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Drive Systems

Pros and cons of the three motorcycle final drive systems. Reader Lawrence Dunning recently asked to compare the different drive systems used on motorcycles: shaft, belt, and chain. Here’s a look...

The Two-Stroke Engine

I have a confession to make, and it will probably shock many of you, so please hold off on the hate mail: I’m not a fan of two-strokes. There, it’s out in the open. I don’t really care for...

Otto Cycles

Our world just wouldn’t be the same if it weren’t for the internal combustion engine. I freely admit to my obsession with the internal combustion engine, particularly with the four-stroke...

Decisions

Some hard choices have to be made when spring is just around the corner. Springtime always has me itching, either to go for a ride on my bike, or to buy a new one. This year it’s the latter itch...

Start Simple

The riders of yesteryear had to deal with arduous and finicky starting procedures. Riders today have it easy. There was a time when riding a motorcycle was much more demanding; a time when the rider...

Sparkplugs

Sometimes taken for granted, this simple device plays an important role in how efficiently your engine runs. Sparkplugs spark away millions of times throughout their life cycle, yet get little...

On Her Bike

Canada is only one country of many in Kinga’s world travels. For most people, a long ride might last a weekend, or even a month. For Kinga Tanajewska, the ride began five years ago, and it...

TRRRT, TRRRT

We all dread the annoying sound of a dead battery. It can be rather disappointing to hear the distinctive “TRRRT, TRRRT” sound when you hit the starter on your bike. It can happen at any time,...

Tough Nut to Crack

Troubleshooting isn’t always as straightforward as it first seems. This was a tough one. My friend Carl, who I’ve mentioned here before, has a large collection of 1970s and ’80s Japanese...

Motor-Paced Cycling

Throughout motorized history, the pursuit of high speed is a dangerous game. The image came up on one of a handful of vintage bike pages I follow on social media. It was accompanied by a somewhat...

My Beloved Atlas

If I have to explain, you might not understand. It was a simple question, really, asked by someone unfamiliar with shop machinery. We were talking about my workshop when I mentioned I had a lathe....

Dude! Seriously?

My name is Costa, and I have a motorcycle problem. Ugh. My apologies to our regular readers, but here’s another column about another bike I recently acquired. Actually, it’s a pair of bikes. You...