The symptoms of this ailment are your constant need to push on your motorcycle's handle bar to keep in in the turn, and/or your bike is difficult to turn at all; you must really crank on your handle bars to make it turn. Here's the cause and the fix. [...]
Premium Article Excerpt. To read the full article please Subscribe or Login. Whenever we acquire a new motorcycle, the first choice should not be to take that ride to see what it will do. The first choice should be setting the bike up correctly for YOU by going through the protocol contained [...]
We've talked about progressive springs. Most bikes come with progressive shock linkage as well. We've talked about lowering links. You can also get lifting links. Premium Video Trailer. To watch the full video please Subscribe or Login. [...]
For a century the only thing you could adjust ergonomically in a car was the seat forwards and backwards. Then came adjustable seat backs, then tilt steering wheels, etc etc. While motorcycle seats remain nonadjustable, EVERYTHING else is, hello. Premium Video [...]
Chasing unicorns. That quest for the magic motorcycle suspension setup, those golden settings that somehow work for that particular motorcycle regardless who rides it; sometimes called "the final setup." Unfortunately there is no suspension pixie dust. Here's why, and what to do about it. Freemium Video. Enjoy. To view Premium content, [...]
As you fly into a corner and grab the brakes, the front end of your bike begins to vibrate up and down in your hands in a mini hopping stutter. If you watch racing you've seen racers make the motion with their hands to their crew chiefs. Why is your bike doing that and how [...]
The BMW S1000RR seriously upped the ante when it debuted, and BMW was quick to offer an electronic suspension (DDC) version. Dave tunes a number of those electronic DDC suspension models here. Premium Video Trailer. To watch the full video please [...]
Most of us buy everything on emotion coupled with some degree of impulse. Buying a new motorcycle is no exception. Moss, of course, takes a more rational approach to the motorcycle purchase process. Premium Video Trailer. To watch the full video [...]
It's been said that when you buy a Porsche, make sure you have a fat maintenance wallet to go with it. Super bling superbike's require a similar wallet, even ones like this 2004 Suzuki GSX-R750. Premium Video Trailer. To watch the [...]
Almost every track in the world has an off-camber corner, usually low gear and around 90-ish degrees, give or take. Dave explains the braking and throttle techniques best suited to this type of bend in the road. Premium Video Trailer. To [...]
