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101. | All You Need To Know About Motorcycle Spark Plugs
Motorcycle spark plugs have already caused several misfires. It can also tend to break into two when you try to remove them. These are instances when you are wasting money over low quality and non-durable spark plugs.
There has been a lot of puffing going out in the ...
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102. | How to Repair Motorcycle Saddle Bags
Other riders may find it hard, however, the truth is that repairing motorcycle saddle bags is just as easy as eating popcorn!
Motorcycle parts like saddles are provided with products that can make them look new and desirable again. These ...
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103. | Motorcycle shipping vs. Car shipping
Two of the most widely used vehicles are cars and motorcycles. The problem now is that they are entertaining qualms about shipping. How different can is each from the other?
More and more people are fascinated by bikes – sports bike, touring bikes, big bikes, dirt bikes and ...
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104. | Motorcycle Parts Touch Time
TOUCH TIME! Yeah! Its touch time once again. It's the time to polish maintain and accessorize our bikes. This is the moment when we can have quality maintenance and repair time with our bikes. We've got to feel the mean and affable machine up close..
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105. | Bully Riders on Big Bikes
Big bikes have this striking appeal to people. Not only because they are big but also because they have what it takes to be B-I-G.
Aside from that, big bikes and riders connote a negative impression. Riders riding big bikes are presumed to be rough, ...
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106. | Things to Ponder about Motorcycle Tire Plugs
Flat tires and other tire discrepancies spoil our otherwise exciting motorcycle adventure.
We know that tires are made of rubber, therefore, are susceptible to punctures, peeling and the likes. This is the reason why as riders we have to get the best quality tires ...
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107. | Motorcycle Shock Absorbers
What happens when you hit a bump while riding? Well, your tire compress fractionally. However, you will still experience bouncing. Basically, this is because they are not really shock absorbers.
Motorcycle shock absorber comprises of oil-filled tube and a piston ...
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108. | Foggy Motorcycle Ride
Beach, chilly fruit shakes, summer babes in hot bikinis and summer escapades – pretty sure you are missing them all. Summer lovin' is left behind let's give winter its chance to freeze us.
Chillin'. Freezin'. Glazin'. Winter time is fast approaching. Skiing will just be as ...
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109. | Motorcycle Misfits - The Unwanted Riders
When we are off the road, we learn to stereotype motorcycle drivers. Some are lousy, some good, others not so good, a number are excellent while the rest are misfits. How we wish we can get rid of them…
It only takes one reckless driver ...
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110. | Boots are also made for Riding
According to Jessica Simpson's song, 'boots are made for walking'. However, boots are also good for riding escapades.
There are different kinds of boots that will suit every rider's personality and performance. They are ...
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111. | Ride Saving, Butt Comforting Motorcycle Pants
Here comes the rain... On the next block the beaming sun is blazing harshly. What will save the rider's day?
The sun, the rain, wind and sand can sometimes be obstacles to an exciting motorcycle escapade. Good thing we have motorcycle pants to ...
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112. | Qualities of the Most Soothing Motorcycle Gloves
Nobody wants to travel while freezing in coldness, isn't it? Thus, we have to don motorcycle apparel. Aside from coldness, it also protects us from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), heat, pricks, falls, injuries and other dangerous elements.
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113. | How Good are you in Choosing Motorcycle Helmets?
The most controversial motorcycle apparel is the helmet. Perhaps, everyone is familiar why it is controversial. To reiterate, a lot of riders are not in favor of wearing the same – that makes it very controversial compared to the rest of ...
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114. | Own the Best Motorcycle Tire
All motorcycle parts are essential and tires are one of them. Tires have different types, sizes and surfaces for varying types of motorcycles. Dirt bikes and other racer's bikes use tires that have spikes. Street bikes, on the other hand have smooth tires.
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115. | Famed OEM and Custom Motorcycle Fenders
Motorcycles evolve with time. Moreover, motorcycle parts also go with the flow of evolution.
In addition, even fenders cope up with these moving changes. Buying Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) fenders is like buying the ...
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116. | The Best Motorcycle Ride Ever
Riding is all about passion. Some riders want to explore the mountainous terrains. Some want to conquer the smooth road in a protracted ride. There are different types of riding. And there are different motorcycle and motorcycle apparel. To yield the best motorcycle ride, riders must match their bike ...
