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Women and Motorcycles

Friday, August 15, 2008

Did you know that more women are buying motorcycles for themselves? They aren’t taking over the market by any means, but according to the American Motorcyclist Association, 24,000 of their 265,000 registered members/riders are women. In addition, the Motorcycle Industry Council has determined that females are responsible for ten percent of the total number of [...]

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How Much Is My Used Motorcycle Worth?

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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One of the important things about selling a used motorcycle is the pricing. Many people overestimate the amount that their motorcycle is worth when preparing it for sale, and then wonder why no one is responding to their advertisement. Others cheat themselves out of at least a little profit by pricing their bike too low. [...]

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Motorcycle Insurance

Friday, April 11, 2008

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Many people own and ride motorcycles without the protection of a motorcycle insurance policy. These same people would not dream of even backing their car out of the driveway without having insurance on it. There really isn’t a whole lot of difference in getting insurance for your car or your motorcycle. Even though some states [...]

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Avoiding (or not) fixing tickets on your sport bike

Mon, Dec 24, 2007

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Have you ever wondered why your sportbike stock exhaust is so huge? or why they put that large ugly license plate holder on your bike from the factory? Well, it’s all in the Vehicle Code. Here are some of the most common things you can get pulled over for. This is based on my experience and research [...]

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Spring “Cleaning” Your Motorcycle

Wed, Mar 26, 2008

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This is the time of year when most of us who live in an area that gets a lot of snow and ice are finally able to take our motorcycles out of winter storage. Hopefully, you did everything normally recommended to protect your bike through the winter months – it can make a real difference [...]

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Motorcycle Maintenance

Thu, Mar 20, 2008

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Are you guilty of not performing regular maintenance tasks on your motorcycle? A lot of us are, and we don’t realize the damage we could be doing to our bikes by neglecting this all-important maintenance. It doesn’t matter if you take your motorcycle to a shop, or do the work yourself - but make sure [...]

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Dressed to Ride

Wed, Mar 19, 2008

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Have you had some non-motorcycle initiated friend ask you why most motorcyle riders insist on wearing special clothing? I have, and I was under the assumption that the answer to this question should be obvious. We wear - helmets protective goggles, or at the very least, sunglasses gloves a leather jacket long pants motorcycle boots We wear, or should wear, the items [...]

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New Or Used? Which One is Best?

Thu, Mar 13, 2008

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Some people make the mistake of saying that the purchase of a motorcycle is just like the purchase of a car. Nothing could be further from the truth! There are different emotions involved when buying a motorcycle as opposed to a car. You buy a car mainly because you need transportation from Point A to [...]

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Dyno run - 2007 GSX-R 1000

Tue, Nov 20, 2007

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I was kind of curious if all the aftermarket parts help with the horsepower on your bike, so I decided to dyno it… well it also didn’t cost me anything . First I’ll tell you what I have on my bike. I do not have any engine work or anything done to the bike. Just the [...]

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