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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.
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...
 
Technicalities: Rebound Damping Technicalities: Rebound Damping
Onward and inward. The February '96 Technicalities article ["Suspension Overview: Back to...
 
Technicalities: Suspension Overview: Back to Basics Technicalities: Suspension Overview: Back to Basics
Rocket Science, voodoo, black art...suspension in general, and damping specifically, have...
 
Technicalities: Suspension Hardware Terms Technicalities: Suspension Hardware Terms
People often ask about the definitions of terms regarding suspension. We decided to compil...
 
Motorcycle Tie Down Comparison Test Motorcycle Tie Down Comparison Test
A Comprehensive Tie-Down Comparison, Plus Tips On Properly Securing Your Bike For Transpor...
 
Motorcycle Suspension Guide Motorcycle Suspension Guide
Recommended motorcycle suspension settings from the Sport Rider staff
 
Technicalities: Cartridge Forks Technicalities: Cartridge Forks
I am often asked the question, "Why cartridge forks? What's so great about them?" Riders k...
 
Technicalities: Spring Rate and Preload Technicalities: Spring Rate and Preload
Commonly asked questions like, "What's the difference between spring rate and preload?" an...
 
Technicalities: Damping rod forks and the Race Tech Gold Valve Emulator Technicalities: Damping rod forks and the Race Tech Gold Valve Emulator
In the August '94 "Technicalities" we discussed the question, "Why cartridge forks?" We an...
 
Art & Science: Shift Points Spreadsheet Art & Science: Shift Points Spreadsheet
Right-click and download the spreadsheet here: shift.xls (Now updated to rev. 2 with the...
 
Metzeler Introduces Roadtec Z6 Sport-Touring Radial Metzeler Introduces Roadtec Z6 Sport-Touring Radial
Successor To Fabled MEZ4.
 
Ask the Geek: Set Your Static Sag Ask the Geek: Set Your Static Sag
Tech Tip - How To Set Motorcycle Suspension Static Sag
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