After 154 kilometers, I discovered a malfunction in the motorcycle's electronics. The dashboard went out periodically as the power consumption increased. It was the fault of a failed alternator. After...

Concerned it would be too easy to damage the frame. I cut into the lower inner race with a Dremel, cracked it with a small cold chisel and used it to drive the new one on. There was no problem using...

The first thing changed consumables and installed \ filled the following: 1.Oil filter Hiflofiltro HF191; 2.Battery VARTA Powersports AGM; 3.Motorbike 4T 10W40 Street Synthetic Oil....

Guess who dropped their special ultra light weight pressed metal brake leaver pivot nut down inside the fairing today ? I shall see what Mr Bembo wants for a replacement, and the nut may still be ther...

I have been umming and erring on whether I should do this or not. The only KTM dealer who I trust to do this just quoted me between £800-£1000 (about 950-1150 euros) so I have decided to take the matt...

It took me a long time to buy this bike, and I never thought I would buy a Golda. At different ages there were different reasons why not - starting from the old age of the oppositions and ending it on...

You need 12 off 17mm x 6mm Dzus fasteners and 12 slip on clips. D8 are the better machined fasteners. Available in crosshead , allen hex or D tab for hand removal. 3 along the top of the mi...

The bigger the bore, the softer the engagement. It should improve the function a lot....

The pac-man Leo Vince sticker looked a little nerdy so I peeled it off with the help of an old hair dryer and some acetone to clean up the glue....

R1 Parts Required (all other parts are re-usable)  - Forks - Upper Triple Clamp - Lower Triple Clamp...

This is a step by step video including torque specs....

Shank Diameter Also called Major diameter. The diameter of a bolt is the Shank diameter, expressed in millimetres for Metric bolts. Because this is approximately the same as the Major or Thread diame...

Summary: My charging system diagnosis procedure, modified over time to generally point out the problem through a series of steps. I try to follow it every time, as that way I don’t miss anything...

A leaking oil seal and wanting to uprate fork springs were my reasons for attempting this, the basic oil change is covered well in other docs. OK, prep work first....  Record all your fork...

($249 for a piece of equipment that normally retails for $699) but after some checking around I determined that the deal was legit and placed my order on amazon.com. The retailer is Fay Myers Motorcyc...

While I was on holiday a package arrived from Bayside Performance. I've been interested in installing a PC5 on my VFR and I finally got around to ordering one. What does it do? It overrides the moto...

Move the bike slowly so as to find the position where chain upper section is more tensioned. Set the motorcycle on the side stand. Measure chain tension at the centre of the lower section, with the...

After the last post I decided that it was worth ordering and fitting a new set of brushes to the starter on the ST2. At less than £10 a set and only an hours job to change them, it made no sense not t...

Remove the tank from the bike Now is a great time to inspect the fuel lines that are attached to the bike....