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Curious about riding a Janus Motorcycle cross country? Read on in this 6th installment in a series of posts detailing a 6-day Halcyon 250 trip across the US. In the footsteps of the first person to cross the continent on a motorized vehicle: George Wyman. To catch the start of the journey, check out our…

Janus : The Men, the Motorcycles, Mexico, and Made in America The following post was written and published by Joe Berk on ExhaustNotes.us, who rode in Baja with Devin and Jordan on several Janus Motorcycles at the end of 2018. Head over to Exhaust Notes to read more of the story, and check back here…

This is the 5th installment in a series of posts detailing a 6-day Halcyon 250 trip across America in the footsteps of the first person to cross the continent on a motorized vehicle. To catch the start of the journey check out our earlier posts on this blog. ACROSS AMERICA ON A JANUS 250 –…

We get a lot of questions about our engines. Why so small? Why not made in the US? Why air-cooled? Why carbureted? It all started with a 50cc motorcycle… read on!   Let’s start off with the question of small displacement. Just about everything we do at Janus is based on our personal riding experience….

OVER THE GREAT DESERTS TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS On Tuesday, June 27th, I rolled out of my motel bed, fumbled into on my riding gear, and checked out with my helmet on and my pannier bags under my arm. 10 minutes later, I was settling into my second day of the ride with a gorgeous…

This piece was originally published as a comment on Paul Crowe’s website, The Kneeslider titled, “We Don’t kneed Any More Custom Motorcycles, We Need More Prototypes” in December 2015. It has been edited to make sense on it’s own, but the original article and comments are well worth the read. Janus holds an interesting place in the motorcycle industry…

I’d like to say a few words about the Flying Dutchmen documentary film now available on Netflix and Amazon Prime. The film is about a successful Elkhart County entrepreneur and the heartwarming story of his thoughtful gift to his friend and mentor, Daryl Zook. Daryl has played a central rôle in the life of Jon…

OVER THE SIERRAS AND ACROSS THE GREAT DESERTS On Monday May 26th, I woke up at 5:00am with all but my riding gear packed and ready to go in the panniers. My riding gear consisted of a two-piece armored textile suit, under which I wore my LDComfort base layers. A dual-sport helmet, riding boots, armored…

SAN FRANCISCO On the morning of May 26th, I arrived at San Francisco Airport after an uneventful flight from Chicago. From there, I took the Bay Area Rapid Transit up through the city and across the bay to El Cerrito where my Halcyon was waiting for me. The train trip was quick and easy. I…

PREPARATION:   Over the past two years we have been visited here at Janus by a strange motorcyclist, fully geared up on his 1200cc Bavarian steed with many upgrades and “farkles” as they are termed in the adventure and sport touring motorcycling world. Farkle is a portmanteau of function and sparkle, and is also claimed to…