Richard Worsham

What Is a Scrambler Motorcycle? And Why the Reisenduro Renaissance Matters This is the second of a two-part discussion of the history of the off-road motorcycles, the scrambler, and Janus’ latest model, the Gryffin 450. To catch up on part one, click here! A Motorcycle Legacy of Adventure Starting in the late 60’s Belgian engineering…

In 2017 Janus Motorcycles launched the Gryffin 250, a knobby-tired “scrambler” addition to our 250 line which at that time included the more street-oriented Halcyon and Phoenix models. This first iteration of the Gryffin was essentially identical to the since discontinued soft-tail Phoenix model except that it featured the above-mentioned knobby tires and high-routed exhaust…

Richard has been working on a book about the very different kind of lightweight, leisurely motorcycling we champion at Janus Motorcycles. Well, that book is now available on Amazon! Part treatise, part manifesto, part handbook, the Rambler’s Companion will fit on your shelf, bedside table, or motorcycle book rack! As our technological advances provide greater…

At Janus Motorcycles we catch a lot of flack. A lot of modern consumers believe that engine size is directly proportional to value. In this view the biggest engine should be the most expensive and the smallest the cheapest (we’ve been hearing this argument since we launched our handmade 50cc two stroke over a decade…

by Mark Zweig Of all the bikes I’ve owned over the last 53 years—that’s 300 plus—three of my top 10 motorcycles are 250s. The truth is that for 90-95 percent of the riding I do (or will ever do) at this point, a good-running 250 does everything I want it to do. The first of…

We’ve just released our latest episode of “Why We Ride: The Janus Motorcycles Podcast”! In this episode, we speak with Rob Brooks of Road Dirt Magazine. Rob has been a writer and educator for decades, and a lifelong motorcycle rider. In 2019, after contributing for years to a variety of motorcycle magazines, Rob, with several writers & photographers…

What a pleasure to host Rob Brooks from Road Dirt Magazine, an independent motorcycle magazine that is filling in the gap left by many of the bigger motorcycle industry publications in recent years.  Rob is a seasoned rider with a love of all things two wheels, but we think we got him hooked on the…

As the founder and lead designer at a very small motorcycle manufacturer that often gets called “retro”, I’ve been pondering what that term means for quite some time. I believe there is more to be said on this, but here are some thoughts on the term and why our motorcycles look the way they do…

Yesterday a major motorcycle review channel on YouTube failed to understand that Janus Motorcycles is not interested in making a better or even different version of what’s already on the market (check out the video below). Instead, they applied the old premise of the last 30+ years of powersports marketing to a new brand that…

What a great day we had yesterday for the The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride with over 30 very distinguished riders participating, dressed in their finest. We had a great selection of motorcycles, with the Janus line very well represented! The purpose of the ride was to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer and men’s mental health…