and cons. At the worse of times, the machine you just tested sucks, but you don’t get to review it honestly because the magazine you write for is too afraid of losing ad dollars.

That’s why I love writing for Mojo. I’ve always been encouraged to tell it exactly like it is, and if you caught my most recent two reviews, you know I’m not afraid to tear down a bike if it doesn’t make the grade.

And then there are other times when a bike is so good the challenge is in not sounding like you’re writing a sales pitch. Enter BMW’s new R1250 R and RS. And my attempt at not gushing.

Two Souls, One Heart

Rarely do I test two machines almost identical in their mechanics yet worlds apart in character and intention. BMW’s new R1250RS