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I think that a motorcyclist driving a car is a better driver in a way that we are more aware of our surroundings especially motorcycles...Does anyone agree with me?

How many riders know that their bike can talk?Well it's true they can and this is how They show the spark plug colour either light tan or dark indicating mixture Colour of oil,dark indicating blow by gasses or if the clutch is slipping a bit this will discolour the oil also as the plates are...

If there was to be a list of deadly sins committed while riding a 650 yam I would start off by Rule#1..Never ride the bike with a dicey battery/charging system. #2..Never have to go to reserve when in the middle of the never never.

I wonder how many rebuilders overlook the spokes/tension on their aging bike? Unless the bike has mags of course,I found that by removing stock spokes and replacing them with stainless the handling of the bike (along with a couple of other mods) improved.Together with Acront alloy rims and...

Ok that's the pain now for the fun.I was cleaning my bike one day and was using Armour All on the plastic and rubbers and tried some on my seat and took her for a ride.Well everything was OK until I gunned it off the lights and I ended up sliding to the back of the seat clinging to the bars and...

My definition of pain on a 650 is pulling over on the highway on a hot day to check underneath the bike grabbing the header pipe....OOOOWWWWWCCCCHHHH

The fuel of today is nothing compared to what we had in the 70s when you could have the bike sitting for months or even years and the same fuel in the tank would be good to go.We had 2 choices Super grade (for high comp engines) or Standard Now there is a shelf life of a few weeks and it smells...

Has anyone ever told the engineer working for Yamaha in the 60s and designing the awesome XS1. Here is a product of excellence and reliability,even with the stock swingarm bushes and headstem bearings.Once you have sorted out what you can and can't do on these mighty machines the rest is...

I have noticed one thing when running out of fuel and that is the engine will rev higher just before it stalls. This could be a clue for some ppl trying to find a particular problem.:thumbsup: