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How to Bleed Brakes on a Motorcycle
Just like every other fluid on your motorcycle, your brake fluid needs to be changed periodically, plus, if you are dealing with a spongy brake feel, you may have air in your brake lines. We’ll walk through several techniques on how to bleed brakes, including how to bleed brakes on a motorcycle with ABS, and how to bleed brakes after ... -
How to Flush the Radiator and Change the Coolant
Just like every other fluid on your motorcycle, your coolant needs to be changed periodically. At least every two years. What’s more, ist hat many trackday providers require that all the glycol be removed from your cooling system. We’ll explain the differences in coolant, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and products with no glycol, then walk you step-by-step, through the process ... -
How to Change Motorcycle Brake Pads
Yes, brakes just slow you down, man, and we are sure glad they do. It’s been said that the fastest motorcyclists use their brakes the most; a sentiment we wholeheartedly agree with. But brakes wear out, even if the brake material isn’t worn completely away, you may still be due for a new set of pads. Fear not, getting new ... -
How to Remove and Replace a Front Wheel
You can save a lot of money on tire changes if you bring the wheel to your local motorcycle shop. Most shops will actually mount a new tire for free if the wheel is off the bike. So, even though there seems to be a lot going on at your front wheel, removing and replacing it is actually pretty straight ... -
How to Adjust and Align a Motorcycle Chain
Your chain needs to be adjusted properly. Of course, your owner’s manual will have exact requirements for your bike, but the rule of thumb is about 1 to 1.5 inches of slack. But what does that mean and why is that important? Slack is how much the chain will move up and down freely at a point halfway between the ... -
How to Replace or Install a Rear Wheel
You can save a lot of money on tire changes if you bring the wheel to your local motorcycle shop. Most shops will actually mount a new tire for free if the wheel is off the bike. So, even though there seems to be a lot going on at your rear wheel, but replacing it is actually pretty straight forward. -
How To Remove a Rear Wheel
You can save a lot of money on tire changes if you bring the wheel to your local motorcycle shop. Most shops will actually mount a new tire for free if the wheel is off the bike. So, even though there seems to be a lot going on at your rear wheel, removing it is actually pretty straight forward. -
SV650/R6 Quarter Turn Throttle Mod
One of the few things I dislike about the SV is how long the throw is on the throttle. Particularly when riding on the track, I’ll have to readjust my hand on the throttle to spin it up to higher RPM. While I would assume that this was done by the fine folks as Suzuki to make it easier for ... -
Triumph t955i Valve Adjustment Tips & Tricks
Designed less to be a step-by-step instruction, this will hopefully give you a few tips and tricks to help you in your first valve adjustment on your modern triple, besides you should have the service manual for the finite details anyway. Unfortunately, adjusting the valves on the Triumph triple motor is the most difficult valve adjustment I have ever done. ... -
Single-Sided Swingarm Cush Drive Replacement
The cush drive is designed to reduce stress from engine torque damaging other components during gear or throttle changes. A common design used by almost all street motorcycles, it has three major pieces: the wheel, the sprocket assembly, and the rubber damper. The wheel and the sprocket assembly fit together with five sections much like two hands woven together. In ...