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MotoMojo - Brake Service and Maintenance » Mar/Apr '10
Brakes are a crucial safety system, yet they seldom get attention unless there’s a problem. Fortunately, minor brake work is within the capability of most experienced home mechanics. You don’t need a lot of tools, and you can save a bundle of money doing it yourself....
Shopping for a Used Motorcycle » Jan/Feb '10
Buying a used motorcycle intelligently requires considerably greater effort than just walking into a showroom and selecting a new one. There are both risks and rewards with a previously owned machine. You can get far more bang for your buck, while letting the original buyer take the big depreciation loss. A used motorcycle purchase can have pitfalls...
Make Your Motorcycle Last Forever » Sept/Oct '09
Motorcycles are made better than ever. Their design, materials and machin-ing are more accurate and precise – and reliability is greater than it's been before. To that end, here are some tips on how to keep your motorcycle going as long as you want and save money too.The three basic tenets to ensure a bike's longevity are: Store it properly, maintain...
Keep on Tracking » Jul/Aug '09
RoadRUNNER reader Rick Starling recently wrote to ask if we would enlighten our readers with an explanation of Rake/Trail.Good question. A motorcycle's steering geometry is one of the least understood aspects of its specification, so the goal of this article is to satisfy Rick and others with a clear understanding of what rake and trail are, and how...
Take a Brake » May/Jun '09
The start of a new season: your bike has been stored away for the winter and now it's time to ride… Not so fast, though. You'll need to check a few things first, and maybe some light maintenance is in order. Sure, you've changed the oil, charged the battery and checked your tires. What else? Brakes, that's what. You'll want to stop, won't you?Now...
Save Money and the Planet: Ride! » Jan/Feb '09
Ever noticed how quickly the price of gas ramps up when supply is tight, yet how slowly it falls when oil prices dip? The cost of a barrel of oil has been on a roller-coaster ride (climbing to $140 and diving to $70 recently), but the price at the pump hasn't fluctuated nearly so drastically in concert. Undoubtedly though, it will edge ever higher....
Snap to It! » Nov/Dec '08
There was a time when you needed to know plenty about how a camera worked to take good pictures. Now, digital cameras with auto-focus and auto-program exposure have taken the guesswork out of the technical side of snapshots. They've made it ridiculously easy to get pretty good results in most lighting conditions and shooting situations. But they've...
Drying Out » Sept/Oct '08
Until someone invents an air-conditioned bike, motorcyclists will have to enjoy – and endure – the elements. And while hypothermia is a potential hazard at the lower end of the temperature scale, there's an equal danger lurking when the thermometer soars: hypohydration.Hypohydration (often called dehydration) means, literally, insufficient...
Gettin Started in Motorcycling » Jul/Aug '08
Motorcycling used to be just another way of getting around, but now it's one of a growing number of "powersports" that may also lay claim to major portions of your discretionary spending: ATVs, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, and any number of four-wheeled and water-based diversions. However, for me, motorcycle touring is still much closer to bicycle...
2006 KLR 650 - Makeover Madness » May/Jun '08
I've never owned a car or motorcycle that didn't prompt me to "make it better" by modifying the original machine with a few – OK, many – aftermarket parts. Annoying as it sometimes is to others, it cannot be helped. This "I can't leave things well enough alone" compulsion probably took up residence in my psyche long before I could speak,...
