
Tips for Adjusting a Motorcycle Chain Featuring: Suzuki GW250 and V-Strom 1000 ABS by "Mad Dog" Earle with "Burn" for webBikeWorld.com Background This article got way out of hand. It started out as a "Quick Look" about adjusting the chain on the Suzuki GW250. By coincidence, the Suzuki V-Strom...
After my recent first-time motorcycle trip to Europe (Split, Croatia, to be exact), I figured I would share some of my tips on how I prepared (and also what I wish I had known). From goats in the road, to switchback after switchback, straight mountain drop offs, confident European drivers who...
Question: What's a motorcycle's natural position? Answer: Lying on its side. What does this have to do with removing a motorcycle's wheels? Well, Sparky, if you don't follow these tips, your odds of seeing your motorcycle achieve its natural position increase dramatically. Any time you lift your...
Depending on your perspective, washing your motorcycle is either a great way to spend some quality time with your bike or a chore that prevents you from riding. Either way, the benefits from washing your bike are measurable. First, it's clean and looks good, providing you with a feeling of pride...
Do you remember how boring and mundane going to a museum was as a kid? It was practically torture, but any excuse to get out of school was better than the alternative. It's funny how things change as you get older. You start to appreciate and become more interested by the way things were, how...
Kind of when it comes to love, money, work, international diplomacy – everybody has to learn the hard lessons on their own. Some other things, though, it's good to learn from those more experienced, those who've slid around the block a few times on their head. Well, sister, that's me. There's a...
If you're reading this, you're either cheap or broke, but you still want to do right by buying a Father's Day gift for Dad. I'm proud of you, son. So, let me give you a few tips on how to let your old man know that you care while still leaving enough money in your wallet to put gas in your bike....