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Scooters / Motor Bike Tips - Brake Dancing

Anyone can twist a throttle to the stop, but not so many know the principles behind safe and effective braking.If you engage in the former often but aren't so hot on the latter, you're just playing a waiting game before push comes to...
Ted BrumbyNovember 11, 2008

Motorcycle Riding Tips - Lube that Chain

Caring for your motorcycle chain won't just prolong its life; it will mean your bike will ride as smoothly as it should too.Chain lubrication should be carried out roughly every 500km or so, so if you're a weekday commuter then simply make...
Ted BrumbyNovember 11, 2008

Take Advantages of Used Engines to Enjoy Few More Miles of Your Car

Are you facing any problem in your car? You are thinking to sell it due to problems. There might be some miles left that you car can give by repairing it. May be you car requires the new engine to work properly.
avinash smithNovember 10, 2008

Smart Fortwo - an alternative to a big SUV?

Americans’ affection for monstrous SUVs might be withering in the face of rising gas prices, but no one’s really sure whether they’ll readily accept the little Smart ForTwo as a remedy for fuel-pump woes.More than 750,000 ForTwo units...
shreya mehtaNovember 10, 2008

Norton Motorcycles Live On

James Lansdowne Norton, the father of the company, began the story in 1898 with a factory that made cycle chains in Birmingham, UK, but by 1902 he was importing engines from Switzerland and France to create his own motorcycles, and success followed...
Alan LiptrotNovember 09, 2008

Indian Motorcycles – A Brief History

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Springfield Massachusetts saw the birth of a legend in the shape of 'The Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company'; its most famous models being the 'Scout' and the 'Chief', the...
Alan LiptrotNovember 09, 2008

The History of the Tyre

It's a little scary to think how much rubber is actually in contact with the road when you're riding your motorcycle; not a lot. We put our trust in the few square inches that prevent us from sliding.
Alan LiptrotNovember 08, 2008

Motorcycling in Spain

Spain has so many fantastic motorcycle routes that it really is a problem deciding where to go. The country is vast and huge tracts are almost deserted, but most of the roads are fabulous, especially for motorcycling.
Alan LiptrotNovember 08, 2008

Honda – Lord of the Rings

I wonder if Soichiro Honda knew what he was starting when as a schoolboy in the late thirties, he began his development of the piston ring. As his ideas came to fruition and production began, he tried to sell his rings to Toyota, but was told that...
Alan LiptrotNovember 07, 2008

Returning To The Motorcycle

So you fancy getting back on a bike again, but it's been a while hasn't it? Are you sure you really want to do it? Have you forgotten how cold and wet it was?
Alan LiptrotNovember 07, 2008