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Recently, we had the opportunity to partner with Milwaukee Tools to create a custom one-off Halcyon 450. Beyond a custom primary paint that matches the Milwaukee red, this 450 also has a custom mounting system for PACKOUT modular storage in lieu of the typical saddlebags. We originally unveiled the build at the Milwaukee booth at…

This week, we had the opportunity to test out a new action camera on a beautiful Northern Indiana summer morning. The DJI Osmo Action 4 looks a lot like a GoPro but has its own unique flavor of action camera abilities. With this latest model, DJI is promoting best-in-class image quality thanks to a larger…

After years of riding, Craig finally ordered precisely what he wanted with a brand new Janus Halcyon 450. Here is some of his story, why he chose this motorcycle, and what makes owning a Janus special. Craig is also an avid fly fisherman, car enthusiast, and mechanical watch collector. What do those pursuits have in…

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…

Janus Lightweight Motorcycles – What are the benefits of lightweight? Janus 250s weigh about 260 pounds. That’s nearly 150 pounds lighter than the lightest traditional mass-market motorcycles. The Halcyon 450 weighs 365 pounds. At 30 hp, that’s nearly identical to the power-to-weight ratio of a Sportster 883! Our Motorcycles are truly featherweight, and provide a…

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…

“Who said size doesn’t matter?” by Mark Zweig The big motorcycle makers have most riders these days thinking they should want the biggest bike with the biggest engine they make. Those are also typically the most expensive motorcycles these manufacturers sell. No doubt, some of those monsters have some impressive stats in terms of horsepower…

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…