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.
Traction Control Traction Control
And other electronic trickery used in MotoGP
 
Motorcycle Tire Guide Motorcycle Tire Guide
Press information and technical articles to help you find the best tires for your sportbik...
 
Michelin's MotoGP Qualifying Tires Michelin's MotoGP Qualifying Tires
All You Need To Know About Qualifying Tires
 
Fooling the Dyno Fooling the Dyno
We've known for some time now that repeatable, consistent dyno readings depend on a number...
 
More Fun  With Geometry More Fun With Geometry
Using swingarm angle, chain pull and antisquat to maximize traction.
 
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
Your Abnormal Guide To Things Abnormal - Sport Rider Magazine
 
Technicalities: Suspension Damping Technicalities: Suspension Damping
Damping, damping and more damping. Whenever the subject is suspension theory, damping is a...
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