May 4, 2017 After Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Ash and I spent a few weeks catching up on stuff at home, then headed out for two events in California: the Death Valley Noobs Rally and RawHyde Adventure Days. These were both first-time events for Mosko. We decided it’s finally time to put a logo on […]
April 6, 2017 Hello from the Searles Valley in California. We’re camped here for the week, catching up on work stuff between the Death Valley Noobs Rally last weekend and the Rawhyde Adventure Days next weekend. This is where I’m posting from: Bangladesh After Sri Lanka (covered in the last post), Ash and I headed north […]
March 14, 2017 This has been the longest break in blog entries since we started the business three years ago. Ash and I have been moving non-stop since February, traveling through Sri Lanka & Bangladesh. That’s my excuse. Now we’re back and getting all caught up. Big thanks to Tiffany, Lee, Andrew, & Dusty for […]
January 19, 2017 It’s 2017! We made it! The year is off to a fantastic start. Orders have been remarkably consistent despite the onset of winter. We’re a highly seasonal business, so usually sales dip sharply from December to February. This year has been different. Thank you! Fatty Tool Roll A few posts ago, we […]
December 22, 2016 It’s the end of our second full year at Mosko, and on behalf of the Mosko team, I want to send a huge THANK YOU to all the riders, supporters, sewers, patternmakers, factories, advriders, advisers, funders, prototypers, photographers, riding coaches, friends, BMW Motorrads, and everyone else who has played a role in […]
December 14, 2016 One of the questions we get the most about soft luggage is: how do I lock it? I’ve traveled a bunch internationally and in the US with soft luggage, never had it locked, and knock on wood, never had anything stolen (well, not off the bike anyway). In other countries, I only […]
December 8, 2016 Belated Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays from the Mosko Team! This time of year we’re deep in product development, working on new designs which we hope to introduce in 2017. Although in reality, we’re running out of time, and some things may not make it. But we’re doing our best. Scout 25 […]
November 16, 2016 We’re broken down in Bakersfield, CA at the moment, en route to the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show. We had a suspension problem on the truck last night, so now we’re waiting for some new leaf springs to get built. Time to crack a beer and update the blog! Gear Testing Trip Last […]
October 28, 2016 Apparel Earlier this week, Andrew, Ashley, and I met with the S-Group in Portland to review our latest round of apparel prototypes. October 2016 marks three years since we started the apparel project. Check out this Blog Post from October 31, 2013, our very first apparel kick-off meeting is described half-way through. […]
October 10, 2016 It’s been a busy couple weeks here at Mosko HQ! Horizons Unlimited Traveler’s Gathering Two weeks ago, Ash and I headed down to Mariposa, CA for the HU Travelers Gathering. This was my third HU, Ashley’s first, and we had SO much fun. HU always attracts a very cool, eclectic group of […]
September 19, 2016 Ash and I have been on the road for the last several weeks, first at the KTM Rally in Deadwood, South Dakota, followed immediately by a 12-day trip to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada with 70,000 of our new best friends. Now we’re back at Mosko HQ in White Salmon, fully […]
August 19, 2016 If you’ve been following this blog, and you ride a BMW, you might have noticed that the new BMW Atacama Adventure Luggage has a lot in common with our Backcountry pannier/duffle kit. This is the result of a design partnership that we’ve been working on with BMW since late 2014. We’ve alluded to […]
