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Winter Motorcycle Storage: Battery and Electrical Systems

Simon — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:06:20 +0000

There are many things to consider as you wrap your bike up for winter such as ensuring your fuel does not go stale, but the electrical system needs attention too. One of the most common failures when placing your motorcycle in storage is the battery losing charge and eventually becoming damaged beyond repair. Causes of [...]

MSF Off Road Riding Guide Download

Simon — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:20:34 +0000

Tips and Practice Guide for the Off-Highway Motorcyclist has been prepared to answer your questions and provide examples of the safe and appropriate use of motorcycles in an off-highway environment. It is designed to increase your knowledge of motorcycle operation and your respect for the capabilities of this unique form of travel and recreation. Download: Off-Highway [...]

Winter Motorcycle Storage: Suspension and Tyres

Simon — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:30:31 +0000

This is by no means an exhaustive list of steps for long term motorcycle (or car for that matter) storage, but a few tips I have picked up along the way. When a motorcycle is put into storage it will often remain in the same position for extended periods of time. This is not the [...]

Winter Motorcycle Storage: Fuel System

Simon — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:14:28 +0000

This is by no means an exhaustive list of steps for long term motorcycle (or car for that matter) storage, but a few tips I have picked up along the way. The most commonly known issue with bikes in storage is bad or stale fuel, which I have described the causes of in a previous [...]

Changing cartridge type motorcycle fork seals

Simon — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:22:32 +0000

Changing cartridge type motorcycle fork seals demonstrated in a 2 part video presentation by Rocky Mountain ATV.

Urban trial biking with Monster Energy’s Fred Crosset

Simon — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:18:38 +0000

This is an amazing video of Fred Crosset carving up his home town on a trials bike.

Why does fuel go stale?

Simon — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:22:33 +0000

When stored correctly, high quality gasolene should continue to be stable forever (well almost!). There are few factors that contribute to the degradation of petrol with the two primary concerns being oxidisation and water. Oxidation If petrol is not stored in an air tight container then the process of oxidation occurs. Fuel that has been [...]