Many lucky people begin the year the best way, giving themselves a treat. A new motorbike is waiting to be used. A decision that needs some rational and emotional study. Which one is more important? That’s on you. But no matter what the incentive, it’s always good to follow some behaviour patterns when facing this…
In this article we’ll explain to you how to change the brake discs of your motorbike, a relatively simple task but that we advise to delegate to a mechanics professional. But if you’re one of the ones who dare to get your hands on it and you’re skilled we’ll tell you how to do it…
Winter can bring some tough conditions. Snow, wind, hail and in the best cases, intense cold weather is what awaits many motorbike users if we live in zones where this time of the year makes us all suffer. To ride the motorbike in the snow, first of all, we have to take into account a…
In this article, we’ll try to give you some advice to efficiently brake with a motorbike that has the ABS system. With the start of the legislation Euro 4 all the 125 cc and bigger motorbikes that are sold from now on must mount this system default. It’s easy to distinguish on a quick look…
Even if you live in a kind zone to ride a motorbike during practically the whole year, we’re conscious that there’s a big number of riders that store the motorbike because of the climate severity until next year when the spring and the summer come back. That’s why, when this summer period is about to…
When we talk about the diameter of a brake disc we come from the fact that each disc is designed to be able to stand the pressure of the brake calipers, the weight of the motorbike and the speed of moving when braking. Summing up what’s above, a designer thinks about the material, the thickness…
The first thing we have to think when riding pillion is the kind of ride we’ll do. It’s not the same moving through the city than a medium or long distance. And as in everything in life, judgement and common sense. We start by the clothing. As we explained in another post, it must be…
It’s summer! The best time of the year to ride a motorbike. What a happy face you put when you go next to infinite traffic jams heading to the beach and you are so fresh and with no retentions. With the air in front of you and your best beach look, wearing flipflops and shorts…
In the northern hemisphere, we’re about to start the summer season, something that usually raises the motorbike trips. But we have to prepare to face these hot months having special care with some elements that compose our vehicle. Here we can divide the focus into two variants: how we prepare our motorbike for the daily…
If our brake discs are dirty, intoxicated in the argot, by lubricants or grease, it’s evident that we have a serious problem. The formed film will make that the effectiveness of the pads pressing the disc is almost void due to the lack of cleaning. We have to give special attention when putting certain spray…