Tag Archives: Motorcycle Maintenance

Sure, there are millions of roadside toolkits out there for sale.  They range from the low-quality and bulky (think Harbor Freight) to the ultra-expensive and not quite applicable (think Sharper Image).  Honestly, making your own roadside toolkit is the perfect DIY situation.  ...

Consider this your very own personal spring motorcycle to-do checklist. Follow these 5 simple maintenance suggestions and you'll be all ready to de-winterize your motorbike and get a nice smooth start to a sunny new season. Have a look!

Ewa (like Whateva) called me Monday night. She was hooking her battery back up to her bike. The last time I saw her we were in her garage pulling the battery out of her motorcycle and winterizing it. The temperature was right ...

Today became an impromptu Oil Change Day at YouMotorcycle HQ in Toronto, Canada. The original idea was to get my buddy’s motorcycle running, see if we could take it out for a ride, and call it a day. After changing the ...

I came up on some great instructions along with a great video on how to protect your motorcycle after watching it from the MCN YouTube channel. The instruction below, along with the video will teach you how to make sure ...

Tires can dramatically impact the quality of your ride and more importantly, your safety as a rider. Tires are the only thing connecting you to the ground, and when it comes to getting the most of your tires there are a few things you can do.

Wouldn’t it be nice to get to every bolt on your motorcycle with ease without having to run inside to get the right tool, even on the side of the road? One of my motorcycle (I won’t point fingers, but ...

One of the most basic parts of motorcycle ownership is caring for the battery. At the same time, we need to work with it so seldom that it's easy to forget some of the basics. In particular, many people quickly forget how to properly and safely use jumper cables. At most most of us will only need to use them once in any given handful of years. That's just enough time for anyone to get a little fuzzy on the details. So, how should one properly use jumper cables?

Your motorcycle needs to be durable and reliable in order for it to serve you for a long time. All parts should perform excellently to make sure that your life and the lives of the people who you will meet ...

I had a problem with my motorcycle's turn signals not working. First they only worked sometimes. Later on in the week my turn signals only worked after the motorcycle was left alone for a few days. I noticed sometimes the turn signals worked if I revved the engine a all the way up to the rev limiter. I feared something electronic and assumed for the worst. It turned out to be a quick and easy fix.