Incidentally, that knocking sound (spark knock) is more appropriately called "pre-ignition". The sound is actually small, ill-timed explosions ins...

► Anytime the weather is above 50F, you shouldn't need the choke for any longer than 2 minutes after starting OR once on the road, which ever comes fi...

Since the stanchion tube fits so tightly into the triple tree and since motorcycles experience so much water, it is quite common for the tubes to be d...

It is regrettable you did not tell us the model or year of the bike. If the oil seeping around the points shaft smells of gasoline, then your engin...

I'd appreciate hearing what the shop finds when you get her back.

My /7 came to me with stainless mufflers, and the photos on the EPCO web site make them look like the ones I have. I can only say that mine have devel...

You also want to check on the sealing of the oil pump plate, which is behind the flywheel. That plate has an o-ring which needs renewing from time to ...

Nathan / Boxerworks is very good. Didn't know what his current situation was. He's apparently cutback quiet a bit on the size of his shop and staff, b...

It's been a long time since I was around a /2, but I can tell you that these older brass switch mechanisms really enjoy a shot of WD-40 every year or ...

There are a lot of videos on YouTube about this subject, most of them are trash. Either they fight the wheel on the floor or in the dirt, or they use ...

• The hardest part of changing tubeless tires is breaking the old tire free and... working it off the rim without damaging the rim. Tubeless rims have...

Another BMW boogie video.... Who are these guys and why is BMW sponsoring Airheads ??

This one's a safety video, but watch how he spins the bike to leave the garage !

► Hagon is a British concern and I've been very please with their product and service. Although several shops sell them, you want to deal directly wit...