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117. | Dealing with Motorcycle Tire Wear
Worn out is to jeans, dilapidation is to buildings, exhaustion to humans - when it comes to tires it is tire wear.
Tire wear is the actual removal of rubber from the tire due to scuffing. The latter is the process of scrubbing of ...
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118. | Two vs. Four (Motorcycle Stroke Engines)
Always start with the basics. If you jump to the most complicated without having to know the basics, you'll end up returning to the very same ground. Thus, messing and missing a lot.
Same in the case of motorcycle, you have to know the different ...
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119. | Take Motorcycle Saddles into Consideration
Imagine the long hours of journey while mounted on your trusted bike. Just anybody can feel discomfort and annoyance while sitting on a hard and painful saddle. It does not only give less protection it can also make your butt sore!
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120. | Motorcycle Gloves against Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Motorcycle gloves function is not as simple as we imagine it. Riders fall and when they do, they will most likely need some sort of protection to lessen the impact of collision to the ground. The ...
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121. | Motorcycle Boots for Everyone!
Boots seem to have tickled the fancy of everyone… Everybody loves it - regardless of age, gender and place, boots will one of the topmost footwear choice.
Whenever we roam around the city, we ...
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122. | Coming to the Rescue…with Motorcycle First-Aid Kit
How safe is riding? Or how dangerous can it be? Perhaps, the level varies depending on the rider's manner of driving and the efficiency of the bike's totality. Nevertheless, we can't say that responsible drivers will never ...
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123. | Where in the world is exceptional Motorcycle Apparel Eyewear found?
The importance of motorcycle apparel cannot be overemphasized. This is true even to the eyewear trend line. It is the crucial thing that protects our precious eyes. Without it, glare, dust, smoke and other hazardous elements can freely penetrate our eyes.
Exceptional motorcycle eyewear ...
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124. | Recommended Nutrition for Motorcycle Riders
Motorcycle riders are pretty active. They go for the toughest riding challenge. They are into one of the most exhaustive sports and leisure. Thus, they need extra attention to their health so as to keep a sound and healthy body.
Forming a ...
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125. | Motorcycle Rider's Lingo and Remedies
Motorcycle riders have their own way of expressing themselves. They may seem hard to understand yet easy to recognize. From the kind of bikes they are riding (be it street or dirt), the tattoos painted all over their body to the lingo they are speaking and doing, they exude machismo ...
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126. | Custom Motorcycle Never Fails to Amuse Me
Every time I see a customized motorcycle, I can't help but stare in amusement. There is something in that kind of bike that makes me glance on it a second time if not follow it with my astonished ...
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127. | Wiping the Traces of your Motorcycle's Past
There is a built-in predilection within all of us to choose the newest, the trendiest, and the most wanted. In every thing we wish to possess, in every option we want to pick, we simply cannot resist the most appealing to our senses. What make ...
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128. | Women, Tattoos and Bikes
Riding is a spirited world ruled by men. It is an expression of who they are. An alley for escapade, thrill and surprises. It is passion coupled with perseverance that ebbed from the innate nature of a man as a fighter and adventure-seeker.
Every ...
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129. | Index Your Road Tests
Riders need not go far to solicit reliable information about certain bikes and motorcycle parts especially those which are new to the motorcycling market. Many riders, whether they admit it or not, usually rely on the professional testers opinion in connection to certain bike and ...
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130. | Why Bother About Bike Chains?
Every motorcycle part is as important as the other. We must not overlook one part and focus on the other parts because that could lead to a very risky riding environment.
Let us take ...
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131. | What's in the Biker's Survival Kit?
Not all the time biker's can rely on motorcycle boneyards or salvage yards. These are places where riders can get easy bike assistance for urgent repairs like replacing motorcycle parts like tires, sprocket, kickstand and the likes.
There are instances, when bikers are faced with infuriating problems while ...
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132. | Winterize the Bike!
In the cold northern regions of the globe, motorcyclists are faced with the choice whether to continue riding during winter or to winterize their bikes and put it away until spring.
Riders with tropical climates have no problem in connection with winterizing their bikes ...
