Archive for the 'Repair & Maintenance' Category
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Avoiding Excessive or Uneven Front Tire Wear
by Jeff “Tools” Sinason - Bikerwares.com
All rubber tires wear down over time, whether they’re on a motorcycle or automobile. However, you want to watch out for uneven or excessive wear, both of which can cause serious problems for motorcycle riders. If you pay attention to the following causes of excessive and uneven wear, you will extend the life of your tires and keep yourself safe:
1. Improper Tire Pressure - We have all heard about the importance of maintaining proper tire pressure at all times. Improper air pressure in your tire is a big reason for many tire problems and failures. Be sure your tires have the recommended pressure in them at all times.
2. Humped Roads — Most roads are “humped” slightly in the middle or banked away from the center to allow rain and water to drain off. However, this hump can have a dramatic effect on one side of your motorcycle’s front tire because the side of the tire closer to the center of the road will wear faster. There’s not much you can do about this, and it can become very visible if you ride a lot. So be aware of this phenomenon and check the left side of your front tire often.
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Avoiding Excessive or Uneven Front Tire Wear
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You may also download this checklist direct from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation at the below link to print out & save. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view it
http://www.msf-usa.org/downloads/T-CLOCSInspectionChecklist.pdf
With spring upon us for lots of riders it’s time to dig out & get back on the road. We wanted to pass on to you the T-CLOCS Spring Motorcycle Inspection Check list to get you started on a safe riding season.
If you are a winter-weary motorcycle enthusiast, good news! Motorcycle season will soon be upon us and you’ll soon be hitting the open roads on your favorite two-wheeler. After a long winter in extended storage, your bike will likely need some TLC.
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Getting Ready for Riding Season
Wasn’t really a problem, more of an annoyance. I love my BDL 3″ open belt drive that I installed on my Heritage. I like the look of it, the sound of the clutch plates clanking together, and the sound of the belt whirling around the pulleys at speed - it is bad ass.
The only real problem I have had is that from time to time I would go to start her and when I hit the starter button the starter would just spin. How often this happened usually depended on the number of folks watching. Not really a big deal, rock the belt a bit, hit the button agian and she starts right up. Like I said it is not really a problem, just an annoyance.
If you do a lot of in-town riding you may find yourself using your clutch ALOT. If your bike is like mine “was” at times you get off and feel like your left forearm is getting one hell of a work out. If so the “Easy Boy” Lite Clutch by White Brothers is what you need.
White Brothers claim that this product reduces the manual effort required to pull the clutch in by 40%. I am not sure what the percentage of improvement was, but I do know that it made the clutch on my 1992 Heritage Softtail much easier to pull.
Motorcycle Maintenance - A Basic Guide
By James Hunaban
Here we have a few things you should check on your motorcycle on a regular basis. I assume you have a handbook with the specs for your bike, if not, go get one. You may be able to find some data for your particular motorcycle on the net. You can also pick up workshop manuals for various models on eBay in PDF or CD form for little money.
FIX MY HOG™ RELEASES FIRST-EVER BOLT-ON PERFORMANCE AND ACCESSORY DVDs; SIX HOURS OF DO-IT-YOURSELF INSTRUCTION JAM-PACKED INTO EACH EDITION
San Diego, CA, February 7, 2007—Fix My Hog Inc., the creator of three critically acclaimed do-it-yourself Harley-Davidson® motorcycle maintenance DVDs, released its first-ever DVD series designed to show riders how to enhance the look and performance of their Softail®/Dyna® and touring model motorcycles. Modeled after the company’s earlier offerings, which gained rave reviews from the public and critics alike for their easy-to-follow format, the newly released Bolt-On Performance and Accessory DVDs feature footage of trained mechanics performing and explaining each upgrade in detail. Taped in a professional motorcycle repair shop, each three-DVD set is crammed with more than six hours of valuable instruction, interviews and insider tips.
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Harley “How to” Bolt-On DVDs from Fix My Hog, Inc.
How To Build A Chopper Frame Vol 1. is a step-by-step guide that shows you the inside secrets, tips, and techniques you need to know to succeed at building a custom chopper frame.
Discover how professional builders and engineers create custom chopper frames from scratch. Gain the knowledge you need to speak intelligently about how a chopper frame is built.
You’ll get a detailed explanation of everything you need to know about how to build a chopper frame. You’ll learn everything you need to know to systematically build a killer chopper frame on a shoestring budget.
With this chopper frame guide, you’ll quickly learn:
- How to plan for the job.
- What mountings are needed and where to put them on your custom frame.
- Frame geometry: How to create a safe, well thought out frame.
- What raw materials you will need to create your frame.
- The proper tools you will need to assemble your frame.
- How to put it all together.
- and MUCH, MUCH, MORE!
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How to Build a Custom Chopper Frame eBook
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