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If you’re new to bikes, you may not be hip to some of the routine checks – and adjustments – that are important to do (and keep track of). These include: * Chain tension (and lubrication) - If your bike has a chain, it is important to keep it properly tensioned – as well...
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This article is for the person who hasn’t got a motorcycle – yet – but who is beginning to think about getting one. You may be leaning toward a type of bike that could be all wrong for you. Which could lead to making the mistake of buying the wrong type of bike before...
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A mile-high tidal wave could not do more damage to human beings than the unnatural force called government. In terms of outright mass murder – line ‘em up at the edge of the ditch and mow ‘em down – government has no equal. Jeffrey Dahmer – America’s most prolific serial killer-cannibal – got maybe...
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Balls, that is. Lookee: 64 MPH. Speed camera certified. On a skateboard. Wearing shorts.
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A fairly simple, fairly easy-to-do routine maintenance chore that’s sometimes not done routinely is changing out the fork oil in a bike’s front forks. It’s a job that’s easy to neglect because it’s easy to not think much about it. The forks are just “there” – and as long as they aren’t leaking and...
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You may know all about buying a used car – the things to look for (and watch out for). But how about a used motorcycle? Lots of people who’ve never ridden before are turning to bikes (especially low-cost used bikes) as a way to save money on the cost of getting around. But what...
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Chrome is pretty – and pretty expensive. Especially if you’re paying to have stuff plated vs. just buying chrome-plated stuff. Go price what it’ll cost to have a cam cover or fork lowers chromed and you’ll quickly see what I mean. The cost of chrome plating has increased by 50 percent or more since...
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About two years ago, I stopped renewing the registration for several of my bikes (I have five). Basically, all the ones that aren’t antiques (which have one-time-fee “permanent” tags in my state). I just got sick of sending in $50 per bike per year. On top of everything else. On top of the taxes...
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I have a garage full of naked Zeds – including a ’76 Kz900, which is essentially identical to the more famous Z1900 Kaw introduced in ’73 and which quickly became the dominant superbike of the early-mid-’70s. (Main differences between the two being mine doesn’t have reflectors built into the front fork lowers). This one...
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Got an old bike (or a new bike) with spoked wire wheels? They’re pretty, I know. That’s why it’s a hard thing to accept when you take ‘em in to get a new set of skins mounted – and discover they’ll need some lead – in the form of those ugly crimp-on (or glue...
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