Motorcycle Repair & Sport Bike Maintenance
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Motorcycle Repair & Maintenance

Sport Rider’s Tech Tips section showcases articles about motorcycle repair and maintenance, sportbike tuning and service procedures including sport bike tire change, ride height settings, fairing and bodywork, chain and sprocket adjustments, engine, forks, wiring, brakes and brake pads, and more.
Hoop It Up Extras Hoop It Up Extras
Resources and links for each wheel:
 
Shift Points Shift Points
We show you how to calculate the optimum shift point
 
Art & Science: Fun With Geometry Art & Science: Fun With Geometry
Rake and trail are terms often used when discussing sportbike handling. Manufacturers some...
 
Oils Well That Ends Well, Part 1 Oils Well That Ends Well, Part 1
Editor's Note: This is Part One of a special Sport Rider comparison test, where we unlock ...
 
Oils Well That Ends Well, Part 1 Oils Well That Ends Well, Part 1
Editor's Note: This is Part One of a special Sport Rider comparison test, where we unlock ...
 
Oils Well That Ends Well, Part 2 Oils Well That Ends Well, Part 2
In the first portion of Sport Rider's oil test ("Oils Well That Ends Well?" August 2003), ...
 
Gearing-Hidden Speed Gearing-Hidden Speed
With all the money spent on engine performance items like exhausts, ECU fuel-mapping boxes...
 
Cam Timing: Lobe Centers Explained Cam Timing: Lobe Centers Explained
When you hear engine tuners bandying about numbers like "100-95" or "98-98," they are not ...
 
Ask the Geek: Questions and Answers On Various Topics Ask the Geek: Questions and Answers On Various Topics
 
Technicalities: Suspension Damping Technicalities: Suspension Damping
Damping, damping and more damping. Whenever the subject is suspension theory, damping is a...
 
October 2004 Slip-on Test Sound Clips October 2004 Slip-on Test Sound Clips
For each pipe, we recorded mp3 clips for the sound testing and dyno testing portions. In t...
 
Free Horsepower For The Taking! Free Horsepower For The Taking!
There's much more to your bike's driveline than just delivering power to the rear wheel vi...
 
RAM AIR TEST RAM AIR TEST
The sales pitch has been long and heavy: "incredible volumetric efficiency"; "large volume...
 
Ram Air Test: Part Deux Ram Air Test: Part Deux
It's crunchtime, ladies and gentlemen. After gathering hard information on the exact amoun...
 
The Long And Short Of It - Lowering Your Bike Safely The Long And Short Of It - Lowering Your Bike Safely
Today's sportbikes are blessed with incredible cornering prowess, and much of that comes f...
Ford Ranger Research
Ford Ranger Explore the new Ranger and examine the various features it has to offer. The L4 standard engine in the Ranger gives you 143 horsepower with an estimated 24 mpg. It comes with a standard Manual transmission, and 2WD drivetrain. The Mitsubishi Lancer and the Audi TT are other vehicles that might interest you.