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Precision Measuring Tools

Proper care of these items is crucial to retain their accuracy. I once owned several high-quality Starrett measuring instruments, including several micrometers, a dial caliper, snap gauges, small...

Automatics

The technology is here to encourage more people to get into riding. Automatic motorcycles — or at least, motorcycles that don’t have a clutch lever — are more prevalent now than at any other...

Ethanol Fuel Woes

Well, it looks like we’ve been thrown a curveball in Quebec. As of last August 14, the province has approved 15 per cent ethanol (E15) gasoline as it works toward a mandatory minimum ethanol...

Ultrasonic Cleaner

An efficient tool to clean plugged carburetor internals, as well as other small parts A friend of mine recently got a great deal on two motorcycles as the result of an estate sale: a 2003 Harley...

Instrument Panels

Most modern systems are a distraction to the two- and four-wheeled vehicle’s operator Once upon a time, motorcycles had the simplest of instruments, providing a rider with only pertinent...

Road Trip

A never-ending quest to fill the stable. Carl and I met in the mid 1980s due to our common interest in motorcycles, and we’ve remained friends ever since. He road raced in the ’80s and ’90s,...

The Inertial Measurement Unit

This modern wizardry helps to keep your bike upright, and you off the pavement. Rider assist systems like ABS and traction control have become almost universal in motorcycles. ABS itself has been...

Custom Tailoring your Bike

Simple adjustments can make a big difference to your riding comfort. All too often, people ride for years without ever adjusting their bikes for a proper fit. However, adjusting the controls and the...

Unscientific Ethanol Test

Last year, I wrote a couple of columns about gasoline, one explaining that octane prevents engine knock; the other that ethanol is used primarily to replace lead as an octane booster. However,...

Pressurized Engines

Big power from small displacement. Just over four decades ago, Japanese motorcycle manufacturers began experimenting with forced induction. Honda was first to hit the market with a forced-induction...

Saving fuel with your right hand

I recently took part in BMW’s ADV-X, a five-day adventure ride along logging roads, dirt roads and trails in beautiful British Columbia. I split my time aboard the new BMW R1300GS and the F900GS....

Shop Disasters

Whether accidents are slightly humourous or of grave concern, great care must be taken with things that spark. There are chemicals used regularly in a bike shop that are combustible, corrosive, and...