Articles explaining technical details of products or how things work
This month, Carl discusses how to properly maintain your motorcycle forks to ensure top performance during adventure riding.
Most dual-sport bikes do not have bottom drain plugs, so they require removing the forks from the triple clamps before servicing. Remove the top cap and spring carefully, then turn the fork upside down to drain the old oil completely.
In this month's tech talk, Carl discusses motor oil and oil filters for your dual-sport.
In this tech talk, Carl explains how to set up your bike to reduce fatigue on longer rides.
When fatigue sets in, mistakes happen more frequently, making your ride less enjoyable and potentially unsafe.
A good place to start is by upgrade your handlebars to aluminum alloy. Aluminum handlebars are better at absorbing vibration, even without bar-end weights. These bars are thicker in the middle than standard steel bars, but taper down at the tips to fit standard levers and switchgear.
In this month's tech talk, Carl discusses some often overlooked tips that can enhance your motorcycle riding experience, not only for April, but throughout the season.
First up are horns. In the past, we could regenerate a horn when it started to sound weak, but the chemical used for this process has been outlawed in most states. Therefore, the best solution now is to upgrade to a better quality horn. A loud, clear horn is essential for safety, allowing you to alert others to get out of your way.
In this month's tech talk, Carl dives into the fundamentals of carburetor jetting.
First, it's crucial to ensure that your motorcycle is fully warmed up before making any jetting adjustments. The richness of the air-fuel mixture changes with temperature, so you should only evaluate jetting when the bike is at operating temperature.
In this month's tech talk, Carl discusses various master link options for your chain and demonstrates a few products that make it easier to get your chain set up correctly.
In this month's tech talk, Carl discusses various options to help improve your braking performance.
In this month's tech talk, Carl talks about various storage options available for your dual-sport motorcycle.
Tank bags can be attached to your bike right behind the tank and sit in front of your chest while you ride. Because space is limited, we recommend keeping your most important items in this area. They are also easily removable, so you can take your entire bag with you when you get to a rest stop. Phones, cameras, wallets, sunglasses, and house keys are good items to put into you tank bag. Many of our bags also allow you to keep a paper map on top for ease of access.
In this month’s tech talk, Mike discusses some common terms that we use when we discuss characteristics of shock setups and compare the performance of different shocks.
In this month’s tech talk, Carl discusses the care and maintenance of some components on your motorcycle that you might not think to lubricate.
