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Motorcycle Tech Tips

Sport Rider’s Tech section showcases articles about motorcycle suspension tuning and geometry, motor oil, traction control, gearing, cam timing, ram air tests, motorcycle tire guide, dyno, carburetion and more.
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
 
Honda CBR600RR vs. Kawasaki ZX 6R vs. Suzuki GSX R600 vs. Triumph Daytona 650 - Middle Weight Smack Down 2005! Honda CBR600RR vs. Kawasaki ZX 6R vs. Suzuki GSX R600 vs. Triumph Daytona 650 - Middle Weight Smack Down 2005!
Check out our indepth comparison on the Honda CBR600RR, Kawasaki ZX 6R, Suzuki GSX R600. T...
 
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...
 
2004 Middleweights on the Dyno 2004 Middleweights on the Dyno
We're deep in our 2004 Middleweight Smackdown, with five bikes vying for this year's title...
 
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...
 
2004 Suzuki GSX-R600 On The Dyno 2004 Suzuki GSX-R600 On The Dyno
We've just taken delivery of our 2004 Suzuki GSX-R1000 test unit, and one of the first ite...
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