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133. | Flashes of Motorcycle's Beginning
The motorcycle we are enjoying now has simple beginning. It has only developed into a powerful machine in time. Most of the riders are not even aware of its past so let us bring back the time and have a quick sojourn ...
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134. | Choosing the Right Helmet
Perhaps every rider has been entangled in a situation when he shelled out big bucks for a quality helmet just to replace his old stinker of motorcycle apparel. So the question now is how you qualify quality? It needs a kin eye and feel to make the right choice. ...
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135. | Motorcycle's 'Good Riddance'
You bumped into another vehicle..Let's say the situation may have been reversed. Another vehicle was the one that bumped your bike. Why do these things happen?
Causes
Colission and other road accidents happen because of a lot ...
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136. | ...On Two Wheels
Car vs. Motorcycle?! Let's make the obvious, obvious. In a car with manual shift, the driver uses hands and feet, one hand on the wheel, the other on the shifter, one foot on the clutch and the other ...
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137. | Motorcycle Risk Management
What speed am I going to maintain? Is it time to swerve? To stop? Or just go slow? Riders are oftentimes facing a situation that absolutely needs a split-second decision in order to escape collision. In times like this background on risk management is ...
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138. | Motorcycle Plugs Warning Colors and Looks
Bike's language is easy to comprehend. Even just by staring at it, you can already grasp the message. Just the mere spark plug color can determine the condition of the bike. Spark plugs change color and that change goes along with its condition. Here are their ...
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139. | Ugh! My groin!
If you happen to fell off your bike with your pelvic first, that would probably result to pelvic and groin injury. Excruciating as it is, you compare it with the pain that you will experience when you ride behind a raised tank for hours. Now, what's the difference? Mere ramming ...
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140. | Reading Between the Tires
How do you read between the tires?
Every rider must have knowledge about tires. They must know its construction, its maintenance and care, how to mount and dismount it, how to troubleshoot and to take precautions. To ...
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141. | How to Manage your Motorcycle Accident Claim
A collision happened. One involving your motorcycle and another involving a van. You suffered injuries. After you have been confined in a hospital, what will you do next? Are you going to be passive or manage a motorcycle accident claim?
Motorcycle claims need not be that ...
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142. | Quench that Rider's Heat!
Imagine the burning sensation when you ride within a temperature of 90 degrees up. The sun is hurting you much but you can't stop. Riding is driving you crazy and you just can't let the moment pass without doing the best out of the ...
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143. | Why are Skulls Linked to Riders?
We often see riders with skull tattooed on their arms, back and thighs. Not only that, patches, sculptures, pins, banners, designs and other stuffs connected to riders are somewhat invaded by this gruesome design. What is its significance and why are they ...
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144. | Parking Your Bike
Parking is probably the easiest thing to learn about riding. Nevertheless, there are a great number of riders who are violating it.
Parking is not a driving skill to master. However, if you take it ...
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145. | In the Garage...
Are you the kind of a rider who enjoys the garage all the time? How about treating it as your own room? Hmmmm. If you are not one of them. Well, let me tell you that there ...
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146. | How to Replace Motorcycle Grips
Riders can easily be bored by the look, design and feel of their motorcycle parts and gears. New look excites them. It also gives them a different hype. This is the reason why they keep on changing them from time to time.
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147. | 5 Ways to be Safe on a Motorcycle
Truck collided with an SUV. Motorcycle bumped unto a deer. A car turned turtle. Head-on collision, bumps, injuries and deaths are rampant in our busy streets. These are common occurences in our busy roads. They have ...
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148. | Learn to Break...I mean Learn Brakes!
How many seconds does it take for a collision to happen? How many seconds does it take for you to stop your bike after applying your brakes?
Time is of the essence. In fact, it is so precious that it can be treated as a controlling factor ...
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149. | A Closer Look at Hydrogen Powered Motorcycles
An innovation has recently triggered the riders' curiosity and scrutiny. This was all about the launching of hydrogen powered motorcycles. These motorcycles are called ENV (pronounced as envy) or emissions neutral vehicle. The speed is 50 mph or 80 km/h at ...
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150. | The RULE that SAVES!
We are governed by rules. These rules make everything in order. They put every piece of the puzzle on the right place. If we dare violate the same, we are subject to its irate consequences.
Rules are everywhere. They exist even in streets. ...
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