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Akrapovič Offers Improved Power and Lighter Weight For the BMW R 1300 GS
Sponsored Content posted an article in Articles,
The new BMW R 1300 GS promises increased performance and lighter weight, which is music to the ears of any motorcycle enthusiast. With that in mind, premium exhaust manufacturer Akrapovič has released its new exhaust system for the newest GS, with performance, looks to improve on the already impressive capabilities of BMW’s benchmark adventure bike.- 1 reply
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Inside Leatt's ADV Line of Riding Gear
Sponsored Content posted an article in Articles,
Leatt’s ADV line is now available worldwide, with three product ranges: Multi Tour, Flow Tour, and Dri Tour. Leatt also offers footwear and gloves to complement the three ADV product ranges.- 0 replies
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Why Clutch Performance Matters
Spider Tech posted an article in Articles,
Curious about how clutches work and how they can help your bike's performance? In this article, we dive into the mechanics of a clutch system and how changing and upgrading different components can improve performance and your riding experience.- 1 reply
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Compression Ratio Theory and How to Calculate in Powersports
Billy@JEPistons posted an article in Articles,
Whether you’re buying pistons for a motorcycle, ATV, or UTV, you’ll most likely see options in different compression ratios. A lot of factors go into designing pistons for different compression ratios. Here we’ll take a look how compression ratio is calculated, and how it can affect your engine, and race fuel requirements.- 19 replies
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EXP 4.0: The Next Generation of Auto Clutch Technology
Spider Tech posted an article in Articles,
Referring to Rekluse’s “auto clutch” systems is much more simply stated than achieved. Auto clutch technology has been meticulously engineered, tested, and developed through several generations in the engines of many different brands and types of motorcycles. But, what are the benefits of running an auto clutch in the first place?- 5 replies
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Dirt Bikes
Crf100f suspension
I weight 180 and I am 5'8. I'm trying to adjust my suspension on my 100. The suspension is stock, can I adjust it?
"OVER THE HILL" (and seasoned) TRAIL RIDERS exchange
Some of us "older" trail riders decided we wanted a thread dedicated to our passion. "Over the hill" came to mind, which according to the Urban dictionary, means 40 and older. It also describes a lot of what we do. I also inserted the word "seasoned". which in the English Dictionary indicates, "Having a lot of experience of doing something and therefore knowing how to do it well." LOL, those words describe us very well!! Our idea is to have a thread related to trail riding only. Several of
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How valves should look
Here are pics off an 80cc head. Intake valves look clean, no build up (2nd pic). Exhaust valves look to have oil caked around the inside (3rd and 4th pic). Is this normal? In the pic, the intake valve is the larger one and exhaust (one with build up) is the smaller one. Please let me know your thoughts. The clips that hold the piston broke and scored up the cylinder so i am doing a top end build but dont know if one of the valves is bad. Do i need to replace the exhaust valve because it is letti
Fz8 dirt off road must haves?
Hello,
got my hands on an fz8 for dirt cheap and want to convert it as much dirt oriented as possible for fun
original tires are 170 55 17, which would be the most aggressive dirt tire and do I need to stick to 170 or can I go smaller? (don’t need it to be DOT)
Any recommendations on sprockets? Won’t be going more than 70mph maybe gear down for lower speeds?
Toyota 4 runner
Anyone have one from the last few years? Does the base 2WD model have any undercarriage junk that has to be removed for oil changes? I always do my own. Have learned that the oil change shops can't be trusted.
ATV / UTV
2005 yfz450 binding cam chain
So I just replaced the head with a new 07 yfz440 head and just replaced and upgraded to hot cam stage 1 I put cam caps on they rotate fine I rotated the motor without cams and it moves freely. Soon as I tighten the can chain and out everything back together it locks up when I want to rotate the motor with a socket it’s set at tdc as well then it skips teeth like it dust wanna fully rotate what’s my issue I replaced the chain too and tensioner already 3 new valve intake valves exhaust are good
Big red 200 smokes
Wassup y’all, so I have a problem I need help with, I got a 1984 Honda atc200e that I got that smoked, but I pulled the motor and I bought a rehoned 4th bore over with matching piston and I redid the valve seat relapped them and new valve seats perfect valves, perfect cylinder, everything work great, not over filled oil, I did two heat cycles and it slowed down a little bit on the smoke second heat cycle, but I’m about to lose interest and just sell it in 16 and have put 500$ into it to get it t
Atv identification
Can anyone help identify and give a price for this atv?
Inside TT
TT sucks
Posting is a real sucky, frustrating process lately. Incompetent mgt, techs,,,,, what?
My reply never shows after posting it
If I get a notification of a post or reply and I click on it it brings me to the post. Then if I answer or reply,& click on reply or whatever,my reply doesn’t show in the conversation or post.
if I want it to show I have to remember to reload the screen before answering and replying.
why does this happen? Really annoying. I’ve never seen this happen on any other website
Mods I was locked out of my account!
My original account “defdes “ was locked out and when I attempted to get a new password, the button didn’t do anything and gave me “locked out, try again in 15 minutes “. Can you help me retrieve my old account? Email associated with it was csedan510@yahoo.com,
thanks John in Vermont